Come Ye Sinners, Jesus Ready Stands to Save You

This past Sunday our worship Pastor was out of town and the worship leader for the service was one of my best friends.  He crafted a worship service that centered around the love of God for unworthy sinners.  I was really moved by the very thought of His love and my unworthiness.

Later that night I watched Matt Chandler talk about The Rose and I could not help but be moved by God's Grace. To end the night I read Ephesians 2 which is all about God's grace and our inability for salvation.

I just thought of a couple of things that I would like to share with you.

We are all unworthy


So many times in Christianity we tend to categorize who deserves to come to Christ and who does not.  We tend to view that people are in different categories of sinners.  There are the perverts, the violent, the thief and the petty sinners.  Romans 3:23 clearly teaches us that all have sinned and come short of God's glory.  It does not matter your sin it is all a reason for separation from God.  But according to Romans 6:23 God has given us a gift of eternal life that we must accept.

I am so thankful that God loved me enough to rescue me when I did not even seek righteousness.

Reach out to the unworthy


I pray that every week our church will be filled with perverts, violent people, thief, and petty sinners.  These are the people that need God.  The purpose of our life is to reach these people and disciple them to follow Christ.

Your Church is Not a Country Club


Stop viewing the church as your comfort zone and reach others.

I Challenge you to read the words of this song and think about it.

Come Ye Sinners



Come ye sinners, poor and needy
Weak and wounded, sick and sore
Jesus ready stands to save you
Full of pity, love, and power


Come ye thirsty, come and welcome
God's free bounty glorify
True belief and true repentance
Every grace that brings you nigh


Chorus:
I will arise and go to Jesus
He will embrace me in His arms
In the arms of my dear Savior
Oh, there are ten thousand charms


Come ye weary, heavy-laden
Lost and ruined by the fall
If you tarry until you're better
You will never come at all