A missing sheep. A missing coin. A missing son. All mattered. And when each was found or returned, Jesus' parables in Luke 15 remind us there was cause for celebration. Likewise, no matter how far one has strayed in their spiritual life, all of heaven celebrates when that someone opens their life to Christ. To God's heart, everyone matters; and Christ-followers are reminded in this first message which opens the weeks of Celebration of Hope that God asks them to commit their time, talent, and/or resources to serving the needs of the less fortunate, both locally and globally.