Why in the world did the very people who should have recognized Jesus so ardently reject him? Take a look at this week’s passage to see how an attitude of demandingness can lead you straight away from God.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Hope Community Church - North Lakes

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In a world that values inclusion, the words of Jesus in Mark 7, spoken to a desperate mom, come off as harsh and even offensive to us. However, if we push past our initial response and do the work of digging in to understand what's happening, this passage unlocks a beautiful truth about the gospel that transcends our greatest hopes for what inclusion might look like. We see that anyone can get in on this, but not in the way we might expect.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Paul Stiver
Hope Community Church - North Lakes

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When Jesus is asked why his disciples don’t follow the rules, he responds by calling an entire group of people hypocrites. This charged encounter ends with Jesus declaring that what makes someone unclean before God comes from within—from the heart. Yet remarkably, it is our hearts, not our rule-keeping ability, that God is after. We learn that it is an appeal to God’s mercy, not our own spiritual résumé, that leads to life.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Paul Stiver
Hope Community Church - North Lakes

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