Series: God Is…
Topic: Part 6 — On a Mission
Speaker: Scotty Priest, Lead Pastor
Date: July 16, 2023
Luke 19:1-10
1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. 5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. 7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” 8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
John 5:17
Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.”
1.) God is on a mission and He is always at work. How do you see God working in the world and in your community?
2.) Although God can accomplish everything independent of us He has chosen to ask us to participate in His mission. It can be challenging to see why God wants to use me or how. What are some roadblocks that keep you from living out God’s mission and plan?
2 Corinthians 5:17-20
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
3.) Every follower of Jesus is a new creation and sent to share the love of God. Where is God at work around you and how can you join him this week? Look at your family, your friends, work and the community around you for opportunities to pray for others and build relationships.
