October 12 & 13, 2013 Jesus What a Friend of Sinners Pastor John Neufeld Matthew 9:9-17 (Pew Bible

Page 814) Today is thanksgiving weekend !e give thanks "or "ood, she#ter, c#othing, the co$ntry we #ive in, o$r "reedo%s, "a%i#y, "riends and a host o" b#essings that are o$rs &$t %ost o" a##, we thank 'od "or o$r sa#vation Today, we wi## re"#ect on that the%e 1 (o$ don)t have to be *c#eaned $+, to %eet -es$s .e co%es o$r way "irst &/T 0 he wi## cost $s a## we have

2 (o$ have to know yo$ are not *c#eaned $+, to %eet with -es$s -es$s is on#y interested in sinners /n#ess yo$ are a sinner, yo$ wi## never %eet -es$s

3 (o$ are invited to a co%%$nity that %eets with -es$s 1 co%%$nity o" +eo+#e who have discovered %ercy, not rit$a# 1 co%%$nity o" +eo+#e who have discovered -es$s, not r$#es