The Commons Church - East Lansing Luke 15:1-10 | One Is The Biggest Number
Jul 27, 2025
Jerome Vierling, lead minister at City Life Church, passionately shares his personal testimony and insights on compassion and inclusivity. He emphasizes reaching out to the marginalized, drawing on Jesus's lessons from Luke 15. Jerome highlights how every individual has intrinsic worth, urging listeners to maintain empathy in a crowded world. He also explores the transformative power of love and the significance of recognizing each person's value, illustrating how compassion can heal and uplift those deemed unworthy.
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Church Planting Plus Five Kids
- Jerome Vierling shares his experience of planting a church while raising five kids, including twins as a surprise blessing.
- He humorously describes this journey as feeling like drowning and then being handed a baby.
Jesus Eats with Sinners
- Jesus receives and eats with tax collectors and sinners, shocking the Pharisees, showing his compassionate outreach to outcasts.
- This radical love points to grace extending beyond comfort zones to those most rejected.
One Lost is Big to Heaven
- Jesus uses parables of a lost sheep and a lost coin to illustrate the joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.
- One lost soul is more valued than many who need no repentance.