{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvertical.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fteaching-aug-10-2025-1Nngvqsr","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Welcome Home Week 2: The Filth of Freedom | Nathan Hughes","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9689ac23-2320-4b64-bf07-a443a5ebe021/bff13c67-67b0-4678-ba35-190b8f7e519b/welcomehomepodcast.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/d52a6940-bc46-4f2d-bd0d-c4604715fe5c\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Welcome Home Week 2: The Filth of Freedom | Nathan Hughes\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Freedom is one of the most desired things in life—but when we try to find it apart from God, it always ends in bondage. In Week 2 of Welcome Home, we look at the younger son in Jesus’ parable who traded the Father’s house for the illusion of freedom—only to end up in a pigpen.\n\nThrough entitlement, reckless living, and a loss of identity, his story reminds us that “freedom without the Father always ends in filth.” But rock bottom can also be the turning point.\n\nIn this message:\n– Why entitlement disconnects us from gratitude and real relationship\n– How “wild living” promises pleasure but delivers emptiness\n– The danger of building your identity apart from the Father’s love\n– How God’s grace meets us in our lowest moments"}