Your Jesus Journey

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family. Or can you? When Jesus' mother and brothers showed up, He asked, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?" Was Jesus rejecting His family? Not exactly! In a culture where your family name determined your place in life, Jesus challenged everything people believed about family and belonging. Discover what His shock...

Can God REALLY forgive every sin? What about the one Jesus said could NEVER be forgiven? If you've ever worried that something you said or did put you beyond God's forgiveness, Mark 3:20–30 deserves a closer look. Jesus' warning wasn't aimed at people struggling with honest doubts. It came after religious experts accused Him of working for Satan! Before you panic over one ver...

Jesus had thousands of followers. So why did He pick THESE twelve guys?! Fishermen, a tax collector, a few guys we barely know anything about, and one who would eventually betray Him. Not exactly an impressive résumé! In Mark 3:7–19, discover why Jesus chose twelve ordinary men, what an apostle actually was, and why feeling unqualified might not be the problem you think it i...

What if Sabbath isn't another thing we do for God, but time we get to spend with Him? Last week, we talked about busyness and what happens when our lives become overloaded. This week, I want to look at something that connects with that conversation but takes us in a different direction. What does Sabbath rest actually look like in real life? Pastor Thad has been walking us throu...

Apparently, Jesus had a problem with HANDling the Sabbath rules. ✋ A man with a deformed hand needed healing. Jesus helped him. The religious leaders? They started planning a murder. Seriously?! How do you go from defending God's rules to plotting to kill God's Son? In Mark 3:1–6, Jesus exposes what happens when being RIGHT becomes more important than DOING what's right. Her...