The Baggage Of Being Offended || Teenage Summer Baggage #7
TEENAGE SUMMER BAGGAGE #7: The Baggage Of Being Offended In Luke 17:1, Jesus addresses the reality of and response to offences, "Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come, but woe unto him, through whom they come!" According to dictionary.com the word offence means: “an act of stumbling; a cause or occasion of sin : stumbling block ; something that outrages the moral or physical senses.” Offense is an act of stumbling. . .it will cause you to break your focus. If you stumble you’re no longer concerned about where you’re going. . .but rather, the immediate desire to keep from stumbling. I. The near impossible battle of an offense. Proverbs 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle . II. The devastation of offending the Holy Spirit. Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled, a...