November 4, 2018 Teaching Outline

Crossing the River: “By Connecting to the Lost”
 Luke 15:1-32
 
 
God is in the relentless pursuit of finding and connecting to lost people.
 

 
 
Luke 15:1-7
Crossing the River means… I Seek with Passion!

• You may have to follow them into some rugged terrain.

 

• Meet them at their level of spiritual interest.

 
Luke 15:8-10
Crossing the River means… I Seek with Persistence!

• We stop because we do not have much patience with people

 
Luke 15:11-32
Crossing the River means… I Seek with Patience!

• You may have to watch them hit rock bottom before they look up.

 

• Trust God and do not doubt His desire to see them saved.

 
 
Crossing the River =Two Messages here:
 

• Those that are found…Don’t ever give up!

Be passionate, persistent and patient! The danger of being found is that we might turn into the older brother…be careful!                                     
 

• Those that are lost…He’ll never give up!

He is still looking. Don’t give up hope.