Life on the West Side

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Life on the West Side

The God Who Seeks

September 27, 2022 • Nathan Guy • Season 2 • Episode 20

God is a seeker. He seeks his saved bride, like a lover who never stops serving. He seeks the lost who know they are in need of being found. And He even seeks the betrayer, who defiantly lives without Him, because He refuses to give up on the One His soul loves.

You find me, I dare you, any such parallel story in all the great world religions. At the moment of the betrayal, Jesus called Judas “friend.” The same Peter who denied even knowing Jesus within eyesight of the man in his time of trial, he was invited to breakfast, and given a calling by the man He betrayed. My God is a lover who remains a lover. He pursues his bride when she is safe in his arms; he pursues his children who wander and know they need his rescue; and he pursues those who have scorned him, and don’t even know how much they need him…he looks for ways to make himself known again, because he can’t stop pursuing the one his soul loves.

And that’s you. That’s you.

Isn’t this our God? He’s not the God who is always angry with you. He’s not the God who abandons you. He’s not the God who only loves you when you please him. He’s a lover who will fight for every single person made in His image, who will fight for his bride, and who will run after every lost soul—even you. Even you.

The sermon today is titled "The God Who Seeks." It is the fifth installment in our "Good and Beautiful God" Series. The Scripture reading is from Hosea 2:13-14. Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on September 18, 2022. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under Begin: A Good God.

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