Who Have You Given Up On?

Main message: God values each person as "one of one" — Jesus died for every individual — so Christians should urgently and persistently fight for the one God is pursuing by obeying, listening, and sharing the gospel.

Key points:

• The cross shows the value of one person (John 3:16); Philip’s story in Acts 8 models leaving the crowd to pursue an individual (the Ethiopian eunuch).
• Obedience and urgency matter: take the next step God gives you instead of waiting for perfect circumstances.
• God is already at work in people's lives; our role is to join the conversation, not to judge who’s "ready."
• Stop being "soil inspectors" and become "seed scatterers" — ask questions, listen with gentleness and respect, then point people to Jesus.
• Eventually you must name Jesus and share what he has done in your life, and keep inviting/ praying even when you don’t see immediate results.

Scriptures mentioned: John 3:16, Acts 8, Matthew 13, 1 Peter, Isaiah