Jesus' Compassion and Determination Amid Rejection
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "His goodness is, I'm warning you. I'm threatening you. A threat says, I want to do this. Give me a reason to inflict harm. But a warning says, I care for you. I want to prevent harm from coming. Listen to me. And that was what God was doing and continues to do was warn." [12:45] (17 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "This is my heart for you, my people who reject and refuse me. All I want you to do is to run to me, to see you're at risk, that it's dangerous out there, that my intentions are good. And I just want to hold you under my arms and keep you safe. I want you to see me as a source of security, as a refuge. And I don't want you to run from me. I want you to run to me." [16:23] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "Jesus died, but he rose again. He proved. He showed us his relentless love for you and for me. What he's willing to do to restore the relationship, that we could be reconciled to the Father, that he doesn't leave us in our foolishness and in our wickedness, but he waits for us to come running back." [34:26] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "He says, I'm the way, the truth, and the life. He's the giver of life. And he gives it in an abundance. Will we receive that? Do we accept that? Do we see our need for him? Do we see him as our refuge, as our protection, as our safe place? The one who's willing to do for us what nobody else would or could." [34:26] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "Forgiveness and restoration is one prayer of confession away. He says, you'll never see me again like this. But when you get to the place where you believe that blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. When you see me for who I am, things will be made right. You'll experience the presence of the Father." [34:26] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "He says, I will fulfill my purpose. I will accomplish my purpose and I will continue on. I will proceed on. I won't stop. And I won't, be stopped until this mission is fulfilled. But he starts by calling him a fox, which is not a compliment. And interesting to me that the Pharisees come to him and say, hey, here's a warning. You need to go. You need to leave. You need to run. And he doesn't respond to them. He responds through them. He says, go, you go and tell Herod the fox that I'm not leaving. I'm not doing this. I'm not stopping." [06:30] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "The sad reality of our existence and of theirs is that by nature, we reject Jesus. We reject his ways. In John chapter one, verse 10 and 11, John says, he came into the world he created, but the world didn't recognize him. That shouldn't be a surprise. The world wasn't looking for him. But then in verse 11, he says, he came to his own people and even they rejected him. So his people, they recognized who he was. And then they chose to reject him. They weren't going to put their faith in him." [11:31] (48 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "He says, you won't see me again. Your house is abandoned. You can only reject God for so long and he's going to reject you. And we talked about that narrow door at some point while we're on this side of eternity. We have time, but that door will close. It'll close at the time of our death or his return. And it's too late then. But when we're actively rejecting God, we, at some point, God will reject us." [19:54] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "Rejection is deliberate. It's a deliberate decision. It's a decision to reject, to not accept. We have no excuses. He says, he's made it obvious through creation. And then in verse 21, he says, yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or give him thanks. And they began to think of foolish ideas of what God was like. Because they rejected him, now they're going to change him. They're going to distort the reality of who he is." [22:54] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "When we start to pursue those things greater than we pursue God, it's an idol. He says it's foolishness that somebody would not worship the glorious ever-living God who's working to redeem them while we're still his enemies. So, in verse 24, Paul says, so God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. We know what a structure looks like when it's been abandoned. Whatever was occupying the house or the building is gone. And things that were never intended to happen or to occupy, occupy." [24:31] (44 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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1. "His goodness is, I'm warning you. I'm threatening you. A threat says, I want to do this. Give me a reason to inflict harm. But a warning says, I care for you. I want to prevent harm from coming. Listen to me. And that was what God was doing and continues to do was warn." [12:45] (17 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "This is my heart for you, my people who reject and refuse me. All I want you to do is to run to me, to see you're at risk, that it's dangerous out there, that my intentions are good. And I just want to hold you under my arms and keep you safe. I want you to see me as a source of security, as a refuge. And I don't want you to run from me. I want you to run to me." [16:23] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "Jesus died, but he rose again. He proved. He showed us his relentless love for you and for me. What he's willing to do to restore the relationship, that we could be reconciled to the Father, that he doesn't leave us in our foolishness and in our wickedness, but he waits for us to come running back." [34:26] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "He says, I'm the way, the truth, and the life. He's the giver of life. And he gives it in an abundance. Will we receive that? Do we accept that? Do we see our need for him? Do we see him as our refuge, as our protection, as our safe place? The one who's willing to do for us what nobody else would or could." [34:26] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "Forgiveness and restoration is one prayer of confession away. He says, you'll never see me again like this. But when you get to the place where you believe that blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. When you see me for who I am, things will be made right. You'll experience the presence of the Father." [34:26] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "He says, I will fulfill my purpose. I will accomplish my purpose and I will continue on. I will proceed on. I won't stop. And I won't, be stopped until this mission is fulfilled. But he starts by calling him a fox, which is not a compliment. And interesting to me that the Pharisees come to him and say, hey, here's a warning. You need to go. You need to leave. You need to run. And he doesn't respond to them. He responds through them. He says, go, you go and tell Herod the fox that I'm not leaving. I'm not doing this. I'm not stopping." [06:30] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "The sad reality of our existence and of theirs is that by nature, we reject Jesus. We reject his ways. In John chapter one, verse 10 and 11, John says, he came into the world he created, but the world didn't recognize him. That shouldn't be a surprise. The world wasn't looking for him. But then in verse 11, he says, he came to his own people and even they rejected him. So his people, they recognized who he was. And then they chose to reject him. They weren't going to put their faith in him." [11:31] (48 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "He says, you won't see me again. Your house is abandoned. You can only reject God for so long and he's going to reject you. And we talked about that narrow door at some point while we're on this side of eternity. We have time, but that door will close. It'll close at the time of our death or his return. And it's too late then. But when we're actively rejecting God, we, at some point, God will reject us." [19:54] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "Rejection is deliberate. It's a deliberate decision. It's a decision to reject, to not accept. We have no excuses. He says, he's made it obvious through creation. And then in verse 21, he says, yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or give him thanks. And they began to think of foolish ideas of what God was like. Because they rejected him, now they're going to change him. They're going to distort the reality of who he is." [22:54] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "When we start to pursue those things greater than we pursue God, it's an idol. He says it's foolishness that somebody would not worship the glorious ever-living God who's working to redeem them while we're still his enemies. So, in verse 24, Paul says, so God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. We know what a structure looks like when it's been abandoned. Whatever was occupying the house or the building is gone. And things that were never intended to happen or to occupy, occupy." [24:31] (44 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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