DiscipleSHIFT Part 2

Even faith cometh by hearing and hearing the what? I'm being transformed by his teaching. If you need faith, you'd need to hear more of the word because that's how faith comes. We as disciples are not perfect. We're just working to look more like Jesus every day. Grace abounds. I'm not where I wanna be, but I'm not who I used to be. That's all. [00:04:11] (26 seconds)  #BlessedInMourning

That means Jesus will speak to you directly in the midst of the crowd and it can go over the crowd's head while it comes right to you. You'll be at work and it'll be a major meeting, and the lord will speak directly to you. Yes. But he'll go over some of your coworkers' head. Because the lord will speak directly to you while calling you out even in the midst of the crowd. And you've gotta understand that the crowd may not understand the word. And you can't get frustrated at the crowd not getting it because this word was for the disciples. [00:11:57] (57 seconds)  #BlessedNotCursed

And unless you're a disciple, you're not going to catch it. You're not going to get it. You're not going to receive it because you're not in the position to hear it. He talks with the crowd present but gives a word for the disciples. Don't miss this. The beatitudes as they're called. The primary audience is the disciples. And they describe the character of those who belong to the kingdom. In other words, this is the character the disciples will have, not the world. Jesus is more concerned about making disciples than he is about impressing the crowds. [00:12:54] (56 seconds)  #TeacherNeedsATeacher

are favored. To the ones mourning, you are favored by God. It is better to be favored by God Yes, sir. Than by the crowd any day. The crowd's favor will not keep you. The crowd's favor will not give you peace. The crowd's favor can make you happy for a moment, but it won't give you joy. That goes beyond circumstance. You can placate to get the crowd on your side, but if you get the favor of God, God can protect you from things that the crowd can't help you with. [00:22:49] (57 seconds)  #LearnWithYourKids

Kingdom victory over my sin. Kingdom victory over my past. Victory over failure. Victory over disease. Shift your mindset because as a disciple, you already have the victory because God snatches victory out of the jaws of defeat. I am living in between my earthly hurt and my kingdom victory. My earthly failure and my kingdom victory. [00:33:57] (29 seconds)

God is about to teach us how God satisfies the yearnings of our souls and the broken hearts. He says you are blessed not cursed. Life will make you feel cursed, but you've got to understand if you are the disciple, you are blessed. Blessed with divine favor. What does that mean? The Greek word there means to console, strengthen, and restore. If you're mourning, you've got a blessing that God will console you, strengthen you, and restore you. Oh, I could just walk off right there. [00:31:53] (39 seconds)

We should be mourning the rise of political division and polarization and violence in The United States. Mass shooting, escalating threats toward public officials, racial and cultural tensions, the erosion of human compassion and empathy, indifference towards human suffering, digital outrage replacing care, folk just act careless and call callous online saying anything. The breakdown of civil dialogue and the weaponization of identity and race and ideology, we don't know how to talk to each other. When Jesus knew how to talk, he knew how to listen. He knew how to maneuver. We should be collectively mourning this morning. [00:26:35] (55 seconds)

In order to teach others, we must first be taught. There are a number of parents here today who understand what I'm talking about because you were taught math a particular way. I talk about it just for a moment? If if if if you can't relate, just just just listen because I'm gonna educate you on what it's like to be a parent right now. [00:04:37] (35 seconds)