How is this serving me? The brain rot of Christianity | Pastor Brandon Cobb

What does it really mean that Jesus “did not come to be served, but to serve” (Matthew 20:28)? And why do some of the most blessed people in church quietly grow the most bitter? In this message, we confront a hard spiritual truth: if you don’t learn to serve more than you’re served, your faith will slowly rot. Through the bold request of James and John’s mother and Jesus’ repeated prediction of His own suffering, we uncover how self-centered worship can disguise itself as devotion — and why spiritual maturity requires moving from consumer to contributor.

This episode wrestles with the reality that service is not seasonal, emotional, or circumstantial — it’s spiritual. From the example of Jesus serving on the way to the cross to the powerful story of Pierre Toussaint’s faithful impact in New York City, we’re reminded that no season, wound, or limitation disqualifies you from pouring out living water. If you’ve been tempted to sit back, drift, or make faith about what you receive, this message will challenge you to grow up, step in, and discover how serving clarifies just how deeply you’ve already been served.

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