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REJECTED. Mark 12:10-11.

“All of the other reindeer” reject Rudolf because of his freakish nose—then he saves Christmas. And the Ugly Duckling is ugly and awkward and the ducklings reject him. But he grows up to be a SWAN. Abraham Lincoln is similar: critics mocked his appearance, calling the tall, skinny man “the unlikely cross between a windmillContinue reading “REJECTED. Mark 12:10-11.”

He Was Despised, Rejected.

“All of the other reindeer” reject Rudolf because of his freakish nose—then he saves Christmas.  And the Ugly Duckling is ugly and awkward and the ducklings reject him. But he grows up to be a SWAN.  Abraham Lincoln is similar: critics mocked his appearance, calling the tall, skinny man “the unlikely cross between a windmillContinue reading “He Was Despised, Rejected.”

Rejection.

Ever felt rejected?  It is awful.  A terrible, universal experience. Everyone has been there—or will be.  Jesus knows the sting of rejection. He was rejected by powerful religious leaders, by government prosecutors, by the people of his hometown who tried to stone him the day He began His ministry (Luke 4:29), by the crowds shoutingContinue reading “Rejection.”