Jesus is Irresistible

March 19, 2023

Kristin Detamore

Message Description

A lot of people have negative perceptions of Jesus, either because someone represented him in a bad light, they were taught wrong or some other reason. Because of that they won’t approach Jesus or they avoid opportunities to start a relationship with him. But that is not the Jesus of the Gospels. When you meet Jesus in the gospels, he is irresistible. He accepts people with hurts, habits, and hangups. Jesus pursues us when we’re not okay, and still desires to be a part of our lives. Jesus is our only hope of cleaning up what is not okay in our lives.

Series

It's Okay Not To Be Okay

Scripture Reference

Romans 5:8

Message Notes

1. Jesus pursues us while we are not okay.

Matthew 9:9 (NIV)
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

Romans 5:8 (NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

2. Jesus desires to be a part of our lives while we are not okay.

Matthew 9:9b
Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

3. Jesus will help us clean up what is not ok.

Matthew 9:10 (NIV)
While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house…

The message of Jesus is come messed up not go clean up.

Matthew 9:10 (NIV)
While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.

Matthew 9:11 (NIV)
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Matthew 9:12 (NIV)
On hearing this, Jesus answered them it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.