Riverside Church, Birmingham, Uk

TEACHING SERIES: Changing The Conversation SERMON TITLE: Changing The Conversation About Ourselves BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 7 January 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Romans– Chapter 12, verses 1-5 EXCERPT: ‘The primary exacerbator of burnout isn’t really email, or Instagram, or a constant stream of news alerts. It’s the continuous failure to reach the impossible expectations we’ve set for ourselves.” (Anne Helen Petersen) Change starts with us. How we see ourselves is an important foundation in changing the conversation. If we think too highly of ourselves, we put ourselves on a pedestal over others which leads to hearts that are full of judgement. If we think too poorly of ourselves, we set others on a pedestal and will lead to a heavy burden that we can’t carry. The good news of Jesus shatters both of these views. Only when we are able to see ourselves ‘rightly’ does it lead to change in how we treat God, ourselves and others in a way that is truly life-giving. Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when