In this weeks episode, enjoy the whole service.  The sermon, however, begins at minute 25:15 for those interested only in the message.

EAT YOUR PEAS is something probably most of us heard from our parents.  When commanded we begin to whine and negotiate with our parents about what we should do, compared with what we want to do.  We negotiate with God daily about what constitutes "following Him."  For instance, in today's Gospel, Jesus says nobody is worthy to follow Him if they cannot hate father, mother, sister, brother and even deny themselves.  What a change from "love your neighbor as yourself..."  Is this the same God?  Does He make such demands to frustrate us?  Our immediate response is to negotiate our limits as to what we are able and unable to do in following Him.  We want him to accept us as we are...by lowering His expectations of us.  "He'll understand..." we sometimes say.  Listen in as we discuss that God DOES demand complete obedience.....no negotiating...and why we can't.