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Faithful: Faith Saves, Day 6

by David Joynt on January 11, 2019

Faithful: Faith Saves, Day 6

LUKE 19:10 | “For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.”

There was joy wherever Jesus went. He preached “good news”—that it was possible to enter God’s Kingdom right now, by recognizing your own struggles and your need, and then connecting your life to his by consciously accepting him as Lord and Master. He freed people from sin and its manifold results. His teaching overcame confusion. His healing brought health to diseased bodies and tortured minds. His acceptance restored people to community, and his forgiveness turned guilt to peace. In all these ways, the lost were sought and found, and salvation was shown to be not just a Bible word or a theological concept but a concrete reality. The cross, Resurrection, and giving of the Holy Spirit made this salvation available beyond Palestine, to everyone in every time and place who believes.

Pray today for someone you know who suffers from isolation, ill- health, confusion, or guilt.

 

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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