Stop Letting Self-Pity Ruin Your Story

🎙️Christian Lee (2025 June 22, Sunday, Storyline Church)

Self-pity can quietly drain your strength, cloud your perspective, and keep you stuck. It can even lead people to justify all kinds of poor behavior and sins. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus shows us a better way.

This sermon dives deep into Mark 14:32–42, revealing how Jesus didn’t just model courage under pressure—He endured unspeakable agony in your place. When His suffering becomes personal to you, it will give you new power to face your own trials with perseverance and purpose.

💡 Topics Covered:

- What self-pity really is—and its negative effects

- The difference between self-pity and self-compassion

- How Jesus’ active and passive obedience secure your worth

- How beholding Jesus in Gethsemane drives out self-pity

📍Scripture: Mark 14:32–42