Ben on economy, word comes to his mind = fear
Ben write prescription Psa 127 take 3x daily: fear nothing, Jesus all we need, wait for the Lord. Most important things in life have nothing to do w/ economy. Bailout plan from sin = Jesus, free, Philippians 4 learned secret being content BAC prays
TRANSITION TO Walk Across the Room testimony "I don't know how I would get through this w/o God" AND God says "I don't know how I would get through w/ the people I miss the most" = crazy shephered who looks for lost one.
  1. Jesus saw people others didn't see
  2. Jesus sought them
  3. Jesus drew out their potential
AND we need to do the same
  1. See people others didn't see
  2. Seek them out
  3. Draw out their potential
Throw your life into what makes an eternal difference!
Luke 5 next week Beyond series
tells professional fishermen how to fish (though he's a carpenter)
Luke 5:10 I will make you fishers for people = as cool as the best day of fishing ever, cooler is eternal
QUESTION Are you still fishing for six inch fish OR for the six footer = Grand Vision = Jesus talking to everyone
You can be a successful businessman or you can be in God's business AND more contrasts between doing the ordinary (example different jobs) or doing the big
HUMOR man & girlfriend fight, the nasty insults they say to each other
Bible uses word reconciliation to describe friends who become enemies then become friends again
2 Corinthians 5:18-20
Many people believe God doesn't like them and Christians don't either
ILLUSTRATION freeze tag, frozen until tagged
Tom Moen tells about Jesus going back to heaven and angels asked did you complete the plan? Jesus says, I entrusted it to 12 guys. Angels ask what's plan B? Jesus says, there is no plan B
ILLUSTRATION Navy SEALS trying to free hostages, hostages had been held for months, shouted "we're here we're Americans let's go" but prisoners were too afraid to go, one SEAL took off his helmet sat next and spoke quietly
We could tell lots of before & after - no lost causes
Luke 5:27-32
we're kind of church no perfect people allowed
next 40 Days throw Matthew party w/ your family, small group, whoever
sometime between Ash Wednesday & Easter throw Matthew party, more unconvinced than Christians
week after Easter Apr 19 3 Chairs
week after that Apr 26 Baptism Splash
1 Cor 6:9-11 list of terrible sins "that is what you were"
Brian Welsh former guitarist Korn VIDEO