Sunday Recap- 10/23/11

The God of Jesus is obsessed with lost things.  Jesus’ reputation as one who associated too closely with the “lost” was confronted by the religious as inappropriate.  This triggered three stories that Jesus told about lost things (a sheep, a coin, and a son).

And in these stories he speaks of God’s joy for those who return to him.

The meaning of lost is simply “being out of place, and needing to be returned to where one belongs.”  This definition not only involves conversations about the soul, heaven and hell, but also extends to our current lives.  We all walk in our fogs of lostness, and our heavenly father wishes to restore us.

And much of our lostness can be attributed to one lost thing: our identity.  And although, when we come to our senses, we make our oaths and promises to God, he ignores our striving and simply wishes to remain of whose we are.

Scripture we read
Luke 15; Luke 19:10

Worship Set
Mercy- Ryan Delmore
Your Love Never Fails- Chris Quilala
Came to My Rescue- Hillsong
Come Thou Fount