At the peak of His fame, Jesus returns to His hometown. But rather than receive Him gladly, the people reject Jesus because they’re stuck in their own version of who they think He is. Today we face the same struggle when the real Jesus comes crashing into our ideas about Jesus. Will we, like the people of Nazareth, reject the real Jesus or will we by faith come to Jesus to experience His power and healing grace?
An Anticlimactic Homecoming
Mark 6:1-6
March 10, 2019 • Chad Francis
True Greatness
June 16, 2019 • Chad Francis
When James and John’s request for power and influence alienates their friends, Jesus takes this moment to teach His disciples about the nature of true greatness. True greatness is found, not in selfishness, but in service. And because He is truly great, Jesus serves His people in a way that frees them to become others-focused servants. Are you selfish or a servant?
Camels And Needles
June 2, 2019 • Chad Francis
In order to enter the Kingdom of God you must receive it like a little child. What keeps us from this? Our own attempts to be good enough or find other sources of goodness to do for us what only Jesus can do for us. In this story, Jesus loves a rich man enough to press him on his idolatry and reveals why He is worth giving up every other source of salvation for.