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The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
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Exploring Emotions, Human Desire to be God, and Unrealistic Church Expectations
The speaker discusses how individuals intertwine their emotions with the gospel, realizing the impact of emotions on preaching. Leaders often feel they should be further ahead, reflecting the human desire to be like God. There is a tendency in the church to expect congregants to meet unrealistic standards based on assumptions not rooted in scripture. For instance, the expectation for everyone to be like Peter walking on water every week, despite most disciples staying in the boat. This unrealistic pressure extends to various biblical characters, creating a fictional super disciple that nobody, including those in the Bible, can live up to.
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