Why Is Life So Hard? Loving Ourselves

<p>In this week’s message, Jason teaches from James 2: 1–10, where believers are called to show no partiality, to remember their identity as God’s chosen people, and to love their neighbors as themselves. These truths challenge us to treat every person with the same love and respect, whether rich or poor.</p><p>James 2: 1-4 &quot;My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?&quot;</p><p>We&#39;d love to connect with you today, send us a message or comment via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EastsideChristian" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eastsidechristianchurch/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. You can also ask any questions you may have with our <a href="https://eastsidechristianchurch.breezechms.com/form/48a752" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ask A Question Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or send us an <a href="http://info@myeastside.cc" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>Join us for Eastside Live in person at 9:30am or 11am at 5874 Montclair Blvd, Milford, OH 45150 or tune into our livestream each week at 11AM on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EastsideChristian" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EastsideChristianChurchCincy/streams" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>We&#39;re thankful for the continued generosity of our church family and friends as we live out our mission. You can give today at: <a href="https://eastsidechristianchurch.breezechms.com/give/online" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give to Eastside Christian Church⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Here are our connection links:</p><p>Website: <a href="https://eastsidechristian.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠