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The Jesus No One Talks About Series Pt. 2: Making Room for the Outsider | Thursday Devotion · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

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  Pastor Robert Young: The cord for the Gentiles was the only place outsider.
• 0:31
  Pastor Robert Young: And it had been taken over.
• 0:33
  Pastor Robert Young: Jesus wasn't just clearing.
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  Pastor Robert Young: He was making room for the outsider.
• 0:40
  Pastor Robert Young: Inside each of us is an outsider.
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  Pastor Robert Young: A part of ourselves we avoid.
• 0:47
  Pastor Robert Young: A part of ourselves that we judge.
• 0:49
  Pastor Robert Young: Jesus makes room for that part too.
• 1:01
  Pastor Robert Young: Picture a long table in a peaceful room.
• 1:05
  Pastor Robert Young: See Jesus pulling out a chair for the part of you that feels unworthy, overlooked, or not spiritual enough?
• 1:16
  Pastor Robert Young: Watch him welcome that part of kindness.
• 1:27
  Pastor Robert Young: Let's take three minutes to reflect on the following question.
• 1:33
  Pastor Robert Young: What part of myself have I treated like an outsider that Jesus is inviting to the table?
• 4:45
  Pastor Robert Young: Every part of me is welcome in God's presence.
• 4:50
  Pastor Robert Young: Again, every part of me is welcome in God's presence.
• 5:07
  Pastor Robert Young: Dear Lord, help me welcome the parts of myself I've pushed away.
• 5:14
  Pastor Robert Young: Teach me to see myself with your compassion.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Make my inner life a place of belonging.
• 5:21
  Pastor Robert Young: For Christ's sake.
• 5:23
  Pastor Robert Young: Amen.