The People Jesus Misses Most

The People Jesus Misses Most
Luke 15:1-32
Luke 19:10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
We feel uneasy about evangelizing because it doesn’t feel normal – seems too hard for normal Christians
We need a map …
Connecting with the people Jesus misses most …
Be yourself and focus on others …
Give away “free attention”..
Ask questions about others ..
Learn to be a good listener …
Pray behind people’s backs …
Luke 15:1-2 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, "This Man receives sinners and eats with them."
Jesus welcomed ordinary people..
He was interested in them …
Asked great questions …
Sinners found him approachable ..
He operated in a small geographical area …
Patiently moved people closer to the kingdom
Wall between saved and lost …
Jesus three illustrations …
A Sheep goes missing …
A coin is misplaced …
A young man left home …
Luke 15:4-7 "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.
Luke 15:8-10 "Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!' 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
11 Then He said: "A certain man had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. 14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. 15 Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.
20 "And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.'
22 "But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 24 for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry.
Ordinary attempts …
A cup of cold water … Matthew 10:42
“I’ll pray for you” …
Free attention give aways …
Ask “how are you doing”
Be a good listener …
Move people closer to Jesus … John 14:9
The People Jesus Misses Most
Luke 15:1-32