scripture: luke 19:10

In this sermon, we explore the distinct images of Jesus portrayed in the four Gospels, emphasizing Luke's perspective on Christmas and Jesus' mission. Luke, a physician and companion of Paul, meticulously presents Jesus as both fully human and fully God. We dive into key verses, such as Luke 19:10, where Jesus declares his mission to "seek and to save what was lost."

Medina Church of the Nazarene

Pastor Hughes shares a story of a stolen painting. The thieves painted over parts of the picture to disguise it, but experts discovered the actual work and recovered it. Life has a way of covering us over with the results of the things that happen to us. God is in the recovery business. Our text tells us that Jesus came to save those that are lost. Like that piece of art, God’s original masterpiece is still there but covered with things that He did not put there. Jesus came to seek and to save that which is lost. The parable of the lost sheep and the lost coin reminds us that God is not content with losing any of us. The shepherd went to find the one. The woman swept the house to find the lost coin. He wants to save ALL of us. God is concerned with lost things because they are valuable to Him. It is too easy to become content with the nine, but God gave us ten. God wants us to have everything that He has spoken and promised. How easy is it to lose hope because life becomes too complicated or chaotic. God wants us to regain that lost hope because it is not over until God says it is over. God does not want us to crawl over the finish line, having barely made it; he wants us to walk triumphantly into our reward. Like the prodigal son, God wants us to come to ourselves and decide it is time to recover. The secret to recovery is getting up. The devil does not want us to get up because he knows that he will lose if we keep getting up. You cannot beat a man who keeps getting up. The truth is that we do not need a devil to defeat us; we can defeat ourselves by giving up. God is waiting for us to reach out to him for recovery. The time for recovery is now. God wants us to have it all back. He wants it for us right now. God wants us to recover what we have lost or laid aside. There are things that God wants us to get over. There are too many lost people because they cannot get over something that happened to them. Sometimes the only way to get over things like that is to swallow it and get past it. We have too much to lose by staying lost. God is waiting. It is time to recover.

Pastor Hughes shares a story of a stolen painting. The thieves painted over parts of the picture to disguise it, but experts discovered the actual work and recovered it. Life has a way of covering us over with the results of the things that happen to us. God is in the recovery business. Our text tells us that Jesus came to save those that are lost. Like that piece of art, God’s original masterpiece is still there but covered with things that He did not put there. Jesus came to seek and to save that which is lost. The parable of the lost sheep and the lost coin reminds us that God is not content with losing any of us. The shepherd went to find the one. The woman swept the house to find the lost coin. He wants to save ALL of us. God is concerned with lost things because they are valuable to Him. It is too easy to become content with the nine, but God gave us ten. God wants us to have everything that He has spoken and promised. How easy is it to lose hope because life becomes too complicated or chaotic. God wants us to regain that lost hope because it is not over until God says it is over. God does not want us to crawl over the finish line, having barely made it; he wants us to walk triumphantly into our reward. Like the prodigal son, God wants us to come to ourselves and decide it is time to recover. The secret to recovery is getting up. The devil does not want us to get up because he knows that he will lose if we keep getting up. You cannot beat a man who keeps getting up. The truth is that we do not need a devil to defeat us; we can defeat ourselves by giving up. God is waiting for us to reach out to him for recovery. The time for recovery is now. God wants us to have it all back. He wants it for us right now. God wants us to recover what we have lost or laid aside. There are things that God wants us to get over. There are too many lost people because they cannot get over something that happened to them. Sometimes the only way to get over things like that is to swallow it and get past it. We have too much to lose by staying lost. God is waiting. It is time to recover.

This channel is an archive of all the sermons preached at South City Church of Little Rock.

This channel is an archive of all the sermons preached at South City Church of Little Rock.