The Promise and The Purpose #86 - Division!

In todays passage, Jesus is continuing to teach his disciples what it means to be a Jesus follower - and after words of encouragement, telling them not to worry, promising that God will provide for them, this week he shares a warning -

This is not going to be easy - people will reject me, and when they reject me they will reject you as well.

But remember this - the purpose of what Jesus is saying in context - when people reject you because of your faith - they are only doing that because they reject Jesus first

So don’t take it personally, do not get worried about it, do not allow your fear of what other people think or say affect how you stand up for Jesus

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The Promise and The Purpose #78 - Signs

What Jesus is saying in this weeks passage is very much a continuation of what Steve covered last week - Jesus challenged the crowd to not only hear the word of God but also to do something about it

Then he makes these two comparisons - the Queen of Sheeba travelled for weeks to hear what Solomon had to say - and here right in front of you is something greater than Solomon - the very son of God - what do you want to learn from him, will you listen and be teachable

And the people of Nineveh - they repented when they heard the preaching of Jonah - and here in front of you is something greater than Jonah - will you repent when you hear what Jesus has to preach?

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