Why Jesus Came!

Scripture Text

Luke 19:10

Intro: Jesus in this scripture tells us His number one reason for His coming to this earth. The gospel of Jesus Christ changes lives forever by empowering the lost to be saved. With over 269 million lost people, North America and its major cities are some of the most spiritually dark places in the world. Please tell someone about this website or tell them your testimony how you came to be saved and how they can too.   

I. Jesus came to seek and save the lost. Luke 19:10 (NKJV)  For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

The word seek means; to go after; to strive; to pursue; to desire; to aim at; to search for; to endeavor to get; to make that which is most important your primary concern. Save means to deliver, to cure; to make well; to preserve. Jesus saves mankind, He cures all sin problems. Makes people spiritually well and preserves their souls from Hell. At salvation God seals His people as His own through the presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives according to [Eph. 1:13]. The Spirit is a once-and-for-all identification that gives continued assurance that a person is God’s child, entitled to his riches and goodness. God in His word says in [2 Tim. 4-5] “He desires that all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. That truth is there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us which is the testimony to be given at the proper time.” God loves all mankind and wants them to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ so they can be saved and made a part of His forever family!

Since we are the disciples of Jesus Christ, having been saved by His blood, and sealed with God’s Spirit, our primary concern should be to help seek and save the lost also. To tell them God desires for them to be saved. Many Christians seem to be concerned only about themselves and their families. We must look beyond ourselves to a lost and dying world.

II. Jesus seeks the lost by taking the initiative. John 1:14 (NKJV) And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. He came from Heaven to mankind. Philippians 2:7-8 (NKJV) He made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

 a. Jesus didn’t wait for people to come to Him. Jesus had to take the initiative because the bible says in Romans 3:10-11 (NKJV) "There is none righteous, no, not one; ¹¹ There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God.   All other religions teach you must do good works in order to somehow work your way up to God and hope He lets you into Heaven. But the bible says that we have all sinned and come short of God’s glory, which excludes work. Jesus said a person must be born again. Without God drawing a person to Jesus for salvation, they cannot be saved. Jesus Himself plainly taught in John 6:44 (NKJV) No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

III. We overcome evil by carrying on Jesus’ good work. Romans 12:21 (NKJV) Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

 a. We all want to overcome the evil in our nation and beyond. We can only conquer evil by doing good. Spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ and His salvation is a good way to overcome the evil in our nation and the world. When we remain faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ and share it with others, we will be overcoming evil by bringing people into the kingdom of God and His righteousness. All of this will be accomplished to the degree that we allow God to create in us a sincere desire to join Jesus as He seeks to save the lost today.

Conclusion:  We have the opportunity in the coming days and weeks to help carry on the purpose for which our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ came to earth. He commanded in Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV) ¹⁸ And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. We start here locally, then the state, North America and the world! May we join in prayer “Together For the Kingdom!”

Invitation: Jesus came to seek and save you personally! Have you responded to His invitation to be saved? If not now is the time, today is the day to confess your sins to Jesus and ask Him to forgive you and save your soul from Hell and for Heaven. Don’t put it off!