God With Us 4: To Save Us - Matthew 1:1-25

..The two of them would create goodie bags in large numbers, like 150, to hand out to people. I noticed the incredible compassion he has for the needy, sometimes the ones who give him the most difficulty. One day I asked him, "Why is it that you have such an enduring love and commitment to this ministry?" He said, "My grandfather was one of these folks. He stumbled around the streets in his drunkenness. He wandered into a place just like this once. Someone at the front said, 'Jesus saves sinners.' And he latched onto that thought. Where would I be if there was not a place like this, if there wasn't that preacher who stood in front of an unwelcoming crowd and said, 'Jesus saves sinners'? Every time I come, it gives me an opportunity to maybe be involved in somebody else hearing that same message." Sometimes we think it's a small thing, that Jesus saves sinners, that he forgives us of our sins. We do not grasp what it means. I want to reflect with that here today.Preacher: Bill Dyck