Matthew 9: 12-13 “Now when He heard this, He said ‘It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Jesus specializes in choosing people the world overlooks.
Who are the outcast in your life? How have you responded to them?
Jesus and outcasts:
1. Jesus calls the unexpected. Matt 4:19
Have you believed the lie that you have to clean yourself up before following Jesus?
God’ Kingdom isn’t for those who think they have it all together, it’s for those who know they need Him. Titus 3: 4-7
2. Jesus touches the untouchable Matt 8: 1-3
Who in your world feels untouchable?
Do you feel like there’s something about you that makes you “too far gone” for Jesus?
3. Jesus lifts up the rejected. Matt 15: 21-28
Are there barriers in your own heart that keep you from seeing people the way Jesus sees them?
Jesus consistently moves toward the people the world moves away from.
How does Jesus want you to respond to the outcasts in your life?
