Refer to chapter 8 in A Jewel in His Crown.
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‘if you don’t know you need help and aren’t willing to get real with God, then you wont get anything from Him” (p. 13s).
1. It’s time for you to be honest with yourself and with God. List the areas of your life in which you need the Lord to “reset the stone.”
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Jesus was unlike any religious figure the Pharisees had ever seen. He actually loved and fellowshipped with sinners! Reflect on Jesus' actions and attitudes in Luke 19:1-10. What kind of effect did they have on Zacchaeus?
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Luke 19:10
“Jesus paid special attention to those who needed Him most. He was interested in hanging out not with the Pharisees, hut rather with those who were afflicted with disease and spiritual darkness” (p. 133).
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3. “Resetting the stone” is the Lord’s specialty. Read Mark 2:17. What has Jesus come to do?
Jesus wants you to be free to shine Jor him in a way that you never thought possible”
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4. Meditate on the comforting image from the Old Testament prophecy about Jesus that is quoted in Matthew 12:20. In what ways are a battered reed and a smoldering wick similar? What does this teach you about Jesus?
“a battered reed [God] will not
BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERLNG WLCKHe WLLL NOT PUT OUT. ”
5. No one is excluded from becoming a jewel in the King’s crown—no matter what sin has “tarnished” her past. Reflect on Romans 8:38-39- List all the things that cannot separate us from God’s love.
Matthew 12:20
6. Still having a hard time believing that Jesus loves sinners? Read through His description of God in these three parables. Though they may be familiar to you, read each one slowly and deliberately. What observations can you draw from each about God’s love?
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Luke 15:8-10.
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“Now let’s take Jesus up on His offer to love us unconditionally, to love us right out of the pit that we’ve dug for ourselves” (p. iff.
7. Take some time to reflect on what God’s Word says about Jesus’ love for sinners. Review Scriptures we’ve studied as well as any others you wish to include here.