We were in the 2nd message of our series God's Lost and Found as we looked at the lost silver. We got a strong word on the fact that Jesus not only loved hanging out with sinners but that sinners were drawn to Him as well. And the Pharisees hated it. Jesus intentionally shared parables that involved a shepherd and a woman, both of whom the Pharisees felt were beneath them. Eddie pointed out that the silver was lost in the dark, in the dirt and in the house. He drew the correlation to those that are in God's house, even every week serving and giving, but may be lost.
We looked at the role of the Holy Spirit and how He is an agitator who stirs things up in order to bring conviction. And we saw the need to celebrate the things God celebrates, and that is when the lost are found and when the wayward come back. We celebrate so many things that don't matter and have no eternal good. Eddie shared his hatred for award shows, which I can attest his honesty on that, as it's a celebration of things that are pointless. I admit I usually sneek a peek at the news the next morning to see the dresses which my husband also hates since its spending lots of money on things that don't matter but it can't hurt to peek right? Anyway, this has been a great series so far and I'm sure with the parable that's left, we are going to end with a bang. Two down, two to go!! Don't miss it!!
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