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Oh, the Humanity!
Week 2
Humanity of Community
Josh Morris
If you weren’t here last week, I’ll give you a recap.
We talked about the humanity of Jesus and there were landmines all over the place but we did the best we could with the subject.
This week we are talking about the humanity of humans.
What should we do with people?
Aren’t they the worst sometimes?
When Hannah and I got married I told her two things that turned out to be very untrue.
The first was that I would never work at a church again.
False.
The second was that I hated people.
That also turned out to be false, but I believed it at the time.
I always felt like people made everything messy and if I could just get away from people, I could get away from all the messiness of life.
I spent time responding to someone on the comments section that criticized a theological point and I don’t have any issue with that because I like the dialogue but his username was poop.
How do you stay respectful to Mr. Poop while debating on the internet?
The Series graphic really illustrates the heart of what I want to talk about throughout this series.
It is beautiful and slightly messy and artfully crafted which is how we are.
We are beautiful but pretty messy if we are honest.
Yet we need community.
Ever seen the people who live out in the middle of nowhere and have no community?
They can get a little weird!
Humans have always been communal and have always been at their best when they work together.
Yet today the world seems to be more and more polarized.
So we need community but we aren’t sure how to deal with those who disagree with us or speak against us and so we become more and more fractured.
Build Community
What is the fastest way to build community?
Not the best way, the fastest way?
The fastest way to build community is through negativity.
Watch what happens in line at the grocery store when the line is taking too long.
Try saying Hey you like frozen pizzas, I do too and see how strong that builds a bond.
But if you say hey what’s taking so long everyone in line will join in on your hatred.
Challenge yourself to be in close community with people you don’t agree with.
Don’t lose community over temporal matters but instead have a bond of the heart and connect through positivity.
Jesus preached a gospel of love and harmony, and many people chose to follow him, but mobs formed when people began to hate him.
The people who followed Jesus had to change the way they lived but the people who were against him only had to speak out the voice of hate and many joined them.
Luke 23:14 (ESV)
and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people.
And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him.
Luke 23:15 (ESV)
Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us.
Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him.
Luke 23:16 (ESV)
I will therefore punish and release him.”
Luke 23:20 (ESV)
Pilate addressed them once more, desiring to release Jesus,
Luke 23:21 (ESV)
but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!”
Luke 23:22 (ESV)
A third time he said to them, “Why?
What evil has he done?
I have found in him no guilt deserving death.
I will therefore punish and release him.”
Luke 23:23 (ESV)
But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified.
And their voices prevailed.
Luke 23:24 (ESV)
So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
Luke 23:25 (ESV)
He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus over to their will.
Jesus was not killed because he was overthrowing the government or breaking the law.
Jesus was killed because people in their anger, gathered for hours to scream “crucify him” until they got their way.
It was so damaging that even his closest community was scattered.
The mob mentality of hate that causes us to yell on social media “crucify him” for hours and hours instead of seeing the image of God right in front of us is what disjoints us and takes away our community.
That is why the early Christians were so effective in winning people to the gospel.
They acted outside of the way others were behaving all around them.
Different than the way the broken parts of our humanity calls us to act.
They recognized the image of God and they fed people who didn’t deserve to be fed and they clothed people who they had no relation to and no connection to.
They loved humanity instead of hating it and they offered grace to those within their reach.
Acts 2:42 (ESV)
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Acts 2:43 (ESV)
And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
Acts 2:44 (ESV)
And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
Acts 2:45 (ESV)
And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
Acts 2:46 (ESV)
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
Acts 2:47 (ESV)
praising God and having favor with all the people.
And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
Tell Better Stories
Show Heider Video
Story about someone who bumped into the communion table
Humans have a tendency to tell ourselves stories and they can be damaging to our outlook on others.
Everywhere that I have seen a snake before, I always think I will see one again.
This is a protection mechanism built into us but one we must use wisely.
Talk to people instead of talking to yourself.
It will resolve so many things
Curiosity is the cure for disagreement
Proverbs 18:2 (ESV)
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 18:13 (ESV)
If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
Proverbs 18:14 (ESV)
A man’s spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?
Proverbs 18:15 (ESV)
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
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