Pursue Connections

1. Pursue Connections 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

2. Pursue Connections Jesus created the church for one primary reason – to share hope with those who don’t yet know Him!

3. Pursue Connections Jesus calls himself the Bridegroom… John 3.29 Luke 5.34-35 Matthew 25.1

4. Pursue Connections Jesus likens the church to the Bridegroom… Revelation 18.23 Revelation 19.7 Revelation 21.9

5. Pursue Connections Luke 19:10 “the Son of Man [Jesus] came to seek and save the lost.”

6. Pursue Connections 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.

7. Pursue Connections 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 21 To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.

8. Pursue Connections 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.

9. Pursue Connections Take-Aways 1. Make an intentional choice to serve (v. 19) 2. Make an intentional choice to begin a relationship (v. 20) 3. Be intentional about sharing the Good News (v. 21-22) 4. Share in the blessing of pursuing people (v. 23)

10. Pursue Connections Where do I start? 1. Family Crisis 2. Loss of a loved one 3. Major change 4. Sickness/illness 5. Broken relationships