Mosaic Church

In Luke 10:25-37, Jesus breaks racial, religious, and cultural barriers by telling the story of the Good Samaritan. In 2019, we sit in the same seat as his listeners back then. We are divided by political views, color of skin, sexual orientation, economic status, and more. Love goes beyond what what culture tells us. Just because I don’t agree with you, doesn’t mean I do not love you.

Matthew 9:10-17: Jesus hung out with people most church goers would not today. Somewhere along the way, Christian culture has deemed who we should or should not show love and grace to. It created borders and a “good guy-bad guy” system. The problem with that, is Jesus loved everyone, spent time with all types of hurting, lost people, and had a mission of everyone understanding and experiencing God...

What if God gave up on us every time we messed up? If He turned His back on us when our religion or good works don't make the mark? It would be unthinkable. We see in Romans 8:37-39 that God's love is relentless and there is absolutely nothing that separates us from what He did through His son Jesus.

It makes sense that we would hate those who hate us. Some religious people of Jesus' day even taught it. Then in Matthew 5:43-47 He flips it over and says we need to love our enemies. Is that even possible? What would the world look like if people would actually do this? Is love really greater then hate?

In John 8:1-11, Jesus approaches forgiveness through a new angle. His act of grace in the face of sin changed a person’s life forever. How can this type of love change us and the people in our lives?

For us to be able to give and receive love, it requires us to see it in the right light. Love puts others before ourselves…love is sacrifice.