“Zacchaeus was a wee little man and a wee little man was he!”  Sorry I couldn’t resist.   As Pastor Mike finished his series on Authentic Friendships he hit on the wee little man Zacchaeus who Jesus purposefully engaged on his way through Jericho.  Using the story of Jesus and Zaccaheus, Mike shared how like Jesus  we need to intentionally give a “God TOUCH” to our friends and people we encounter.  We need to Take time to connect; Get Outside the box; Understand their need; invite them to Church; and give them Hope. As followers of Christ we must live intentionally as he did.  On his way through Jericho he didn’t have to stop and engage Zacaheus in conversation but he did.  He didn’t have to go to his house and sit down and eat with him but he did.  He didn’t have to share with and challenge him on how he was living in light of God’s grace but he did.  How about you?  Have you been avoiding having God conversations with your friends?  I definitely don’t believe we should bash our friends with the gospel but at the same time our love for God ought to override our fear of offending our friend.  You and I have the hope of the world living inside of us in Jesus Christ.  But if we’re not intentional in how we live and the relationships we have then too often we never share the hope we’ve received.  Somebody had to share with you, what if God wants you to be that somebody who shares with your friend.   What keeps us from living life intentionally?  What keeps us not just from sharing our faith with our friends, but what keeps us from living each day on God’s agenda and not our own?  I guess an even  better question is what are some things you have done or could do to live more intentionally?

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