Discipleship
What is the chief sin of humanity? Idolatry. Jesus comes to break the grip of the idols of our hearts that we believe are more precious than Jesus. The rich young ruler asks Jesus, "What must we do to have eternal life?" Jesus' implicit response is this: You must have no other gods before me.
Our default setting is to believe that we are the greatest. Jesus comes and introduces a new way: in the new kingdom economy, it's "last is first", not "first is first". In this message we'll consider why it is so difficult for us to grasp this teaching, and why it is so important that we do.
All of us experience moments in our faith journey where we face a crisis: do I really believe what I thought I believed? Is what I believed really true? In this message, we'll consider how Jesus responds when he comes face to face with a faith crisis moment.
We either observe the sabbath because it is something we must do to please God, or something that we get to do because God is already pleased with us in Jesus. In this message, we'll consider Jesus actions on the Sabbath day and how he redefines for us what it truly means to rest.
