Gulp.
So…here’s a question.
Are people closer to God after following you?
Sure, not everyone will be. We’ve all read the parable of the sower.
But after three to five years, do most people look more like Jesus or less like Jesus? Or to use another metaphor Jesus used, is there fruit? If you claim to be growing an orchard, where are the apples?
Sure, we’re not perfect. We’re being sanctified over time by the Holy Spirit. But overall, people should be moving closer to Jesus.
Are they?
7. The leaders are jealous.
Spend even a few minutes in the Gospels, and you’ll see the Pharisees and other religious groups get jealous of any advance any other group makes.
Each group wanted to be on top. If the Sadducees won, the Pharisees lost. If Jesus made more disciples than they did, their blood boiled.
So how’s your heart with that church down the road…the one that’s growing?
How’s your heart when you hear some other church picked up yet another one of ‘your’ families?
Hate it when other people tell you they love listening to X’s podcast at the gym?
The jealousy thing even infected John the Baptist’s disciples. But John got it right…it’s not about him. He must decrease. Christ must increase.
