March 29th, 2026 - Crowd Mentality

We look to Jesus, the real Jesus, the real king, not who we thought Jesus was or who we want him to be. We look at Jesus because he endured the cross and it said, it was the joy that was set before him. Can I submit to you something this morning? The cross wasn't the joy, the result of the cross was the joy. He's willing to go to the cross because his joy was to have a relationship with us, to to be with us, to be one with us. [00:24:55] (31 seconds)  #RealJesusJoy

The crowd's opinion of Jesus changing was not a Jesus problem. It was a crowd problem. Jesus is not gonna change. Remember, talked to you last week that Jesus does not redefine himself. He he doesn't just make himself whoever we want him to be. He is who he is. And so if we don't like who he is, that's not a Jesus problem. That's a me problem. That's a crowd problem. [00:17:49] (28 seconds)  #JesusUnchanged

But the kingdom of God keeps going. Nothing will stop the kingdom of God. Ours is to make sure we're part of this crowd, the Jesus crowd, and not part of the in between crowd. Because we're part of the in between crowd. If we're not sure who Jesus is and we're not sure what this says about him, we will be part of the in between crowd. But the more and more we know who Jesus is, the more and say, you know what? Say what you like. Say what you will. It makes no difference to me. I love him. I'm devoted to him. [00:45:41] (31 seconds)  #FollowJesusFully

His number one concern is, I want eternity for you. I I want eternal life for you. I want a relationship with you. I want these things for you, and it only be done one way. Sin has to be dealt with. That's what he came here for. And we start showing them that the in between crowds start to lose interest. That's not what we signed up for though, Jesus. That's not what we're looking for. [00:20:24] (25 seconds)  #EternityOverComfort

Here's the thing about Jesus. He loves us. He wants what's best for us. He he he's he he wants what's good for us. He he all of these things about Jesus is all true. But the thing about Jesus is this. He knows what our number one problem is, and our number one problem is not the inconveniences of life. Our number one problem is sin. He knows this and so he wants to deal with the number one problem. [00:19:42] (29 seconds)  #JesusDealsWithSin

So many sought after Jesus for the wrong reasons. They wanted the benefits that come with Jesus. They wanted the blessings that come from Jesus. They want the miracles that come from Jesus. They want all their perceived needs to be met by Jesus. I don't want us to be a people who rejoice over Jesus over the perceived needs or over the shallowness of Jesus. I want us to rejoice for Jesus because of who he is. [00:21:25] (30 seconds)  #WorshipForWhoHeIs

And Jesus asked that question because he's able to ask that question. Why? Because he was willing to sacrifice it all for us. He's willing to sacrifice what he had in heaven, come down to this earth, go to a cross, sacrifice it all for us. Hebrews twelve two, it says, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of god. [00:24:24] (31 seconds)  #JesusSacrificedForUs

Sometimes we ask and we plead, God, why am I going through this? Why is this happening to me? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? We're missing the bigger picture. The bigger picture is the joy of spreading the gospel, the joy of others coming to know Jesus. Yes, it comes at a cost sometimes. Yes, it comes at a sacrifice sometimes. But you know what? If it if it furthers the kingdom of god, then praise god for it. Yes. Amen. Praise god for it. [00:25:53] (27 seconds)  #JoyInTheGospel