That's What He Said: Divided Devotion (Worship 2/15/26)

So if you were to take a bead out, by the time she turned 18, the jar would be empty. It's a reminder you don't have to take the beads out, but it's a reminder, put it in in her nursery, put it in her room, that we only really have eighteen years to pour into our children because then whether we like it or not, they can make decisions on their own and they will. And we hope that we've given them enough to where they know who Jesus is and they strive to follow him. And so let this be a great reminder to all of us and to you all. [00:15:02] (39 seconds)  #EighteenYearsToPour

There are do the mass media would have you say there are things you don't talk about at work and things you don't talk about with your family, and Jesus is one of those. But Jesus said to do the opposite. He said proclaim who you are. He said stand firm on the fact that you follow me. It will cause division. It will cause conflict because what Jesus is saying is that truth brings division between belief and unbelief. Do you understand that? Truth brings division and conflict between those who believe and those who do not believe. [00:51:45] (43 seconds)  #ProclaimJesusTruth

And so I ask you then, who truly sits on the throne of your heart? Is it a spouse? Is it a parent? Is it a grandparent? Is it a child? Is it a grandchild? Is it something, a career? Is it material possessions? Who truly sits on the throne of your heart? Friends, following Jesus also means division. It means conflict. [00:47:32] (38 seconds)  #WhosOnYourThrone

Friends, I go back to the question, and actually I'll word it a different way. What is Jesus worth to you? Is Jesus worth more to you than everything else combined? And that's what Jesus challenges us with today. What is my worth to you, church? What is my worth to you day in and day out As you guide your family, am I taking a high place of honor in your home? As you go to the workplace, am I being honored in the workplace? [01:01:09] (44 seconds)  #WhatIsJesusWorth

As you extend outside of your family and outside of the church to people you pass by in restaurants, your neighbors, maybe other coworkers. Is Jesus worth everything to you? And what are you doing? What are you doing in your life to show others that he means everything to you? Praise be to God for his tough words. May we wrestle with them. May we digest them, and more importantly, we commit to them, and may we live those out all of our days. [01:01:59] (47 seconds)  #LiveFaithBoldly

For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. I might could see that one. A man's enemies will be the members of his own household. Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. [00:37:25] (36 seconds)  #ChristOverAll

Jesus is speaking to us again today. And through the power of his holy spirit, he's trying to convict us all of the places where we fall short. And he's saying, hey. I need the most important place. I need to be the most important person. I need to be the most important thing. Deny yourself. Deny that important individual in your life. Deny that pet. Deny that material possession. Pick up your cross and follow me. [01:03:23] (44 seconds)  #DenySelfFollowChrist

And when Jesus bids us to come, we die to our old self. We die to what we feel is important. And we pick up that cross daily and we follow him. Jesus said this, he said, those who lose their life will for my sake will find it and those who endure suffering will be welcomed by my father in heaven. [00:54:35] (28 seconds)  #LoseToFind