The Gospel of Jesus—Conflict, Part 2
January 5, 2024
As we look at the conflict in this passage about the healing of the man with the withered hand, it's easy to put all the blame on the Pharisees. Their zeal for the law was good, but they misunderstood the nature of grace.
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What we need to be holding onto is the real nature of who Jesus is and what the gospel is—and have that story clear in our minds. Conflict often reveals the real nature of something. The conflict in this passage is intended to bring absolute clarity to what the real nature of the story of the gospel is.
January 4, 2024
We must speak the truth, but we must do so with love. The big issue today with this kind of problem of speech has to do with gender. Today there is a huge gender agenda. We need biblical discernment to balance truth and love in these issues.
January 3, 2024
Josh Moody explains that Mark has carefully woven together these stories around the issue of truth-speaking. Our whole culture is shifting from a truth culture to a fictional culture. We must get back to what is true, and we need to focus on what is true about God.
January 2, 2024
The stories that we tell shape how we look at life; they form the world in which we live. In this new series, we learn that the Gospel of Mark is intended to give us a framework or story for how to look at life. Mark is primarily concerned about the identity of Jesus and in response, who then should I be?
January 1, 2024
In this message we're looking at how to glorify God. Studying the end of John's gospel is a powerful way to end the year.
December 30, 2023
Paul warns about those who have a contrary teaching and who put up obstacles and cause division. At the very end of Romans, he appeals to his readers to focus on the message he has been teaching them.
December 29, 2023
Would you, if you are in Christ, so focus on that relationship so that the power of Christ flows through you? We have such a greater union when we are united in Christ and focusing on his glory.
December 28, 2023
Paul lists friends and colleagues for the Roman church to emulate in Christ so that this ordinary community can have an extraordinary impact.
December 27, 2023
We who follow Christ have an fantastic opportunity to steward our lives for the progress of the gospel. Listen to this message and make a fresh commitment to give your life to something that lasts forever.
December 26, 2023
Luke emphasizes the registration of the people by the Roman Empire four times in these verses. It really happened and is documented in history. Christian faith is not based in a fantasy but is based in the real truth of Jesus.
December 25, 2023
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