BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY

FOR THEM

1. NEVER STOP CARING ABOUT THE ONE

Luke 15:4 — “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one…”

• ONE MATTERS TO GOD.

2. IF THEY MATTER, WE HAVE TO GO AFTER THEM

Luke 15:4 — “…go after the lost sheep until he finds it.”

Luke 19:10 — “The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

• LOVE PURSUES.

3. REACHING THEM WILL COST US SOMETHING

2 Samuel 24:24 — “I will not sacrifice… offerings that cost me nothing.”

• Sometimes the interruption IS the ministry.

1 Peter 4:10 — “Use whatever gift you have received to serve others…”

James 2 — Faith without works is dead.

John 3:16 — “God so loved the world that He GAVE.”

2 Corinthians 9:6 — “Whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”.”

4. MONEY ISN'T ENOUGH — WE NEED THE FIRE

Acts 1:8 — “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you…”

• REAL FIRE SPREADS.

5. SOMEBODY CARRIED YOU

Luke 15:5 — “He joyfully puts it on his shoulders…”

• Ultimately—JESUS CARRIED US.

Romans 5:8 — “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”