Joining God’s Rescue Mission: James 5:19-20
Rescue
My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back. James 5:19
Wrong living starts with wrong
Two Ways To Avoid Wandering
Prioritize
Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13:20
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Heb 10:24–25
Replace Lies With
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. Hebrews 2:1
If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:31–32
Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. Romans 1:21
See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. Hebrews 3:12–13
Giving and Receiving Scriptural
Remember The
Remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins. James 5:20
One sinner can destroy much that is good. Ecclesiastes 9:18
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls. Proverbs 11:30
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matt 28:18–20
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate. Luke 15:20–24
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
Three Ways To Play Your Part
• Serve
• Give
• Invest and
Who’s your one?