Sermon Recap
Unbreakable: The Roots of Antisemitism
Part 3 of 4 in Unbreakable
Parte 3 de 4 de la serie Unbreakable
Brian Hunter · March 15, 2026
Scripture Referenced
“You are the God who sees me… Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”
Recap
In the “Unbreakable” series on God’s covenant faithfulness to Israel, this week turned to the historical roots of antisemitism, going back to Genesis 16 and the story of Hagar and the birth of Ishmael. Brian was careful to start with a working definition before going further: antisemitism as hostility, prejudice, or hatred directed at Jewish people simply because they are Jewish. He pushed the room past a simple yes-or-no self-assessment and into genuine self-examination - asking whether even a small, easy-to-miss “sprout” of that kind of hostility might exist in attitudes that otherwise seem unrelated.
The previous week’s conversation, briefly revisited, had covered the relationship between God’s people and land - summarized in the line “borders drawn without God are lines drawn against God” - and this week built on that by tracing conflict in the region back to its earliest biblical roots rather than treating it as a purely modern phenomenon.
Brian also distinguished the kingdom Jesus established at his first coming - a kingdom whose current territory is the human heart, advancing through discipleship rather than borders - from a future kingdom Scripture describes with literal geographic and territorial dimensions still to come.
Touch Points
- Before today, how would you have defined antisemitism, and did the definition given change or sharpen that?
- Brian asked the room to examine their own hearts for even small “sprouts” of prejudice. What did that self-examination surface for you?
- How does understanding a conflict’s ancient roots change the way you think or pray about it today?
- What does it look like for you personally to advance God’s kingdom in the “territory” of your own heart this week?
Resumen en español
Brian Hunter · 15 de marzo de 2026
Pasajes: Génesis 16
En la serie “Inquebrantable” sobre la fidelidad del pacto de Dios con Israel, esta semana se centró en las raíces históricas del antisemitismo, regresando a Génesis 16 y la historia de Agar y el nacimiento de Ismael. Brian tuvo cuidado de comenzar con una definición de trabajo antes de avanzar: antisemitismo como hostilidad, prejuicio u odio dirigido a personas judías simplemente por ser judías. Empujó a la sala más allá de una autoevaluación simple de sí o no, hacia un examen genuino: preguntando si incluso un pequeño “brote” fácil de pasar por alto de esa clase de hostilidad podría existir en actitudes que de otro modo parecen no relacionadas.
La conversación de la semana anterior, brevemente retomada, había cubierto la relación entre el pueblo de Dios y la tierra – resumida en la línea “las fronteras trazadas sin Dios son líneas trazadas contra Dios” – y esta semana construyó sobre eso rastreando el conflicto en la región hasta sus raíces bíblicas más tempranas en lugar de tratarlo como un fenómeno puramente moderno.
Brian también distinguió el reino que Jesús estableció en su primera venida – un reino cuyo territorio actual es el corazón humano, avanzando mediante el discipulado y no mediante fronteras – de un reino futuro que la Escritura describe con dimensiones geográficas y territoriales literales aún por venir.