Sermons About Rejection
Rejection
Title: Rejection | Text: Mark 6:1-30 | Series: Gospel of Mark | Speaker: Stephen Kroeker | Date: July 27, 2008
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Wanna Be Like Jesus?
Do you want to be like Jesus? The answer to that question is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. To be like Jesus requires that abandon much of what we value. Stephen provides a wonderful example of what this looks like. Listen in as we look to Acts 6 and 7 to see what it means to be like Jesus and discover if that's something want to do.
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Rejecting the Savior
Luke 23:8-25 As Jesus moves to the cross, Luke increasingly highlights His innocence, and the gross suspension of justice necessary to His death sentence. But along the way, we the readers are forced to ask ourselves important questions: what are we doing with Jesus? and what has His death to do with us?
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Much of John 7 is a difficult conversation with Jesus extended family, disciples, and religious leaders. They wanted Jesus to "Show himself to the world," but was the world prepared to see the incarnation (God in the flesh)? This section of scripture asks us to struggle along!
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Are You Right With God?
Malachi 2:1-3 Part 5 "Are You Right With God?" Failure to live a godly life may result in: 1. The removal of God's privileges. This removal will hinder our: * Personal experiences. * Public expressions. 2. Repercussions from God's punishment. This punishment may include: * A firm rebuke. * A variety of far-reaching and negative results. 3. The rejection of godly purposes. Instead of honor and blessing, there is: ยท * Disclosed sin. * Disqualified service. These three consequences can be . . . 4. Remedied through godly practices. These practices involve: * Hearing God. * Hungering for God. * Honoring God.
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Acceptance and Rejection
There is a distinction between suffering and rejection. If Jesus only suffered, he would have been no different than an honored hero - a Martin Luther King, Jr., or a 9-11 firefighter. But he didn't just suffer. He was also rejected. Welcome to God's peculiar plan in which glory emerges in rejection.
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Who's to Blame?
The well-known historical question, "Who's to blame for the death of Jesus?" is explored as the story of Jesus and Pilate is considered from Mark 15:1-15.
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A New Version of Success
Christ came to "his own" knowing He was going to be rejected. It isn't the first time we see people obeying God through commissions that were doomed from the beginning. In Christ's example we see a definition of success that is very different from our own. How does God define success for His followers?
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Five Marks of a True Disciple
(First of a 4-sermon series on discipleship) This sermon presents five marks of a true disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ: Repentance, Relationship, Response, Rejection, Reward. If you are following Him from the heart, your life will reflect Biblical truth in each of these areas.
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Joshua: Facing Life's Fears
We're not perfect: you know it, your spouse knows it, your friends know it, your parents know it, your pastor knows it. We have to face it. Pastor Duane provides some insight on how to face our fears by looking at the life of Joshua.
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