“Lost People Matter” (Matthew 3:1-3)
_______________ the way of the Lord. (Isaiah 40:3;
Matthew 3:1-3)
• Because people are ___________. (Isaiah 40:6-8)
• Because the Lord is ____________. (Isaiah 40:10)
“From now on you will _______________ men.”
(Luke 5:1-11)
Two primary reasons to be involved in reaching
people with the message of Jesus.
I. Because we love _______________.
A. “For Christ’s ____________ compels us …”
(2 Corinthians 5:11-15)
B. The task that Jesus was calling Peter to was
motivated primarily by Peter’s love for
____________. (John 21:15-17)
II. Because we love _______________.
A. The shepherd loved lost ____________ and
would do anything in his power to get them back.
(Luke 15:4-7)
B. Paul was saying that the salvation of __________
was so important to him that he would even give
up his own salvation, were that possible, if it
would mean that they would be saved. (Romans
9:3)
C. Moses was saying, I love the ____________
around me so much that if they can’t go heaven, I
don’t want to go either. (Exodus 32:32)
D. Jeremiah was known as the weeping prophet
because he wept for his hurting ____________.
(Jeremiah 9:1)
E. God loves ____________ people.