Pilgrim Baptist Church

When Family Rejects Your Faith


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Ever had someone close to you—someone who knows you well, who's sat at your table—question whether God can use you? Pastor Fortunato unpacks one of the most painful moments in Jesus's earthly ministry: when His own brothers rejected Him, doubted His identity, and tried pushing Him toward danger disguised as "good advice." This isn't just ancient history—this is YOUR story if you've ever faced church hurt, family rejection, or pressure to prove your faith to skeptics. Why Jesus refused to attend the Feast of Tabernacles (and what it teaches about strategic obedience vs. people-pleasing) | The shocking reality that Jesus's brothers wanted Him dead—and how unbelief can blind even those closest to you | Why "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thy house" isn't a guarantee, and what that means for your family's salvation | How to recognize when people package doubt as concern—and why Jesus never defended Himself to prove who He was | The most addictive drug in the world (hint: it's not alcohol or marijuana—it's celebrity status, recognition, and fame) | Why the world will always hate genuine Christians who refuse to participate in darkness | What "your time is always ready" means for evangelism and why everyone you meet needs to hear the gospel TODAY Cultural religion wants the feast without the Lord of the feast. America is more concerned with the FORM of worship than the FOCUS of worship. You can landscape a landfill and get used to the stench—that's exactly what rulers and religious systems do with this evil world. But Jesus calls it what it is, and so should we.
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Pilgrim Baptist ChurchBy Jimmy Fortunato