NOTES FROM ANTONUCCI:
* When he started reading the Bible, he saw that there was a time and place mentioned when Jesus was talked about, so there was a lot of evidence of Christ.
* Vince’s father was on America’s Most Wanted!
* MAIN QUESTION: How’s it possible that he lived 20 years in America and never hear about Jesus?
* There are churches all across America exploding with growth, but they’re growing by adding people that are already Christians.
* If we’re honest, we are reaching people…we’re not reaching lost people!
* Challenge: You would seek and save God’s lost children. You will do whatever it takes and do anything outside of sin to accomplish this. That is where God’s heart is.
* Told story of his son being
Jeremiah 4- God shows his heart for the lost. Verse 19- Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent. Verse 22: My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children.
* Matthew 11- Come to me all who are weary and burdened.
* Jesus’ heart beats for the same
* Matthew 9- Jesus saw the crowds and had compassion on them. “Compassion” basically means his heart was ripped out. He was compassionate because they were like children without a father. He wanted to send workers.
* We have the honor of being the answer to Jesus’ prayer that
* We are often content with seeking and “saving” the saved.
* Romans 15:20-21
* Does it make your heart beat fast to seek the lost?
* What breaks your heart?
* Are you going to the places lost people go?
* Are you using the kind of bait attracts them?
* Are you making sure you have the right hook to keep them?
* Do the most messed up people in your town want to hang out with you?
* If we’re not close to people, we’re far from God.
husband. father. leader of a community of Christians called Venue Church. creative. passionate about diversity. simply trying to be obedient in the little (and huge) things.
