LIFE TOGETHER: INCLUSION

Message by Josh Mutter - September 14, 2025

BIG IDEA: A Jesus-shaped community makes space for everyone to belong.

A Jesus-shaped community is inclusive, especially of those who are often unseen, unheard or easily left out.

Luke 14:11 NIV  ... all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Luke 14:16-20 NIV  Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’ “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’ “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’

Luke 14:21-24 NIV  Jesus: “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’ “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”

CLOSING THOUGHTS

• Our life together is rooted in the invitation of Jesus.
• Our life together is grounded in mutual belonging.
• Our life together builds real, lasting connections.

About Josh Mutter: Josh Mutter has been our lead pastor since 2018 and is passionate about helping people discover what it means to follow Jesus in our daily lives. Josh is married to Michelle and together they have two boys and a dog named Zeke. When not engaged in ministry, Josh can be found puttering around the house (summer time outdoors is his favourite), playing with his kids or out on a run.