A Church Like Jesus – Part 1

This past Sunday, as we looked at the three “lost” stories that Jesus shared with some pretty irate religious leaders of the day in Luke 15, it was clear that the most important person in each story was the “one that was lost.” “Lost” simply means “out of place.” People are out of their place of belonging with God. In Luke 15, Jesus is trying to show these religious leaders that the heart of God is for people who don’t have a personal relationship with him. God’s desire is to bring every single person into a place of belonging with Him by trusting in Jesus Christ.

In this day and age, it seems to me that more and more people appear to be lost. They don’t know who they really are. They don’t know what they’re supposed to do with their lives. They don’t know what’s going to happen to them in the future. The gospel of Jesus Christ is good news for people because it paves the way for us to live life with God – to the fullest – now and discover a place of belonging that we never experienced before.

If you think about it, perhaps more than It’s the stories and parables of Jesus that show the that God loves deeply – especially those who don’t know Him. As a take-away from these stories Vision 2K10 Day, we did an open share time and reflection on this question: “How do we become a Church Like Jesus?” (SEE THE PART 2 BLOG FOR THE ANSWER.)