For the LORD will not reject his

people; he will never forsake his

inheritance. Psalm 94:14 NIV
 Rejection
To reject someone is to refuse to accept them.
• Most people want to be liked so it is difficult when
we are not accepted. This rejection may be because
of the way we look, our personality or our behavior.
To be rejected is an unpleasant thing to be cast on to
you. It can be extremely hurtful.
 Rejection by those close to you
• Rejection from those close to you can be
extremely painful because we trust these
people more than others.
• Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his
relatives and in his own house is a prophet without
honor." Mark Ch.6:4 NIV
• Jesus says in this verse that a worker for God (prophet) is
never honored in his hometown. But this didn’t slow down his
work for God, as this work was far more important than being
respected or honored by others. If family, neighbors or
friends don’t respect your work for God then don’t let this
rejection stop you from serving God.
 Overcoming rejection through
TEAMWORK
• When the disciples travelled through the countryside, they did it in
pairs. He decided that as a pair they could encourage and
strengthen each other, especially when they were facing rejection.
When we are facing rejection we can get strength from God but he
also encourages us to meet our needs by teamwork with others.
• For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's
field, God's building. 1 Corinthians Ch.3: 9 NIV
• Serving Christ requires us to work with others – as a team.

Teamwork can help encourage and strengthen each other,

when faced with rejection.
 Overcoming rejection by drawing
close to God
Christ gave an example of complete trust in God.
• When they hurled their insults at him, he did not
retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.
Instead, he entrusted himself to Him who judges
justly. 1 Peter Ch.2:23
The example of Christ was one of absolute non-resistance to evil and
complete trust in God. He could have avoided all his trials (Matthew
26:53), but he knew that the path of salvation lay through suffering
and death, and like a good shepherd , he led the way. He overcame
the rejection by others by putting complete trust in God.
• God promises never to leave or forsake us.
• Keep your lives free from the love of money
and be content with what you have, because
God has said, "Never will I leave you; never
will I forsake you." Hebrews Ch.13:5 NIV
 Silence - Rejection by God?
• Job suffered a lot in his life. He was nervous because God was
silent and gave no reasons for his suffering. This apparent
rejection by God bothered Job even more than any suffering
he was going through.
• "Only grant me these two things, O God, and then I will
not hide from you: withdraw your hand far from me,
and stop frightening me with your terrors. Job Ch.13:
20 – 21 NIV
• Job didn’t want God to “withdraw your hand
far from me”, in other words, reject him.
God’s silence does not mean he has rejected
us. Sometimes we will intervene in
our lives in unseen ways.
 Rejection of God
Sometimes, through our actions and thoughts we can make the
mistake of rejecting God. This can be done in a number of ways:

1. Selfishness
2. Trusting our own judgment more than God’s
judgment
3. Trusting people more than God
• 4. Not taking up God’s offer of salvation
God loved us so much they he
gave us his only begotten son.
Jesus perfect life, his truthful
words and his sacrifice of love
are designed so that we sit up
and take notice and follow
the example of Jesus. If we do
this we are taking up God’s
offer of salvation.
Accept one another, then, just as
Christ accepted you, in order to
bring praise to God.
Romans 15:7