Receive the Son

Pastor Joel addresses, from Mark 12, Jesus' confrontations with the religious leaders of Israel through the parable of the tenants, questions about taxes, and the Sadducees' challenge regarding resurrection. He emphasizes that God has sent messengers throughout history, culminating in sending His Son, Jesus Christ. The religious leaders' rejection of Jesus mirrors humanity's tendency to reject God's authority over their lives. Pastor Joel challenges both unbelievers to receive Christ for salvation and believers to fully surrender every aspect of their lives to God's ownership. He warns against hypocritical living that has an appearance of godliness but denies God's power, and emphasizes that knowing about Scripture is insufficient—we must know and live by it. Pastor Joel concludes with a sobering reminder that everyone will face a day of reckoning where they must account for what they've done with Jesus.