Rejecting Rejection
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SECRETS OF THE KINGDOM
August 14, 2022
REJECTING
REJECTION
REJECTING REJECTION
The World’s Rules
• Unconditional love is for babies … after that you are on your own
• Plan on Being Quoted. Actually, Plan on Being Misquoted
• Rule #1: Life is not fair
• It Is Possible To: Reject Rejection
• Stay On Track With God
• Be An Overcomer !
REJECTING REJECTION
• Matthew 13:53–58 (NIV) — 53 When Jesus had finished these parables,
he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching
the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this
man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. 55 “Isn’t
this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his
brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us?
Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense
at him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own
house is a prophet without honor.” 58 And he did not do many miracles
there because of their lack of faith.
REJECTING REJECTION
• After Teaching The Parables -- Jesus Kept Moving
• He Came Home & Taught In Their Synagogue
• The Hometown People Were Amazed (Puzzled – Stunned)
• They Were Amazed w/o Being Changed
REJECTING REJECTION
•They Questioned The Source Of His Wisdom & Miracle Power
•Isn’t This? The Carpenters Son -- Mary’s Son -- James, Joseph, Simon,
and Judas’ Brother -- The Man With The Sisters That We Know
• They Took Offense At Him
• John 1:10–11 (NIV) — 10 He was in the world, and though the world
was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came
to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
REJECTING REJECTION
Jesus Responded: “Only In His Hometown And In His Own
House Is A Prophet Without Honor.”
• Jesus Was Rejected By Nazareth -- The People Couldn’t
Conceive How Someone From Among Them Could Be
Messiah
• He Did Not Do Many Miracles There – Because Of Their Lack Of Faith
REJECTING REJECTION
• Do Not Let The Kingdom Pass You By Because You Lack Faith!
• Don’t Miss The Message Because You Don’t Like The Messenger
•“When we meet together to listen to the word of God, we must come
with eager expectancy, and must think, not of the man who speaks, but
of the Spirit who speaks through him.”
•Barclay, W., The Gospel of Matthew
REJECTING REJECTION
Rejection
•Rejection Is about Not Being Accepted, Approved, Or Wanted
•It is To Be Put Aside, Thrown Away, Abandoned, Worthless
• Those Rejected Are Despised, Shunned, And Refused
•Rejection Is Painful And Devastating
REJECTING REJECTION
The Components Of Rejection Are Many
•(i.e.) Favoritism & Jealousy – Joseph and His Brothers
One Way To Deal With Rejection Is To Reject It –
• You Don’t Let It Grip You, Grab You or Change You.
• How is this done? Only By God’s Grace
REJECTING REJECTION
Rejection Is A Seed Bed For Anger
Anger Has Four Sources:
Hurt
Fear
Frustration
Injustice
Rejection Brings All Four Of Those To The Surface
REJECTING REJECTION
We Must Choose To Forgive And Release Those Who Reject Us Unto God
•We do this so that anger does not produce bitterness in our heart.
•Hebrews 12:15 (NIV) — 15 See to it that no one misses the grace of
God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
A Remedy For Rejection Is To Know You Are Accepted By The Lord
•Psalm 34:18 (NIV) — 18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and
saves those who are crushed in spirit.
REJECTING REJECTION
Paul: Rejected Rejection -- READ: 2 Cor 12:7-10
• His Acceptance By The Lord Allowed Him To Continue On And Overcome
• Romans 8:28–31 (NIV) — 28 And we know that in all things God works for the
good of those who love him, who have been called according to his
purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed
to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many
brothers. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he
also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. 31 What, then, shall we
say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
REJECTING REJECTION
When We Know Christ--We Know His Character, Heart, & Plan:
We Can Reject Rejection
What Do You Need To Know About God?
•Know God’s character:
• God is love.
• God loves us.
REJECTING REJECTION
We Need To Know God's Heart
•To Know God's Heart For Us Even As Some People Reject Us
•God Doesn't Just Love Us
•He Lavishes His Love On Us & Calls Us His Children
REJECTING REJECTION
We Must Also Know God's Plan
While Everyone Else Rejects Us
God Saves Us
God Loves Us
God Offers Salvation To Us
REJECTING REJECTION
This Is How We Can Break The Cycle Of Rejection
•We Break It With Christ And With Biblical Truth And Principles
That We Can Build On
REJECTING REJECTION
Just Because Someone Rejects Me Doesn't Mean That Everyone
Rejects Me -- Jesus Loves Me No Matter What Others Choose To Do
Just Because Someone Doesn't Value Me Doesn't Mean That No One
Values Me -- God Values Me Enough To Send Jesus To Die For Me So
That I Can Spend Eternity With Him
REJECTING REJECTION
Just Because Someone Has Rejected Me Doesn't Mean I Should Hate
Myself -- God Always Has Loved Me -- I Can Rely On His Love
Just Because Someone Has Rejected Me Doesn't Give Me License To Do
What Is Wrong. God Has Given Me The Power To Do What Is Right. Sin
Will Not Be My Master --Hunt, J. (2008). Biblical Counseling Keys on Rejection: Healing
a Wounded Heart (p. 31). Hope For The Heart.
We Will Reject And Overcome Rejection!
REJECTING REJECTION
Jesus Suffered Very Real Rejection
•He Was Rejected Even By Those In His Own Family
•Yet He Teaches Us Don't Let Rejection Get Us Off Our Mission
If We Are Cancelled For Our Stand
• We Must Reject The Rejection.
• Continue To Be, To Go, To Do What God Has Called Us To.
REJECTING REJECTION
Jesus Gave Us A Model Of What To Do
1) He Prayed
2) He Forgave Them
3) He Understood The Reality Of That Rejection --They Were
Rejecting The One Who Sent Him
REJECTING REJECTION
We Must Learn How To Reject Rejection
• We Don't Give In, Give Up ,Go Back, or Grovel
•Rejection May Keep Us From The Very People That Would
•Infect Us -- Crush Us -- or Don't Deserve Us
•We Continue On Even When Rejected
REJECTING REJECTION
• Rejection -- Persecution -- Injustice -- God Can Use
To Move Us
To Align Us
To Test Us
To Train Us
To Show Us That We Are Tracking Well With God
REJECTING REJECTION
•Jesus Was Rejected For Us -- We Can Be Delivered From Rejection
• ISA 53:3 He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men
• His Going Through This Rejection -- Has Made A Way For Us
To Be Delivered From Rejection --- John Eckhart
REJECTING REJECTION
• Thank God For What We Have Learned Through Rejection
• We Encourage Others As An Expression Of Christ’s Love
• We Draw On The Power Of Christ’s Life Within Us