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Reach: Care for the Lost

P lu n g eP lu n g e ! ! • -Wh o le -Wh o le

h e a r t e dh e a r t e d

• -S in g le -S in g lem in d e dm in d e d

• F ig h t in g F ig h t in g.s p ir it .s p ir it

G o a ls G o a ls• C o n n e c tC o n n e c t

• G r o w t hG r o w t h

• R e a c hR e a c h

H u m a n N e e d a n d H u m a n N e e d a n d t h e G o s p e l o f t h e G o s p e l o fC h r is tC h r is t

John 8:12 When Jesus spoke When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of darkness, but will have the light of life.” life.”

Th o s e in d a r k n e s s n e e d lig h t Th o s e in d a r k n e s s n e e d lig h t .

Luke 15:4 "Suppose one of you "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? finds it?

Th e lo s t n e e d t o b e Th e lo s t n e e d t o b e.f o u n d .f o u n d

5And when he finds it, he joyfully And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders puts it on his shoulders 6and goes and goes home. Then he calls his friends home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.'lost sheep.'

7I tell you that in the same way I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not righteous persons who do not need to repent.”need to repent.”

Luke 5:31 Jesus answered them, "It Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. doctor, but the sick. 32I have not I have not come to call the righteous, but come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." sinners to repentance."

Th e s ic k n e e d a Th e s ic k n e e d a.p h y s ic ia n .p h y s ic ia n

John 3:16 For God so loved the For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.shall not perish but have eternal life.

Th e p e r is h in g n e e d Th e p e r is h in g n e e d.r e s c u e .r e s c u e

John 8:31 To the Jews who had To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. my disciples. 32Then you will know Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you the truth, and the truth will set you free."free."

Th e s la v e c a p t iv e s Th e s la v e c a p t iv e s .n e e d f r e e d o m .n e e d f r e e d o m

33They answered him, "We are They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set can you say that we shall be set free?" free?" 34Jesus replied, "I tell you the Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. to sin.

35Now a slave has no permanent Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. belongs to it forever. 36So if the Son So if the Son sets you free, you will be free sets you free, you will be free indeed.”indeed.”

O u r R o le in O u r R o le in“ R e a c h ”“ R e a c h ”

________ of men.Fishers

Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow me," “Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."fishers of men."

_____________Ambassador

Ephesians 6:20 for which I am an for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.should.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! has come! 18All this is from God, All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:ministry of reconciliation:

19that God was reconciling the world that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of has committed to us the message of reconciliation. reconciliation.

20We are therefore Christ's We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.reconciled to God.

___________ in the vineyard.Laboring

Matthew 20:1 The kingdom of The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard.men to work in his vineyard.

________Sower

Mark 4:3 "Listen! A farmer went out "Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. to sow his seed. 4As he was As he was scattering the seed, some fell along scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate the path, and the birds came and ate it up. it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. was shallow.

6But when the sun came up, the But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear plants, so that they did not bear grain.grain.

8Still other seed fell on good soil. It Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times."even a hundred times."

__________Harvester

Matthew 9:35 Jesus went through all Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. healing every disease and sickness.

36When he saw the crowds, he had When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. sheep without a shepherd. 37Then Then he said to his disciples, "The he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.”are few.”

Matthew 9:38 Ask the Lord of the Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."workers into his harvest field."

Th e B ig P ic t u r e Th e B ig P ic t u r e

Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.always, to the very end of the age.

_______Easter

Luke 5:19 When they could not find When they could not find a way to do this because of the a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. right in front of Jesus.

20When Jesus saw their faith, he When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."forgiven."

God makes an intentional _____________ with you.partnership

Philemon 1:6 I pray that you may be I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. every good thing we have in Christ.

Acts 20:24 I consider my life worth consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task Lord Jesus has given me--the task of testifying to the gospel of God's of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.grace.