..the beads and p*sses of dumbo-no-more

from a sermon

are u the
rejected lost
people who are infamous, notorious. they could be rapist, gang leaders. but these are the ppl the rejected in the eyes of the society. pple who dun want to be relate themselves too. DUN BE SEEN associating to them. ppl with cruel exploitation.

everyday when we walk down orchard rd, we will surely see pple with strange hairdo, tattoos all over their bodies and piercing everywhere.. and we instinctly walked away from them.
This is how we react when we see pple who are different, and strange and some of us shake our heads in disapproval... condemning them. well... that's judgement.

by body language, these friends will know they have captured about attention and on top of tat, we have non-verbaly rejected them.

Jesus wants them. these ppl were drawn to Jesus.

rich lost
some people who are rich but they are equally lost. they can be leading an aimless,empty life.
rich but aimless

religion lost
biblically known as the pharisees.
they advocates the following of rules... join the inner circle..exclusive mentality
but Jesus reserved some of the harshest words for them. Also, they are caught up in their world of ritual.
the elder son in the Prodigal Son is indeed a portrayal of the pharisee.
He was self-righteousness, proud and felt better than his younger brother. They are lost in the worship experience of God.

for all 3 categories of lost pple, Jesus has compassion for them ALL.
which category are u in? none...then's it's ok...

THe more questionable and shaddy the people feel they are , the more appealing they find Jesus becos Jesus is compassion
BUT PPLE THESE DAYS STAY AWAY FROM CHURCH BECOS THEY ARE AFRAID THEY WILL BE JUDGED.
some find a sense of superiority in church.
such contrast from Jesus...

i'm so sorry that christians have given u that impression.
But I can assure u that Jesus came to seek and save the Lost.

Jesus came to seek and to save what was lost

Each of us are made in the image of God. He places high value on us.
Look at the price that Jesus sacrificed to come look for the Lost... He gave up his kingdom to take on human flesh.
For those who are lost and then found ... the heavenly will be more than happy...the angels will throw a party... (it's really like when we lost our staff...our wallet, document files, files....work...and thought hope is gone, then it IS FOUND!! how glad we would be la...)

Augustin who once led a promiscuous life but had converted " God by loving the unlovable, u made me lovable..."
do u think u are lovable?
well...we are not right..cos in the eyes of God ,we have turned rebellious and ugly.
but God will still love us, the unlovable..and in the process, transformed into beauty...This is His commitment to us...He will knowing leave us...He wants to save us completely...He is the author and perfector of our faith..and this is for each and EVERY single person....

every single person...
are u lost...?

posted by WILLIAM @ 1:46 PM