People don’t have a problem with your humanitarian efforts—they have a problem with the Lordship of Jesus. In this message, we explore the tension between doing "good works" and claiming the name of Christ, and how that tension forces us to grow in a love that isn't our own.
Key Highlights:
The Persecution Gap: Why the world stones the claim of God, even while they applaud the work of the hands.
God is Not a Tour Guide: Stop living in the guilt and shame of where you used to be. God only references your past to remind you of how He delivered you.
The Three Barriers to Love: Breaking through the natural distinctions, the mental dysfunctions, and the carnal selfishness that keep us from seeing people as "handpicked by God."
Tenderizing the Heart: How planting the Word of God acts as a seed that eventually produces a harvest of patience, endurance, and kingdom-mindedness.
The "Gothic" Lesson: A powerful story from 1998 about why we cannot categorize people based on style when God is after the root system.
Scripture References: John 10 (Jesus is One with the Father), 1 John 4 (God is Love), Romans 12:2 (Renewing the Mind).