Rejection & Acceptance
- Jesus Understands
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- Isaiah 53:2-3 There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him. He was despised and rejected - a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
- John 1:10-11 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn't recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.
- Luke 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God's messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her ckicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn't let me.
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- Shake It Off
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- Luke 9:1-5 One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases. Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. “Take nothing for your journey,” he instructed them. “Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes. Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town. And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”
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- Strategically Respond
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- Matthew 7:6 Don't waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don't throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
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- Know Who Loves You
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- Mark 1:9-11 One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River. As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, "You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy."
- Matthew 17:5 But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him."
- John 12:27-28 Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, "Father, save me from this hour?" But this is the very reason I came! Father, bring glory to your name. Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, "I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again."
- John 1:10-13 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.
- We are Righteous - 2 Corinthians 5:21
- We are New Creations - 2 Corinthians 3:17
- We are Holy and Blameless - Ephesians 1:4
- We are God's Masterpiece - Ephesians 2:10
- We are Friends of God - James 2:23
- We are Beloved and Chosen - Colossians 3:12
- We are Royal and God's Most Prized Possession - 1 Peter 2:9
- We are Lavished in God's Love - Ephesians 1:11
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