Lord of the Sabbath
For most of us, our default approach to life is control. Especially when things feel chaotic. Whether that’s controlling ourselves or other people or both. Whatever situation it may be, when we feel out of control, our default response is to grasp for it. But there is something more powerful, attainable, and fulfilling than control: mercy. And the fact is mercy always triumphs over control.
In with the New
Novelty is deeply threatening, especially when people have built their lives around the old way.” We’re constantly faced with the decision to reject the next innovation, the new model, etc. or to forgo our own comfort and way of doing things and accept the new. Nowhere is this truer than with Jesus and his kingdom. What we must realize this morning is that you cannot follow Jesus and cling to your old life.
Authority to Forgive
Luke 5:17-26 by Ethan Seifried
We think forgiveness needs to be earned. But what Jesus shows us in healing the paralytic is that God’s forgiveness rests on His authority not our ability..
