Where do your desires come from?

Hill Country Bible Church Dripping Springs

Where do your desires come from?

October 13, 2024 • Jason McNutt • Genesis 3:1–7

Culture tells us we should fulfill our hearts’ desires. Yet we rarely explore whether these are valid desires. Satan deceived Eve and Adam by getting them to think that gaining knowledge was something they wanted. Today our worldly desires are shaped by what we observe. Only by focusing on Jesus and grounding our desires in Him do we get a God-centered and authentic perspective of what our desires should be.

How do you respond to offense?

November 10, 2024 • Jason McNutt • Matthew 16:13–23

Jesus spoke challenging words to His closest disciples, including Peter. Like Peter, we should not fall away or resist because we are being challenged. Instead, we lean into the offense with the understanding that Jesus is exposing idolatry and leading us to grow in faith. We persist because offense is where God can do some of His deepest work in us.

Does Jesus offend you?

November 3, 2024 • Jason McNutt • Hebrews 4:11–12

If we only think of Jesus as gentle and merciful, we will miss how He uses offense to draw attention to our blind spots. How we react to Jesus’ confrontation will either lead to spiritual growth or spiritual atrophy. His intention is to show us the idols in our hearts that keep us from truly knowing Him. Reflection instead of rejection leads to our transformation.

Where do you seek affirmation?

October 27, 2024 • Jason McNutt • 2 Timothy 4:2–5

We sometimes react to being offended by seeking affirmation. However, affirmation for the sake of self-appeasement can be devoid of truth. Instead of seeking counsel from someone who tells us what we think we want to hear, we need to be confronted. Confrontation grounded in the Gospel’s declaration of who we are (sinners in need of a Savior) leads to transformation. Then, we do not become just a better version of ourselves, we are made into new creations and true followers of Jesus.