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ST. J&B�FALL 2014 �
THE � LIFE �CONNECTED�
ST. J&B�FALL 2014 �
“IN HIM ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER” �Colossians 1:17 �
CHRIST�
THE NEEDS OF �THE CITY �
DAILY LIFE �
EACH OTHER �
COMMUNITY�
JUSTICE �
VOCATION�
FAITH�
Connecting to the �Needs of Our City �
JUSTICE �
ST. J&B�WEEK 3 �
TWO DISCONNECTS�“All that
matters is MEETING HUMAN
NEEDS !” �
“All that matters is
PREACHING THE
GOSPEL!”�
The �RATIONALE �For JUSTICE �
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself… do this, and you will live.” �
Luke 10:27-28 �
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” �
Matthew 25:40 �
The �RISKS�Of Doing JUSTICE �
“Bear each other’s burdens…”
“Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite… But a Samaritan while travelling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity.” �
Luke 10:31-33 �
The �REASON �To Do JUSTICE �
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” �
John 3:17 �
Some �RECOMMENDATIONS�
For doing JUSTICE �
1. Choose Someone over Everyone�2. Choose Witness over Words�3. Choose Action over Reaction�
“Christianity has been specially advanced through the loving service rendered to strangers, and through their care for the burial of the dead. It is a scandal that that these Galileans care not only for their own poor but for ours as well.” �
Emperor Julian�
GET� CONNECTED�