1. INTRO / HOOK — Recognition

We live in a world where everything serves us.

• Your apps serve you.
• Your streaming serves you.
• Your algorithm serves you.

Everything is personalized, and if you don’t like something…

• You swipe.
• You cancel.
• You unsubscribe.
• You divert your attention somewhere else.

And without realizing it… We start to approach our faith the same way.

We begin to treat Jesus as someone we evaluate instead of Someone we surrender to.

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Here’s the hard truth: Christians don’t outright reject Jesus… but they often reduce Him.

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We reduce Him to:

• A life coach.
• A crisis manager.
• A political mascot.
• A blessing dispenser.
• A Sunday experience.

And as a result: