Gospel= the good News of Jesus Christ.
Many good intentions pave the road to hell.
Last night I saw first hand the Love of Jesus portrayed in the feeding and the clothing of the homeless.
This is what Jesus is all about.
Jesus said that the righteous have no need of a doctor but the sick do.
As the homeless got off the buses from the shelter they were looking for a hand out,time away from thier broken lives.
Many are where they are by their own choices in life or by circumstance from childhood. Many are alcoholics,drug addicted,without hope, or understanding how to change or the change they need.
Love is action.......action is love......Words are love. The gospel is love.
The missed opportunity is that many pastors will leave out the main thing from their messages. They will tell you the truth about hell,your sins, your disobedience to God or your lack of respect for God. This is truth that if you reject the payment for your sins Which is Jesus..... The Cross and all it represents ...Then you have purchased a ticket to Hell.
But these people )who have not accepted the gift of God)are already aware that they are lost, In sin, many living right now in what they call Hell (on the streets or in a shelter) People do not need to be reminded of how bad they are but How good God is.... That they can have forgiveness, hope and that Jesus will help them turn their life around. It is the Goodness of God that leads men to repentance.
A man need to me ... Holding on to his bag of used clothes, possible even with food in his pockets (like so many of them did to take with them) many layers of clothing on. I noticed this guy ,maybe in his 30's ....really enjoying the worship music ,,,,that spoke of God's goodness,love and mercy......even singing along but when the Pastor got up to preach on the sins and disobedience and failure to keep God's commandments(which no one can keep apart from Jesus) I noticed this Guy put his head down in his hands and barely looked up ....then finally he got up and left the santuary.
God's wants us to tell and show those already beaten down in life his great Love that will draw them to him.... not focus on the sin that they already know they are in.
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