No one likes to be manipulated or told what to do. And yet, every single one of us is shaped and crafted by our families, cultures, and communities. How we encounter another person is oriented by our stereotypes, assumptions, stories, and experiences. Is it even possible to meet a person without our own biases? Jesus hangs out with a guy who shows up at night (that's bad) and by most other measures, is a person not to be trusted. Rightly. Instead of following the assumptions Jesus no doubt lived in, he sits with them man and hears him out. And out of that moment comes one of the most important verses in the Christian writings. #sermon #biases #stereotypes #crossofChrist #vision #GodsWord