Finding the Heart

Kingdom Rejected | Wk5 | King & Country | Matthew 22:15-22

If Jesus is not only a King, but THE King of Kings, then how individuals and nations collectively respond matter. If we desire Jesus as our savior, then we must also pledge allegiance to Him as our King. Other figures can command our respect, obedience, and affection. However, it is King Jesus who we must continually recognize as our greatest authority and the one whom all our actions flow from and allegiance and affection flows to

Through the fire | 1 Peter 4: 12-19

“The central figure in all the Bible, Jesus Christ is a man of sorrows who knows suffering…. When you are suffering my hope is not that you get all the answers to your questions, but that you meet Jesus in your suffering." We were honored to have our friend Pastor Loren Anderson from The Fellowship at Bend preaching at Mercy Fellowship

Kingdom Rejected | Wk3 | Jesus Rejected | Matthew 21: 33-46

Parables are simple stories used to tell significant truths. Jesus continues to engage with the gathered leaders and crowds to reenforce where all authority rest and where all honor is due.

Kingdom Rejected | Wk2 | Jesus' Authority | Matthew 21: 23-32

Holy Disruption brings unholy opposition. Jesus arrived and aggressively cleaned out the temple of money changers and pigeon dealers restoring it to a house of prayer and place of healing. People who benefit from oppression do not respond well to the status quo being overturned. Jesus returns to the temple facing challenges to His authority.

Kingdom Rejected | Wk 1 | Jesus Disrupts | Matthew 21:12-22

Jesus brings Holy Disruption to prepare (and renew) a place for Pure Devotion. Jesus has triumphally arrived in the city of Jerusalem with fanfare from many who have great expectations of what He will accomplish. While intentionally entering with clear messianic symbolism, Jesus is not there to overthrow Roman occupation but to accomplish eternal salvation for His people overcoming sin and death. Transformation and salvation are still His mission, but they look far different than what the cheering crowds, or the plotting opponents, expect.