January 16th, 2022 - Your Beautiful, Messy Family

Scripture Passage:  Matthew 10:34-39; 12:46-50

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Beautiful Messy Relationships

1.0/2.0 Residual Relationships

Your Beautiful Messy Family

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Our relationship with Jesus is meant to re-shape all of our other relationships.

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What does this mean?

34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

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Does this quote help?

 35 For I have come to turn

“‘a man against his father,

    a daughter against her mother,..."

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Relative Relationships

37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

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A Jesus Refrain

38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.

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Teaching Applied

 46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”

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First Family

48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

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Practical Principles

1. Sword-play not a requirement.

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2. Own the messy parts of your family.

3. Notice that you love them anyway.

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4. Extra-credit:  Spend time figuring out what your family "stuff" is that hampers you in following Jesus fully.