Noah Herrin preaches from John 7 about why the world hates Christians, opening with a personal story of losing social-media followers after sharing his faith. He contrasts worldly measures of success with Jesus' priority of faithfulness and discipleship, noting Jesus often gave up popularity to speak hard truths. Herrin gives several reasons the world opposes Christians: we reject the world's success metrics, we expose evil by speaking truth in love, we refuse to fear man, and ultimately the world hated Jesus first. He calls the church to radical discipleship (private devotion, honest small groups, serving) and to courageously speak the gospel so people might be saved.
“Anyone who is thirsty may come to me. Anyone who believes in me may come and drink. For the scriptures declare, rivers of living water will flow from his heart.” · Noah Herrin
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Practical takeaways: prioritize faithfulness over popularity - measure success by discipleship not crowd size. Practice radical discipleship: consistent private devotion, honest small groups, and serving. Speak the truth in love - don't fear man more than God - and keep praying for unbelieving family members.
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