City Church Tulsa

THE CROWD Don’t Look Back 2.18.24 Luke 9:51 As his time drew near, Jesus resolutely set his face towards Jerusalem. The question for the crowd: Will they stay with Jesus and become His disciples or will they turn away and desert Him? 1. Curious 2. Outraged 3. Excited 4. Selfish The social psychology behind mob mentality: • Deindividuation – when people are a part of a group, they experience a loss of self-awareness • Identity – when people are part of a group, they can lose their sense of individual identity and adopt a group identity • Emotions – being a part of a group can lead to heightened emotional states: excitement, anger, hostility, etc. • Acceptability – behaviors that are often seen as unacceptable become acceptable when others in a group are seen carrying them out • Anonymity – people feel anonymous within a large group, which reduces their sense of responsibility and accountability Crowds have the power to make the timid brave, the good better or the bad devastating. - Greg Morse Lu