05/19/2026
The religious leaders in this passage tried everything to trap Jesus through clever questions, theological riddles, political traps.
And he walked through all of it with quiet authority.
But this Sunday's sermon asked us a harder question: Why did Jesus disrupt them so much and us so little?
Most of us have built a faith where Jesus stays in his lane. Close enough to comfort us. Far enough not to meddle. We've got a room for him and a list of rooms he's not allowed in.
The problem? Jesus won't stay put.
From Mark 12, Pastor Rob reminded us that Jesus speaks into government, money, marriage, death, allegiance and every area of life, not just the "spiritual" ones. And if we're not feeling any friction, that's not a sign everything's fine. That might be the thing worth paying closest attention to.
He is not God of the dead but of the living. — Mark 12:27
Listen to the full sermon on pointhopepres.com or through our Point Hope Presbyterian podcast channels. And if this is a word someone in your life needs, please share it with them.