120819-1030-Loran Livingston - When Jesus Sits Down with Sinners

2012-08-19-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning August 19th 2012 in the 10:30 service.Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13; Colossians 1:14-15; Ephesians 1:1-6Topic: EvangelismNotes:- Jesus came to be with sinners, outcasts, scorned & rejected who’d abandoned all hope- We can get to that place, feel we’ll never measure up, living with reckless abandon- We are among the sinners, but Jesus came to save sinners, not to build up people who are already built up in themselves- Realize you don’t have to fake it; you are who you are only because of what He has done; everybody knows you didn’t win all your battles today...- Christ is victorious in my life but I am still wrestling with sin- I didn’t deteriorate into this; this is humanity...- Ministry is right in front of us.  If someone needs help, prayer, when you act like Jesus and sit down with sinners... wherever the needy are and God has put you there...- Holiness is what God imparts to you when Jesus comes into your life; practical holiness is what’s making us lose our minds.- It’s hypocritical when divorced Christians stomp on and rail at gays- We categorize sins... even the lie we told or the thought violates the holiness of God