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Who Matters? (198C)
By: Bill Hybels

Why God loves everyone. Big Idea: God does not show partiality of any kind, and he wants us to adopt the same attitude toward one another. ***See outline of this message below.

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Who Matters? (198C)

Speaker: Bill Hybels

Date: 1/1/1900

References: James 2:1-9

Introduction

James 2:1 says, "My brothers, as believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism."
However, most of us have a list of desirables and undesirables in our heads.

Roots of favoritism

Studies show that the two sources of prejudice are a person's parents and peer group.

Jesus heals a "nobody"

In Mark 3, Jesus heals a handicapped man on the Sabbath to show the Pharisees that the man matters to God.

Jesus and women

Jesus tells his disciples about a long conversation he has with a woman whom he leads to God, so they would know that women matter.

Religious favoritism

Sometimes we look down our noses at those who are far from God, and isolate ourselves from them.

Three remarkable stories

The stories of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the wayward son represent things lost that are valuable to their owners.
The loss of all three treasures warrant an all-out search.

Everyone matters to God

We have never seen anyone that does not matter to God, and they deserve our love.

Conclusion

Jesus' display of love for the thief on the cross next to him should motivate us to celebrate diversity and reach out to others, regardless of their walks in life.

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