Sermon Summary: You and I are PERFECT for the job of reaching out to lost people with God’s love. Since we used to be lost, too, we can relate to the lost. Since we know how great it is to be found, we can persuade the lost to let Jesus find them. Since our lives…
Lost people matter to Jesus, and they should also matter to anyone who claims to follow Jesus. This is our “why”: we reach out to precious lost ones because we are learning to share in Jesus’s values, his priorities, and his joy in seeing lost ones come home.
Remember the good old days of writing letters?
Coming home after a long trip… with gifts!
Making Jesus your treasure is a lot like …dieting?
There is probably no counterfeit treasure more seductive to us as American Christians…than wealth.
Introduction: What do you MEAN seeking safety is an idol? Doesn’t God promise to keep his children safe?