Integrity Church Greenville

welcomed.: "Courage Required" (Acts 14) - Week 7

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Following Jesus was never meant to be comfortable — and Acts 14 makes that unmistakably clear. In this week's message from our "Welcomed." series, we see Paul and Barnabas face opposition, miracles, misunderstanding, and suffering, all while pressing forward with the gospel. The welcome of Jesus is a courageous welcome. It requires doctrinal courage — the kind of patient, persistent commitment to the good news that keeps showing up and speaking truth even when the response is slow or hostile. It requires courage to respond in faith, trusting the work of God not just in dramatic moments of healing but in every ordinary area of life. It requires the courage to walk humbly, resisting the pull toward pride and self-promotion that can subtly derail even the most sincere ministry. And it requires the courage to get back up — because the road of faithful witness will include setbacks, and the question is never whether we'll get knocked down, but whether we'll rise again. Jesus himself modeled this kind of dependent, courageous life, and through Him, we're invited to do the same.

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