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Greatness Expects Nothing in Return

Jesus told his followers that there was no love greater than being willing to lay down one’s own life for their friends.

Greatness Lifts Others Up

Jesus defined the greatest kind of person not as the one with the most power or influence, but as the one who chooses to uplift those around them.

Greatness Sees the Unseen

Jesus used the story of the “Good Samaritan” to emphasize the importance of acknowledging and valuing all neighbors, including those who are struggling. Stopping to help those whom others ignore was one of his many criteria for greatness.

Greatness is Childlike

Jesus explained to his followers that the humility of a child was what truly defines “greatness”. Can children today continue to teach us greater lessons if we’re willing to learn from them?

After receiving an unexpected diagnosis for her son Malachi, Marcie describes the support she received from those around her that helped her to continue forward, and what a relationship with her son has continued to teach her.

Jesus explained to his followers that the humility of a child was what truly defines “greatness”. Can children today continue to teach us greater lessons if we’re willing to learn from them?

A different kind of greatness | An interview with Dr. Nicole Martin

Why are we obsessed with greatness? And why does something that seems like a good and healthy pursuit feel so bad? In this conversation with Rev. Dr. Nicole Martin we look into how Jesus defined greatness to find out if we’ve been aiming at the wrong thing.

Dissatisfied | Part 1: The Paradox of Discontent

dissatisfaction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlaDcU5HbMY

Jesus went searching for people who were sick and those who were discontented. We traveled across the country to uncover what his example might teach us. Learn more at https://hegetsus.com/sick. Read more about dissatisfaction here: https://hegetsus.com/en/articles/jesus-invited-everyone-to-sit-at-his-table Check out related He Gets Us articles below: https://hegetsus.com/en/articles/did-jesus-struggle https://hegetsus.com/en/articles/were-all-sick-of-something

Why are we so dissatisfied?

Jesus

discontentment

DISSATISFIED | Chapter 1 of The Paradox of Discontent

Jesus went searching for the dissatisfied. What if we did the same?

Disconnected | Part 2: The Paradox of Discontent

social disconnection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ytfvh57aXQ

It often feels like we’re more disconnected and divided than ever. But is that truly the case? Could the very things making us feel disconnected actually have the potential to unite us?Learn More at https://hegetsus.com/sick Look at the stats on discontent here: https://hegetsus.com/en/articles/discontent-by-the-numbers-are-we-all-sick-of-the-same-things Read more related articles about feeling disconnected here: https://hegetsus.com/en/articles/jesus-welcomed-the-weird https://hegetsus.com/en/articles/jesus-invited-everyone-to-sit-at-his-table

Why do we feel so disconnected?

loneliness

DISCONNECTED | Chapter 2 of The Paradox of Discontent

Is what we're sick of pushing us apart, or can it bring us together?

Disarmed | Part 3: The Paradox of Discontent

empathy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSFi-62gr2Y

We think the very things making us feel disconnected actually have the potential to unite us. Could getting close and practicing empathy the way Jesus did be the key to disarming our shared discontent and breaking down the walls dividing us? Read more about He Gets Us here: https://hegetsus.com/en/articles/discontent-by-the-numbers-are-we-all-sick-of-the-same-things https://hegetsus.com/en/articles/were-all-sick-of-something

How can empathy disarm discontent?

DISARMED | Chapter 3 of The Paradox of Discontent

Is empathy the answer to moving past our shared discontent?

Discovered | Part 4: The Paradox of Discontent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQi6l1HawXk

Jesus went looking for the heartbroken, outcast, weary, and unseen. We spent 17 days on the road trying to learn from his example by doing the same.  We expected to come back with a list of maladies and complaints. What we really left with was new relationships and the beginnings of a path toward getting better. Read more below: https://hegetsus.com/en/articles/discontent-by-the-numbers-are-we-all-sick-of-the-same-things https://hegetsus.com/en/articles/were-all-sick-of-something

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