God Values Every ONE

Broadway Church Sermon Series

GOD VALUES EVERY ONE

(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)

Big Idea:

God Values ONE !

Scripture refers to humans as the of God.

Isa. 45:4, the Lord says, “I summon you by .”

Three unique characters in Scripture point to the wonderful truth that God values :

I. Jonah, the Reluctant Prophet

i) we can pray , and the LORD will hear and answer in His way.

ii) we today serve the God of the .

iii) the whole time, God is and around Jonah’s very ineptitude or clumsiness and accomplishing His . (Eugene Peterson)

II. The Sinful Woman at the Well

i) Jesus breaks all the rules in showing for this immoral Samaritan woman.

III. The Repentant Thief on the Cross

i) Jesus is suffering unimaginable pain. He is also suffering unimaginable pain as he is experiencing the guilt for the sins of all humanity, including ours, before God the Father, the eternal Judge.

ii) Jesus did not have a deity pill to allow Him to the pain of the cross.

iii) Luke 23:43, Jesus speaks eight amazing words to this criminal, “today you will be with me in .”

iv) Lawrence Richards – “For those who take the and call on Jesus as did the dying thief, there is the promise of paradise. Today. New life . And new life, .”

So, what does this mean to me?

i) If you are wondering if the God of the universe values you as an individual, be encouraged.

ii) Can you yourself to at least of those one hundred same people who sit around you and so show for the individual like God does?

iii) On Monday, can you share Jesus with person who works in the cubicle next to you?

Don Meyer — “We have been embraced by a GOD and are able to live under His custody now and forevermore.” Be encouraged!