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Thank God I Don’t Fit In – God’s Upside-Down Selection Process

Have you ever felt like you don’t quite fit in? Maybe that’s not a flaw—it’s your calling.

In this bold and confronting episode, Reverend Ben Cooper takes us deep into 1 Corinthians 1:26–31, where the Apostle Paul describes a kingdom where God chooses the foolish, the weak, the lowly, and even the despised to shame the wise and powerful. This is more than encouragement for the underdog—it’s a wake-up call to a generation shaped by credentials, conformity, and cultural approval.

With raw conviction and prophetic clarity, Pastor Ben challenges the Church to examine how deeply it has mirrored the world’s systems. “We are being led by CV people,” he declares, “not by theologians, not by evangelists, and not by Holy Spirit-filled pastors.” This message pulls no punches as it questions the motives behind how Christian leaders are chosen and how spiritual maturity is often overshadowed by polished résumés.

Drawing attention to the gravitational pull of “the crowd,” Ben dives into the dangers of spiritual and cultural conformity. Whether it’s in church culture, social media, or the workplace, the call to fit in is strong—but God’s call is often the exact opposite. Using real-life examples and scripture, he exposes how crowd-pleasing leads to spiritual compromise and warns that the cost of following Jesus often means being misunderstood, rejected, or overlooked.

But the power of this message isn’t in the critique—it’s in the revelation of God’s upside-down kingdom. What the world considers a weakness may be your divine qualification. Your background, brokenness, or lack of influence may be the very reason God can use you. “Thank God I don’t fit in,” Pastor Ben proclaims, boldly embracing the role of the misfit, the outlier, the one set apart.

Whether you’ve felt unqualified, too different, or spiritually sidelined, this message will awaken purpose in your perceived imperfections. Join us for this truth-filled journey into God’s radical method of choosing people, and learn how to stand strong in a world that demands you conform.

1 Corinthians 1:26–31 – God chooses the foolish to shame the wise, the weak to shame the strong

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