#483: Step Out of the Crowd — Equity Is Not the Objective
Allen Jackson Ministries
Ben Hayes
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
When Jesus interacted with crowds and the disciples, He didn't treat everyone the same way. He drew close, strengthened, and invested in those who consistently choose to stand beside Him. In this sermon, Pastor Allen Jackson discusses how equity—equal outcomes for everyone—is not a biblical idea. God has a unique plan for each of our lives, and our response to Him shows whether we are trustworthy and faithful disciples—or not. As we examine the disciples' lives, we see that following Jesus requires courage. It's normal to feel frightened as we step forward in faith, but we need to be faithful to take that next step. Pastor Allen also discusses the importance of prayer and offers a simple way to make it a part of our daily interactions with our family, friends, and neighbors.
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| 0:00.0 | But the Gospel message begins almost immediately with enormous crowds of people. And it continues right through the book of acts with the day of |
| 0:15.2 | Pentecost to all of those cities where the the epistles are written. City after |
| 0:21.0 | city after city was stirred not because of a minute expression of some subtle thing |
| 0:26.5 | but a presentation of the gospel that impacted so many people that it threatened the status quo in those major cities. |
| 0:34.0 | Would to God that the church would have the courage to say |
| 0:37.4 | we should rattle our cities for the sake of the kingdom of God. |
| 0:41.9 | You're listening to Alan Jackson Ministries. |
| 0:45.6 | You can get the outlines for this episode at Alan Jackson.com. |
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| 1:02.0 | Now it's on to Pastor Allen. Be blessed. |
| 1:05.5 | I want to continue the topic we have been pursuing on stepping out of the crowd. |
| 1:11.4 | And in this particular session stepping out of the crowd. |
| 1:15.0 | And in this particular session, we're going to explore the way that Jesus invited some of his friends to do that. |
| 1:20.0 | We're going to talk specifically that equity is not the objective. |
| 1:24.3 | Equity is a word that's gotten a great deal of usage in recent months and years. We did a little bit of a |
| 1:30.4 | word swap. We used to talk about equality which meant that we were all equal |
| 1:35.8 | before the law and we should have equal opportunities. I believe equality is a |
| 1:42.0 | biblical idea. It emerges from God's idea of justice. |
| 1:47.2 | Equity is something very different. Equity says we should have equal outcomes, which means someone has to put their thumb on the scale. |
| 1:57.0 | Equity says that if you choose to work 14 hours and I choose to work 4 hours, we should get equal outcomes. I think equity is a very destructive idea. |
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