Mark 12:28-34

One of the reasons people deconstruct their faith is because they have been given the impression that to follow Jesus and be a Christian you need to turn off your brain, ignore “the science,” and follow blindly with an unquestioning, emotional acceptance. But God, who created mankind with a body, soul, and spirit, calls Christians to love and follow Him with their whole being. Intellectual rigor and robust theological training with discernment are a necessary part of what it means to follow Christ.

Mark 12:28-31

One of the reasons people deconstruct their faith is because they have been given the impression that to follow Jesus and be a Christian you need to turn off your brain, ignore “the science,” and follow blindly with an unquestioning, emotional acceptance. But God, who created mankind with a body, soul, and spirit, calls Christians to love and follow Him with their whole being. Intellectual rigor and robust theological training with discernment are a necessary part of what it means to follow Christ.

Mark 12:28-31

For many people the idea of accepting Christianity means you must reject rational thought and turn off your brain. Unfortunately, some in the church have perpetuated this idea by leaning on emotionalism. Yet the Bible calls us to think carefully, to understand God’s world around us, and to love the Lord our God with all our minds.

Mark 12:30-31

Christianity is not an abstract faith but belief in objective truth claims about God, the world, and humanity. To neglect engaging our minds is to propagate the lie that Christianity is anti-intellectual, fail at disciple-making by making shallow disciples, fail at evangelism by not thoughtfully engaging competing truth claims, and sin against the God who commands us to love Him with all of our minds.

John 18:33-38

How should the church interact with politics? As Christians, we are citizens of Heaven first and our primary loyalty is to King Jesus. We are called to seek the glory of God and the Kingdom of Heaven as we live as exiles in this world.

John 18:33-37

Many people have become disillusioned by Christians and churches overemphasizing political power and aligning with a particular political party over and against the emphasis of pursuing the kingdom of God, trusting His sovereignty in all things, loving God and neighbor, and praying for those in positions of power. This sermon will seek to expose political idolatry in the church while constructing a beautiful picture of God’s kingdom.

John 18:33-37

The church has typically fallen into two extreme reactions to politics. On the one hand, some churches have been too invested and placed too much faith in a political party or leader. On the other extreme, some churches have sought to have nothing to do with politics whatsoever. The Bible gives us clarifying directions as to how we should engage politics, calling us to seek God’s kingdom first as we seek to follow Christ our King.