1. Pursue Connections
1 Corinthians 9:19-23

2. Pursue Connections
Jesus created the church for one primary reason – to share hope with those who don’t yet know Him!

3. Pursue Connections
Jesus calls himself the Bridegroom… John 3.29 Luke Matthew 25.1

4. Pursue Connections Jesus likens the church to the Bridegroom…
Revelation 18.23
Revelation 19.7
Revelation 21.9

5. Pursue Connections
Luke 19:10 “the Son of Man [Jesus] came to seek and save the lost.”

6. Pursue Connections
1 Corinthians 9: For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.

7. Pursue Connections
1 Corinthians 9: To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.

8. Pursue Connections
1 Corinthians 9: I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.

9. Pursue Connections
Take-Aways 1. Make an intentional choice to serve (v. 19) 2. Make an intentional choice to begin a relationship (v. 20) 3. Be intentional about sharing the Good News (v ) 4. Share in the blessing of pursuing people (v. 23)

10. Pursue Connections
Where do I start? 1. Family Crisis 2. Loss of a loved one 3. Major change 4. Sickness/illness 5. Broken relationships