Language of the Search

"...by this time a lot of men and women of doubtful reputation were hanging around Jesus, listening intently. The Pharisees and religion scholars were not pleased, not at all pleased. They growled, "He takes in sinners and eats meals with them, treating them like old friends." Luke 15:1b-2 (TMSG)
Jesus didn't go to the "right kind of people". He came for those of doubtful reputation, the low down, the vile, etc...

The two words that defined Jesus' life
1. Missional (24/7 lived His life on purpose)
2. Incarnational
A missional, incarnational follower of Christ...
1. Is clear about the mission
"I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will." John 5:30 (NLT)

"My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20 (NLT)
my(your) life is Yours(His). i (you should) will live my(your) life around Your(His) mission 24/7. Jesus accepted His mission, it's time for me(you) to.

"From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us." Acts 17:26-27
God has a reason for me being where i am right now, and doing what i am doing. if He had wanted any different, He would have done so. it is my job to do so with joy and contentment.

2. Lives in the culture without being shaped by the culture.
"Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." Romans 12:2

3. Is empowered by the Holy Spirit
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8