Are you exhausted from your Christian walk? Good. In this vividly illustrated and deeply practical session, John Barnett explains why a difficult life is actually the greatest evidence of your salvation. If you feel like everything is pushing against you, it’s because you have finally stopped floating and started paddling.
Here is why you cannot miss this class:
1. THE PARABLE OF THE RED CEDAR RIVER John takes us back to his youth group days, loading up the big yellow bus for a canoe trip on the Red Cedar River. He paints a picture we all recognize: paddles in the boat, life jackets unused, just letting the current take us downstream. In a masterclass of illustration, he reveals the terrifying truth: The world is a river headed for destruction. If you are comfortable, you are floating. If you are moving without effort, you are heading for the falls.
2. THE "CRAZY" FACTOR Have you ever wondered why your unsaved friends or family members think you are strange? John explains that when Jesus turns your canoe around, you immediately start crashing into everyone else. Drawing from 1 Peter 4, he shows that the friction you feel isn’t a sign of failure—it’s a sign that you are going the right way. Discover why the world tries to flip your canoe back around and why "going against the flow" is the only way to survive.
3. THE "ULTIMATE TEMPTATION" REVEALED It isn’t drugs, and it isn’t violence. John identifies the single greatest danger to the modern believer: Distraction. He warns that we are living in the "strongest temptation time since the days of Noah." If God has become "blurry" in your mind recently, you have been infected. This class offers the cure.
4. PRAYER WITHOUT CEASING… SIMPLIFIED Do you think "praying without ceasing" means mumbling words all day long? John demystifies this command. Using the example of Joseph in Potiphar’s house, he defines prayer not as a constant monologue, but as an "open line"—a continuous awareness that God is watching, which changes how you handle every crisis, every temptation, and every room you walk into.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Laodicea made Jesus sick because they kept their paddles in the boat and floated. Don’t let the current of this culture decide your destination. Join John Barnett to grab your paddle, turn your canoe around, and fight the current.
From WNS 2025NY-08d – Stop Making Jesus Sick (250331AM) – https://youtu.be/guaeVmsKzo8
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