Did Jesus Party?

I believe He did. In fact, it was one of His most successful evangelistic strategies. Matthew 9:9-12 [MSG] says, "9Passing along, Jesus saw a man at his work collecting taxes. His name was Matthew. Jesus said, 'Come along with me.' Matthew stood up and followed him.

10-11Later when Jesus was eating supper at Matthew's house with his close followers, a lot of disreputable characters came and joined them. When the Pharisees saw him keeping this kind of company, they had a fit, and lit into Jesus' followers. 'What kind of example is this from your Teacher, acting cozy with crooks and riffraff?'

12-13Jesus, overhearing, shot back, 'Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: I'm after mercy, not religion. I'm here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.'"

So we will be kicking off our Mission Trip to Toledo 2007 with a FULL-SCALE CARNIVAL in the parking lot of Aurora House on Sunday June 24. The next two days will consist of art classes, manicures, Bible stories, and a field trip to the Toledo Museum Of Art. On Wednesday June 27, our last day, there will be a BLOCK PARTY with free food and music celebrating the completion of the POCKET PARK.