Below is a summary of the week and some questions to ask in your Tribe. Feel free to use any of the resources at the bottom too! The idea is that we are growing in our connection with God.
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This week we started our new series "Jesus the Disrupter." When we think about Jesus a lot of words come to mind. Healer, Redeemer and Savior are some just to name a few. “Disruptor” is not normally a descriptor often associated with Jesus. But it is the best one to describe how Jesus changed the world! He disrupted the status quo when it came to the way people related to God. He came and showed us a better way.
When we think of disrupters, we tend to think of them in a negative sense. For example, maybe you lost a job and now your whole life seems to be in shambles. You relied on that income and now it is gone. It's a disruption to our life. What we don't see, is that God could be using this disruption to give us a job we actually love and are called to do. Or maybe our kids really need us to be home and we are able to do that without the job. These disruptions can be a gift of "disillusionment" to us, if we shift our mindsets.
In John 2, Jesus gets angry when he comes to the temple because the religious leaders there were exploiting the poor with the market that they had set up in the temple. The market was getting in the way of all the good that God was trying to do there, so Jesus ordered them to destroy it and rebuild. He disrupted the merchants and leaders, but he was adamant that God was going to move in that temple and they needed to be willing to let Him.
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Disillusionments we have about Jesus:
1. Jesus exists to make us Comfortable
Jesus does not exist to make us more comfortable in our lives. He actually does the opposite. He wants us to get uncomfortable to allow Him to stretch us and to stretch our faith. If we never have change, we really are not seeking to advance God's kingdom.
2. As Christians we should always Speak Our Opinions
"Shut up and Love People." As Christians we should be seeking truth always, but sometimes our truth is not God's truth. Our truth might also do more damage than good in situations where other people just don't understand. If we want people to feel and accept the love of Jesus, then us arguing and spewing hate towards others because they disagree with us is not the way to go. Most of the time people who notice we are different is when we don't say anything at all and act as Jesus would in that situation... by loving them. When we disagree with the world, we must do it in a way that is respectful.
If you haven't yet watched the sermon from this past weekend, we encourage you to check it out. The current sermon video will be available this Tuesday. Click on the link below to view:
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1. Read through John 2:13-24. What sticks out to you? Why do you think Jesus was so angry?
2. What is a disillusionment you have or have had about Jesus before?
3. How can your Tribe support you this week?