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Summary Overview
The Problem:Jesus told us not to offend, but he himself offended.
When is it ok to offend?
The Solution (Big Idea): Jesus’ Mission Was to Reach People, Not to Offend Them
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If a direct stumbling block to faith is being presented then it is worth the offense.
Jesus didn’t mind offending those causing a direct stumbling block to faith.
Jesus’ offenses were mostly directed toward self-righteous religious people.
Jesus didn’t mind offending religious leaders who were causing people to stumble.
(except Nicodemus who was wanting to learn. )
2. If it isn’t a direct stumbling block to faith it wasn’t worth the offense.
Jesus is adamant about brother/sister unity because that is the vehicle by which gospel truth travels.
(they will know us by our love)
Jesus didn’t exercise his right to not pay taxes because it had nothing to do with the Gospel and risked offense.
Paul gets dogmatic about circumcision only when it hinders the Gospel.
He has Timothy circumcised when the lack will hinder Gospel.
Challenge / CTA: Ask self what is worth offending others with.
Pray over Word
I thank you, Father, that your word has the power to change my life.t
I'm a hearer of the word and a doer of the word and I'll never be the same after today.
In Jesus name Amen
SERIES SETUP (2min)
[WHY THE SERIES]
Matthew 24:10, 12-13 (NKJV)
Then many will take offense, betray one another and hate one another.
12 Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.
13 But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.
because the end is near
Mark 16:15
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”
how will they know to listen to us?
John 13:35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
Love is how we will change the world.
Love is the foundation for how the Kingdom of God exercises its authority of truth.
Love is the vehicle by which God’s truth is effectively proclaimed.
this is why he was so adamant that
We must use love to protect unity from both sides.
THE PROBLEM (8min)
[STORY POINTING TO PROBLEM]
so does that mean we have to walk on egg shells with everyone.
saw people in hallways joking, “if i’ve every done anything to offend, i’m sorry” lol
which brings us to our next challenge in this series....
So far we’ve been focusing on us Christians not taking offense or offending each other, because inside the body of Christ our ....
Today we are going to switch Gears...
What if the Gospel offends?
It seems like we have a moral delima.... a conflict in the scripture...
Matt 18:7 (NKJV)
Woe to the world because of offenses!
For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!
vs
Matthew 15:12-14
Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
Matthew 15:12-14
He replied, “... Leave them; they are blind guides.”
[STATE PROBLEM]
Jesus told us to not offend,
but he himself offended.
We know that Jesus was never wrong so How do we square these two?
How do we make sure to not compromise the truth and at the same time not offend.
Whats the difference?
[RELATE EXAMPLES TO GROUPS EXAMPLES]
...because we’ve all been in situations where you saw something wrong and wanted to point it out even though it may offend.
Spouses who...
Friends
Work
School
Society
[TRANS2 SOLUTION]
We are going to study some interactions of Jesus and Paul as they navigate this issue of truth vs offense
THE SOLUTION (15min)
sometimes we focus so much on how He loved people that we forget that part of loving people is being truthful, even when it’s uncomfortable.
Jesus’ ministry was at times confrontational and offensive.
He always adjusted His approach according to His audience.
He refused to condemn the woman taken in adultery (John 8:1-12),
but issued “woes” to the scribes, Pharisees, and teachers of the Law (Matthew 23).
Jesus’ confrontation targeted the Self-Righteous
Read the Gospels and you’ll find it a virtually unbreakable rule.
His hometown: “Who does this guy think he is, telling us how to live?
We saw him grow up; he’s just Joseph and Mary’s son.
He doesn’t have any right to tell us what to do!”);
and many others but He mainly focused on the Religious Leaders
Jesus didn’t mind offending religious leaders who were causing people to stumble.
Jesus comforted the weary, healed the sick, brought good news to the poor, taught the truth unflinchingly, and corrected sinners gently, taught the teachable.
But He really laid into the proud, smug, hypocritical religionists.
Called them...
children of the devil, children of hell, whitewashed tombs, a brood of vipers, and more.
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(If you are un-churched and have a problem with self-righteous religious people, you would like Jesus.)
So why did He offend them the way He did?
Because they had God all figured out.
had all the answers
had the seats of honor because of it.
They were proud.
I pray often that God will protect me from falling into that same category.
I don’t want Jesus taking aim at me as He did with them.
Yes, He offended some people, but He targeted that offense very specifically, and He almost never did it in a sermon.
But there was one religious leader he didn’t treat that way.
In this account is a key to why Jesus was careful to not offend one religious leaders like he did the others.
John 3:1–8
Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
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