Except in rare cases, our family of origin is the most significant force in shaping us into the people we have become. For better or worse. According to the story of Scripture, generational sin is real - and Jesus has come to redeem and heal all who would step into his family of faith. In this week's Emotionally Healthy Church series teaching, Evan Wickham unpacks what it looks like to break the power of our past and step into the hope and healing of Jesus.

John Mark Comer points to Jesus as the ultimate example of how to deal with emotional pain.

John Mark Comer points to Jesus as the ultimate example of how to deal with emotional pain.

Dan Braga introduces The Emotionally Healthy Church series and speaks on how it is not possible for a Christian to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.

Dan Braga introduces The Emotionally Healthy Church series and speaks on how it is not possible for a Christian to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.

Evan Wickham briefly introduces a new teaching series for Park Hill Church. May we follow Jesus well, as his holistic disciples, together as his family in San Diego.

"It is not possible for a Christian to be spiritually mature and emotionally immature." - Pete Scazzero

Evan Wickham briefly introduces a new teaching series for Park Hill Church. May we follow Jesus well, as his holistic disciples, together as his family in San Diego.

"It is not possible for a Christian to be spiritually mature and emotionally immature." - Pete Scazzero

David Bennett is friends with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) and works as a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics in the UK. David just finished his Masters degree under the academic advisement of NT Wright, and he is now a PhD student at Oxford.

David was raised in an agnostic home in Sydney, Australia. Believing he was disqualified from the love of God because of his sexuality, he saw Christianity as an enemy of freedom for LGBTQI people. Early experiences with prejudice and homophobia stirred his desire to become an anti-Christian gay activist and to look elsewhere for significance. Then Jesus came into his life in a highly unexpected way, leading him down a path he never would have imagined or predicted.

David's new book will be released in November. The title says it all: "A War of Loves: The Unexpected Story of a Gay Activist Discovering Jesus." To find out more about David, his book, and his passionate commitment to the Way of Jesus, please visit www.awarofloves.com.

David Bennett is friends with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) and works as a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics in the UK. David just finished his Masters degree under the academic advisement of NT Wright, and he is now a PhD student at Oxford.

David was raised in an agnostic home in Sydney, Australia. Believing he was disqualified from the love of God because of his sexuality, he saw Christianity as an enemy of freedom for LGBTQI people. Early experiences with prejudice and homophobia stirred his desire to become an anti-Christian gay activist and to look elsewhere for significance. Then Jesus came into his life in a highly unexpected way, leading him down a path he never would have imagined or predicted.

David's new book will be released in November. The title says it all: "A War of Loves: The Unexpected Story of a Gay Activist Discovering Jesus." To find out more about David, his book, and his passionate commitment to the Way of Jesus, please visit www.awarofloves.com.

In Jesus' day, the Pharisees were the religious fundamentalists and the Sadducees were the progressives. Jesus' response to these two groups are just as relevant for 21st century Westerners. What does faithfulness to Jesus look like in a polarized age?