Shake the Dust Off Where There's No Welcome Mat
Jesus was rejected in His hometown and prepared His disciples for similar rejection. Through His example and instruction, we learn how we should respond when our message is unwelcome.
Author
Travis Agnew
Lead Pastor
Discipleship
Shake the Dust Off Where There's No Welcome Mat
Jesus was rejected in His hometown and prepared His disciples for similar rejection. Through His example and instruction, we learn how we should respond when our message is unwelcome.
Travis Agnew
Lead Pastor
Rejection (6:1-6)
- While our hearts reject Jesus, He still pursues us. (6:1)
- Many will ask the right questions, but few will come to the point of belief. (6:2-3)
- Those who knew Jesus were offended by who He was, not what He said or did. (6:2-3)
- Jesus is not reliant on us, and His purpose is not to impress His audience. (6:5)
- People went from marveling at Jesus because of His words and works to Jesus marveling at others because of their unbelief. (6:6)
Discipleship (6:7-13)
- Jesus does not give us a relationship so we can keep Him to ourselves. (6:7)
- Jesus wants to make sure we have the same living faith we are telling others to have. (6:8-10)
- The blood of Jesus Christ bonds us closer than the blood of a relative. (6:11-12)
- Dust shows God’s judgment, while blood shows God’s mercy. (6:11-12)
- Jesus was rejected to show us how to share our faith without fear of losing:
- Relationships
- Materials
- Reputations
