Radical Love

People are confused and hurting

  • Never been to church
  • Do not know how to behave in church
  • Lost, Hurting and Far Away

Samaritan woman (John 4:7-9, 16-18)

•Despiced by the Jews
•Looked down upon by her own people
•Sexually immoral (6th man)
•Hurting
•Alone

 

Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)

•Tax collector
•Traiter to the values of their nation (snake)
•Political opponent (the worst set of political views)
•Cheater (twisted character)
•Small (complex)
•Alone

What does RADICAL LOVE do?

1. CONNECTION, RELATIONSHIP

2. LIFECHANGING GOSPEL

Acts 15:19

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God. (KJV)

Therefore, my opinion is that we should not put obstacles in the way of the Goyim who are turning to God. (CJB)

And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. (NLT)

So here is my decision: We're not going to unnecessarily burden non-Jewish people who turn to the Master. (MSG)

How do I CONNECT and not scare people away?

•Do you speak English or Biblish?
•Do you have friends among the non-beleivers?
•What do you post on social media?
•Are your Sunday services both spiritual andunderstandable for the broken-hearted?
•Are you a Jew to the Jews and a Greek to the Greeks? (Graffiti vs. Senior Home)

What is my task in reaching people?

• Be a living testimony
• Do not try to correct or change people
• Preach the uncompromised Gospel & leave the rest to God

ONLY GOD CAN CHANGE A PERSON'S HEART!

Let us be a beacon of Jesus in this lost world!