Sermon Series: A Jesus Shaped Life
God’s eternal goal is that we live a Jesus-shaped life. From the moment you trusted Christ, God began the process of making you like his Son. During the season of Lent, we focus not just on who Jesus is, but also why he came to offer his life for us: that we might be forgiven and invited to pattern our life after his. Based on a new study from Seedbed Publishers we will spend 40 days growing together toward Christ-likeness.
April 10 – The Mission of Jesus (Palm Sunday/Choir Program in Traditions)
Many people do not have a relationship with the God—living as if he doesn’t exist. Jesus is looking for his people, and we get to be part of the search party.”
Luke 15:4-10
4 “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
8 “Or what woman having ten silver coins,[a] if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”