We are all broken people, living in a broken world.

It's that simple.

Unfortunately, no one is exempt from the effects of sin.

The good news for all of us is that Jesus steps into the midst of our brokenness, is near

to us and makes us whole in his love.

What's even more amazing is God wants to use you to see past the broken exterior to the hearts of his people in your life.

Brokenness can often make us hard, bitter, and difficult to deal with.

But we've been given the call to see past that hard exterior and love people in the

midst of their pain.

In today's podcast, we're looking together at how we can see past the brokenness and others

to love them well.

Welcome to the first 15 podcast.

Without perspective given by the spirit, our love will only reach as far as the human eye can see.

Brokenness comes in all forms and fashions.

Without Jesus, the man or woman covered in dirt and filth standing on the street corner

begging for help, is just

as broken as the millionaire lying and cheating his way into fleeting fame and fortune.

It's just that our brokenness takes on varying forms depending on what temptations and

trials get the better of us. Jesus saw past the brokenness to the heart of those around him. He chose

to love and minister to the core of the person rather than being intimidated by the symptoms

of sin and those around him. He saw into the heart of the woman at the well in John 4 and ministered

to her brokenness caused by failed marriages and sexual sin.

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