#sittingwithsinners
Brand
Our hope is this branding leads to
conversations that lead people to Jesus.
"let your clothing be a conversation starter"
to the lost & found alike
In a society that bases their opinions on someone's image/appearance, I started asking God how we could elevate this shallow human practice. How could we turn what the enemy meant for harm, into good?
When the Lord started laying the foundation for the #sittingwithsinners branding, I was most excited about the Ministry's potential to lead to conversations with not only unbelievers, but with believers, also.​ The vision the Lord gave me was that when people see the #sittingwithsinners brand on t-shirts or bracelets, it would lead them to ask questions.
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Unbelievers | because they can relate and hope to find some sort of acceptance. Allowing them to feel comfortable asking question because now there is an underlying commonality we share, which is different from their previous experiences with the church. Those conversations would lead to them seeing that Christianity and most importantly, a relationship with Jesus, were within their reach too! They would learn that Jesus sat with sinners. Jesus came to save sinners. And we are all sinners in need of a savior. Luke 5:30-32, Romans 3:23
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Believers | because man turned the church largely into a place with heavy judgement and condemnation on anything that looks differently than how society determined Christians should look. So the 'hospital', has become so busy pushing out the sick, to make room for more of the 'healthy.' They've been taught to not sit with the unrighteous, that bad company corrupts good character, and what does the holy have in common with evil - (am I hitting all those core verses for you folks?) I know because they have been quoted to me time and time again by the christians in the church that have came across the #sittingwithsinners ministry. I could potentially write a novel with my response, however the important thing to note is that this led to conversations where the Lord has been able to move in the spirits of those individuals. So for now, I will simply end with this final thought: GOD COMMANDS us to love the sinner, while hating the sin.
I am eternally grateful he left the 99
to come sit with me.
Ezekiel 34
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’ Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead, therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!’ This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand from them My flock and remove them from tending the flock, so that they can no longer feed themselves. For I will deliver My flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.’