Sermon preview: The Wrong Kind of People

Growing up, many people are cautioned about hanging out with certain kinds of people, the wrong kind of people: people who look different, act different, live in a different part of town, have more, or have less than they did. Jesus was judged for eating with the wrong kind of people: the sinners and the tax collectors. The Pharisees had the facts right...Jesus did eat with the wrong people according to their culture. But what the Pharisees did not understand was the grace of God being reveal through the words and actions of Jesus. God searches for everyone. God will not give up on anyone...even people we might think of as a lost cause or a terrible person. The lesson we have in this week's Gospel, Luke 15:1-10, is really for those who consider themselves to be better than others and therefore remove themselves from the fullness of God's grace.