09/06/2026
Welcome to worship at Faith! We're glad you chose to join us today and we pray that you will be renewed and strengthened by God's presence.
Sin is serious. Jesus leaves no room for us to pretend otherwise. Sin destroys. It separates. It wounds not only the person who falls into it but often those around them. That is why Jesus speaks so strongly about anything that causes one of His “little ones” to stumble. But God’s response to wandering sinners is not indifference, and it is not eager condemnation. It is pursuit. Like a shepherd searching for a sheep that has strayed, God desires to bring the wandering home. And He calls His people to share that same concern for one another. That means love sometimes does something difficult: it speaks the truth. Jesus teaches us to go to a brother or sister who has sinned — not to shame, win an argument, or prove ourselves right, but “to win them over.” Even correction is meant to serve restoration. Today we hear both the seriousness of sin and the greater determination of our God: He does not want anyone to be lost.