Let's go.

It's good to have you in the house of the Lord today.

I want to encourage us all this morning to keep our heart free from offense.

Offence is everywhere.

Jesus said, as long as you're here, offense will come.

As long as we live in this world, someone's going to say something that we don't understand,

something that hurts our feelings.

Maybe your husband doesn't listen to your opinion.

There's always going to be reasons to take up an offense, an opportunity to take it in.

You know, it's interesting because the people that you're around are one thing.

But how about the people that you've never even met?

And you don't know me about that.

Everybody's opinion can go public these days on social media.

You begin to read somebody's opinion.

You hear what they're railing against.

Kind of blusters you.

You think I don't agree with that.

Why would they say that?

Then you begin getting all upset.

You call your brother.

You call your sister.

You call your neighbor.

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