Sermons About Rejection
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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Let him Deny...?
Jesus is condemned by the Jewish leadership in Jerusalem, while Peter denies him as well.
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Just a Regular Dad
Fatherhood is this great thing that we become. With all the joy, promise and potential that it invites, it is also a cause for some of our deepest despair and fear. A feeling of ineptness easily and quickly invades our world. We realize almost instantly that we have become someone that we have no idea how to be. True and lasting successes seem hard to identify and failures seem glaring. How we handle our own thoughts, attitudes and lives has a huge impact on our families future. The most significant and powerful influence in our children’s lives has to do with how practically we follow God our Father. As we learn to wrestle, hear and follow Him, we in turn cannot help but treat our families as He treats us. While Jesus was never a father, He certainly showed us a clear example of a father’s heart that followed God the Father. ‘…who loved us and gave Himself for us.’ “I’m not afraid of what history will say about me, because I intent to write it.” ~Winston Churchill
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Finding God's Path to Personal Peace
Our world needs to hear about the peace God can give because we need peace in hopeless times, when circumstances cause us pain, and when we struggle with rejection.
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