You Are Important to God

Main Point:  God will pursue you because you are important to Him.  It brings God joy to see you in His perfect will.
 
Foundation Scripture:  Luke 15:3-7.  God will pursue you regardless of your circumstances.  It brings God joy to pursue you and bring you back to where you belong. It brings God joy because you are important to God.
 
The Lost Coin:
Luke 15:8-10.  When you are reconciled to God, even the Angels are joyful because you are important to God.
 
Pastor’s Thoughts:

• You are important to God because He loves you
• You are important to God because you belong to His Kingdom
• You are important to God because you are heirs to the Kingdom of God.
• The enemy tries to make us feel alone, but we are never alone
  • He never leaves us or forsakes us Hebrews 13:5

 
Prodigal Son

• Luke 15:11-24.  This story shows how much it means to God that we be part of His Kingdom.
  • God gives us His best
• You are important to God

 
How important are we to God?

• 2 Peter 3:9. God is patient with us because his will is that all come to repentance because we are important to God.
• 1 Timothy 2:3. God wants us to be saved and come unto knowledge of the truth
• John 3:16. We are so important to God that His Son Jesus was sent specifically to redeem you and me
  • Philippians 2:1-11.  Jesus’ willing left his throne in heaven to become a lowly servant to die so we may live.    

                                
Conclusion:

• That is how important we are to God. 
• God gave his best and Jesus paid it all because we are important to God.
• God will pursue you because you are important to Him. 
• It brings God joy to see you in His perfect will.