Sermons About Outcasts
Act(s) XIII - Scene I, II, III
Acts 13 contains three main points. God has established our lines or boundaries and they are pleasant and good. Also, Satan always offers a counterfeit of God's power, due to the fact the kingdom of darkness is a slice out of the kingdom of Heaven. Lastly, the inclusion of the unincluded is part of our mandate as kingdom subjects and servants of the King, Jesus the Christ.
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Jesus Found Guilty of Receiving Sinners
Jesus was accused of many things during his life. One of the most revealing accusations was that he was "a friend of sinners." Apart from him claiming equality with God, nothing irritated the religious establishment of Jesus' day more than his free association with the moral outcasts of society. What does this tell us about the heart of God and about Christ's mission? And what does it say to us as God's church about what our attitude and association with "sinners" should be?
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