Pastor Chuck continues his series from the book of Mark, where Jesus shakes things up. Jesus was willing to break some social rules in order help people understand God's heart, and that's exactly what Jesus does in today's main text. What man-made rules do we follow at the expense of following God's scriptural mandates? That's a challenging question that pastor asks in this message from Mark's gospel.
Pastor Chuck unpacks the cultural context surrounding first century tax collectors in this message. Jesus' love of the unlovable challenges us to have a more radical love for the unlovable of our day and age.
Did you know regular prayer can vastly improve your mental health? It can! This message from psalm 24 reveals how Christian prayer affects us in positive ways and how Christian prayer is unique because of our new position as sons and daughters of God and because of Jesus' position as our high priest.
Was it right for Jacob's mother to push her son Jacob to steal a prayer of blessing that was intended for his brother? In this message, associate pastor Matthew Seipel-Anderson encourages us to look for spiritual blindspots in our lives. Biblical characters had them, and God wants to help us grow and learn from their mistakes.