Everyone who knows anything about the Gospel—and even those who don’t—                                                                                                                                            knows that Jesus was a friend of sinners. – ( John 15:15 )

•   Jesus ate and drank with sinners (Matthew 9:11)

•    Jesus received hospitality from sinners (Luke 19:5-7)
•    Jesus gave hospitality to sinners (Mark 2:15)

–  Jesus gave His time to travel to where sinners lived (Matthew 9:35)

•   Jesus was not isolated from sinners but allowed the crowds to crush against Him (Luke 8:40-46)

•   Jesus and His disciples became physically tired from ministering among sinners (Mark 6:30-32)

–  Jesus fed hungry people instead of sending them away to buy food themselves (Mark 6:30-44)

•    Jesus touched sinners whom society considered unclean (Matthew 8:2-3; Luke 7:36-50)
•    Jesus showed His compassion for sinners by healing the sick and raising the dead (Matthew 9:35 )
•    Jesus freed sinners from the terrible control of demons (Matthew 8:16-17)
•    Jesus gave freedom to sinners who were in bondage (John 8:1-11)
•    Jesus invited sinners who were weary and burdened to come to Him (Matthew 11:28-30)
•    Jesus was visibly moved by sinners’ lack of guidance and direction (Matthew 9:36)
•    Jesus reached out to many different cultural groups in “Galilee of the Gentiles” (Matthew 4:13-16)
•    Jesus saw Himself as the good shepherd for sinners who would allow Him to lead them (John 10:11-18)
•   And most importantly, Jesus was PROUD of sinners who persecuted and killed Him (Luke 23:33-34)