Race & Grace
Race & Grace
January 18, 2026
Series: Race and Grace
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SERMON NOTES
Title: Race and Grace Revisited: One Flock, One Shepherd
Main Text: John 10:7-21
Key Insights from John 10
- Jesus is the only Gate. (7-9)
- The thief wants to divide and destroy. (10)
- Jesus is the Good Shepherd. (11-15)
- Jesus is building One Flock from Many Nations. (16)
- People divide over Jesus and His message. (19-21)
Why Churches Tend to Segregate
- History shapes us more than we realize.
- Consumerism trains us to choose comfort.
- Inward focus slowly shrinks the mission.
- Tribalism tightens the circle.
- Pastors are trained in the homogeneous unit principle.
Where Culture Goes Wrong
- “Everything is racism.”
- “Nothing is racism.”
- Defining justice without God.
- Looking to the government as the Savior.
- Online tribalism feeds extremism.
How the Kingdom Will Prevail
Application #1: Repent of prejudice and partiality.
Application #2: Examine our allegiances.
Application #3: Lay down preferences for the sake of the flock.
Application #4: Build bridges, not walls.
Closing Vision: A Foretaste of Heaven
