If you think about it, many of those who followed Jesus during His ministry on earth were people who were the "unwantables." They were those who society rejected in some way or another. Yet Jesus accepted them just as they were.
There are many churches throughout our country that avoid those kind of people. You know who I'm talking about. The people who don't look like us, dress like us or talk like us. So who's reaching out to them if the Church isn't? That's easy. Satan is.
People want to be accepted, and they typically want to belong. If given the chance to join a group of people who will love them and invest them, most everyone will not hesitate. Why not simply do what Jesus did and begin to minister to everyone who needs Jesus - not just those with which we're comfortable.
Would you dare pray for your church to be filled with people rejected by most other churches?
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