Hide and Seek Pt. 1

Pastor Jeff Vines opens his message "Hide and Seek" with the tragic story of the Titanic, whose distress flares were seen but misread by a nearby ship, and no one came to help. He uses this as a picture of how easy it is to miss the desperate cries of those around us who feel isolated, guilty, or without hope.

Turning to Matthew 9, Jeff tells the story of Matthew the tax collector, a despised and self-isolated man who is transformed after Jesus personally calls him, and who then throws a banquet mixing his old and new friends so they might encounter Jesus too. Jeff challenges listeners to move beyond simply "living a good life" and to actively speak the gospel, noting research showing many unchurched people are open to faith conversations, and urging believers not to fall asleep to the distress signals of the lost around them.

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