Jesus was to get .
“Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy.” –Thomas Merton
Jesus didn’t just about problems; He reached down and them!
Christ’s compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. —Henri Nouwen
Jesus chose to , rather than “sort of” .
Jesus is the for human .
James 1:27 NIV
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
“Christ has no body now but yours, no hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which He looks compassion on this world.” –Theressa of Avila
The of life Jesus offers is often found in the .
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” –Mother Teresa
Acts 3:4-5 NIV
Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
Principles of “Dirty” Faith…
1. God isn’t looking for our . He’s looking for our .
Acts 3:6 NIV
Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you.
2. Don’t about what they don’t have, but simply what they do have.
Acts 3:7 NIV
Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.
“The Church is truly the Church only when it exists for others… not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell people of every calling that living for Christ means existing for the sake of others. –Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Answer Key: willing, dirty; talk, touched; die, live; blueprint , flourishing; fullness, dirt; ability, availability; worry, bring