"When The Church Rejects Jesus" Gareth Icenogle

Описание: "When The Church Rejects Jesus" Gareth Icenogle

What happens when Jesus says something we don’t like?

In this sermon from Luke 4, Jesus begins with good news that everyone welcomes—until the message turns. When Jesus challenges expectations, exposes hidden anger, and expands God’s mercy beyond comfortable boundaries, the congregation’s admiration turns into rage.

This message explores how faithful, well-intentioned communities can resist the very Jesus they claim to follow. It confronts certainty, narrow theology, and the temptation to reduce Christ to what feels safe, familiar, or controllable.

Drawing on Scripture, church history, literature, and lived experience, this sermon invites us to wrestle honestly with doubt, disagreement, and the fullness of Jesus—without fear, shame, or exclusion.

The church is called to be a place where questions are welcomed, truth is pursued with humility, and love remains the guiding way forward.

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Chapters:
00:00 – When the Sermon Shifts
00:39 – God’s Love Is Bigger Than We Imagine
00:54 – All Eyes Fixed on Jesus (Luke 4)
01:37 – The Second Half That Changes Everything
02:31 – A Prophet Rejected at Home
03:43 – From Amazement to Rage
04:30 – Why the Message Turned
05:48 – When Jesus Doesn’t Fit Our Categories
07:27 – Hidden Anger in “Nice” Faith
08:52 – Jesus Rejected by His Own Church
10:37 – Freedom Versus Religious Control
11:38 – Certainty That Silences Jesus
12:36 – Faith, Doubt, and the Myth of Certainty
14:33 – Why Doubt Matters
16:57 – Choosing Only Parts of Jesus
17:36 – Rethinking Power and Manhood
19:38 – A Messiah for the Whole World
20:24 – When God Feels Absent
22:13 – Small Views of God
23:22 – Seeking the Greater Jesus
24:32 – The Grand Inquisitor and Control
26:26 – The Church as a Safe Place
27:54 – Love as the Way Forward
29:29 – A Bigger View of Jesus
30:05 – Prayer and Sending