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Pastors and church leaders tend to devote most of their time on working with and ministering among people who are already in church. The movers and shakers, the givers and tithers, the leaders and volunteers. While this should certainly be part of the pastor\u2019s ministry functions, it shouldn\u2019t be all. The pastor should also focus on outreach to the sick and the sinner, showing them the love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness of God.<\/p>\n

This, of course, will mean that the pastor is less accessible to the church member, and the pastor will get criticism for this. In such situations, the pastor must remember that these are the complaints of generally healthy people who have a cold. They are complaining over a runny nose. Meanwhile, there are people out there with cancer and broken limbs who desperately need help.<\/p>\n

Who do you want to spend most of your time and energy with? The ten people who already have eternal life and who know the basics of the faith so they can read the Bible and learn to follow Jesus on their own, or the ten people who are standing with one foot in hell, are wrapped in the chains of the devil, and are pleading and praying to God, if He is out there, to send help in their time of need?<\/p>\n

Who needs you more?<\/p>\n

Is being the church about the ten families who have been attending church forever, or about the ten families who will never set foot in church?<\/p>\n

And if the church people complain that you are spending more time with the unchurched, here is the simple solution: invite them along.<\/p>\n

This post is based on the Grace Commentary for Luke 5:27-32.<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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