Full title: Don't Be Surprised If The World Hates You (1 John 3:11-15)

People will hate you for no good reason, as people hated Jesus for no good reason. Jesus, the picture perfect example of love, service, and sacrifice acknowledged this and warned people who follow him, "if they persecuted me, they'll persecute you (John 15:20)." The root cause of this is found deep within the heart. As John notes, some people have the heart of Cain (speaking of the real-life Cain as recorded in the historical book of Genesis), where the sight of love, faithfulness, and devotion acted on by his brother Abel moved Cain to murder him. This revealed a reaction to an even deeper truth in that true love is SHOWN (like Abel demonstrated), not just SAID (like Cain demonstrated). What is in your heart will be revealed in how you treat people, and your attitude towards people. If you're doing what God commands, and you are patient, reasonable, and help people, others will take issue with that, as Pastor Troy lays out in this message, and why.