Room for More in the Family of God In Luke 19:10 , Jesus said, “The Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” Similarly, Paul told Timothy, “ This is a faithful/trustworthy saying, and it deserves full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15). It was 2000 years ago that our Lord came to give His life to save sinners, but there are still so many remaining who need salvation. In Christ’s parable of the great supper, the servant went into the streets of the city and brought back many people. But then he reported back to his master, “Lord, what y ou commanded has been done , and yet still there is room for more” (Luke 14:22). God is still a God of abundant love and amazing grace , and t here is still room for more in the f amily of God! And certainly we know there is still plenty of room in this our Pontotoc C hurch F amily for many more to come to Christ! The Great Comm...
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