Loving People > Loving Environment > Biblical Ministry Image > Contacting --- Intentional Relationships

1. Loving Environment

• Compelled by compassion
• Driven by love
• Permeated all activity

Establishing loving relationships where questions could be fielded, deeper spiritual insights could be explored, heeds could be met and friendships could be built-- this was the kind of environment Jesus created around him in which he built disciples.

2.Biblical Ministry Image

• Eternal perspective
• Vision for ministry
• Grace and truth

As Jesus ministered to people, he gave them hope and expectancy. They were given a cause that was bigger than life yet worth living for. Jesus invited people from all walks of life to join him as contributors to God's work. This erased man-made barriers of worthlessness and despair.

3.Contacting --- Intentional Relationships

• Value to person
• Sacrifice our time for another
• Identified with neighbours

Looking at the life of Christ, we find a person who was where people were. He did not stay in one place and expect people to come to him-- He visited remote villages, public festivals, private homes and religious gatehrings. Jesus put himself in the intersections of people's lives.