Mark 6:53-7:4, “rejecting religiosity” [Listen]

Following Jesus is not for the faint hearted. It is a call to become like the One who saved us. The Spirit-lead life will inevitably stretch us. It will call us to risk and to spend our lives for others. We will be asked to let go of religiosity and move to a relationship-driven life where we trust King Jesus with everything. There is no room for religiousity.

Today we are going to see an example of the tension between religiousity and serving Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »

Matthew 6:16-18, “fasting for the kingdom” [Listen]

This passage anything but mundane for us today. Read the rest of this entry »

While the gospel writers often show Jesus in tense and solemn situations, here we see that he was also involved in the celebrations of life – in this case a wedding. This popular story contains a number of often overlooked details that give us a deeper look at Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »