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Undefeated
Who is Undefeated?
Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them!
So Jesus told them this story: “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!” —Luke 15:1-7 (NLT)
Story Versions (Matthew vs. Luke)
Community vs. Kingdom
The stories Jesus told are filled with optimism: that God cares enough about sinners to go to them, to seek after them, to allow them freedom of choice, and to celebrate when they come home. —Ken Heer. Luke: A Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition.
Check Your Heart
Our Vision: to Love God, Love Others and Share Jesus.
Our Mission: to be a relevant, vibrant, growing church that seeks and shares God’s love with the community.
Reckless Love
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights ‘til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine
I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it, still, You give Yourself away —Cory Asbury. Reckless Love. 2017.
Go Beyond the Sermon…
All summer, there will be daily devotions to help you take the sermon into your day-to-day life. Keep up through the church app, website, or on our social pages.
Questions to Ponder:
Who in this story do you most connect with? Why?
How does being left behind by Jesus make you feel?
What feelings came up for you in this message?
What’s your biggest struggle with change in the church?
For Further Reading: Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli