- Jesus followers are called to upset the world.

- Jesus’ followers must be profoundly simple, not simplistic.

- Simple people examine the alternatives and then embrace the single conviction that the gospel is God’s truth.

- Jesus’ followers must be “radical”.

We must know God’s original design for humanity and make it known.

- God’s truth always causes disruption because it exposes and threatens evil.

- God doesn’t need endorsements from evil.

He knew the mix of good and evil, always dilutes the good.

- The gospel is always bad for bad business.

- He tells us that when people reject God’s truth God gives them over to their lies.

- If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it’s not the gospel that you believe, but yourself. Augustine

- Gods simple people live truth in the sight of people and speak truth regardless of the consequences.

- We don’t shrink so that unbelievers aren’t upset.

We need to shine so that unbelievers have hope.

- Jesus made it clear that we are the people of the less travelled road.

- I think Paul travelled that road, in his response to Mark’s desertion. Paul held him accountable, and he allowed him to face consequences.

- Unbelief always wants to justify its own sins, and unbelief wants to be well liked.

- When we exempt others from responsibility, we cut them off from hope, and render them powerless to shape a better future.

- Mark choose the freedom of forgiveness, rather than the bondage of blame and bitterness.

- Time doesn’t heal all wounds, it just buries them in shallow graves.

- Forgiveness is the result of a choice. Not a choice to forget, but a choice to remember differently.

- Forgiveness is setting a captive free, only to discover the captive was you.

- But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me.

So that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished and that all the gentiles might hear

and I was rescued out of the lion’s mouth. 2 Tim 4:16-17

- God is able to weave our hurts, into our destiny.