1. Meet Jesus …
Bible reading: Luke 7:36-50

3. Meet Jesus … be thankful
what happens when we meet Jesus …
be restored – Luke 6
be accepted – Matt. 9
be included – Matt. 15
be thankful – Luke 7

4. Meet Jesus … be thankful
Jesus takes us the way we are and shapes us into the kind of people he wants us to be!

5. Meet Jesus … be thankful
it’s all about the CIA … Compassion In Action
‘your pain in my heart’
all kinds of people – Jesus helped them all
compassion does not measure, it ministers

6. Meet Jesus … be thankful
a servant / faith (1-10)
a widow / despair (11-17)
John the Baptist / doubt (18-35)
a sinful woman / love (36-50)

7. Meet Jesus … be thankful
a meal in Simon’s home
respected member of the local community
he had a faith … but it wasn’t focused on Jesus
why did he invite Jesus?

8. Meet Jesus … be thankful
discourteous to guest - no water, no oil, no kiss
Jesus was straight, told him a few home truths
Simon’s plan backfired
learned about himself

9. Meet Jesus … be thankful
she is anonymous
was an immoral woman
gate-crashed the party
she perfumed Jesus’ feet
because she loved Jesus

10. Meet Jesus … be thankful
her worship was …
passionate – 100%
public – out in the open
pricey – expensive
perilous – she risked

11. Meet Jesus … be thankful
Simon knows so much, knows so little (39)
he casts doubt on Jesus
clearing the account (41-42)
the man forgiven much is the man who loves much

12. Meet Jesus … be thankful
overwhelmed by love, captured by grace
it’s not about me, it’s all about Jesus!
blind to his own need
great sinner meets a far greater Saviour

13. Meet Jesus … be thankful
she loves
she has faith in a God she knows
she has peace instead of turmoil
she has joy
she is so thankful

14. Meet Jesus … be thankful
t a k e h o m e m e s s a g e …
Simon saw her past
~ but ~
Jesus saw her future!