2/15/26

Part 2: "With" before "Sent"

Text: Mark 3:13–15

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

In this message from Clarity Church’s “Love Your Neighbor” series, Pastor Phillip Santillan walks through Mark 3:13–15 to show a simple but changinging.

Before Jesus sends anyone, he calls them to be with him. Formation comes before mission. Presence comes before proclamation.

From there, we connect the dots to what it looks like to “love your neighbor” in real life, not as a guilt-driven project, but as a Spirit-formed life that naturally spills over. You will also hear why evangelism is not a hidden motive for friendship, and how everyday faithfulness puts hope on display and then uses words when the door opens.

Jesus calls ordinary people, reshapes them through closeness with him, and then sends them out as salt and light in the world (Matthew 5:13–16) with a ready, humble witness (1 Peter 3).

Key themes: being with Jesus, disciple-making, living on mission, neighbor love, evangelism without hype, presence, and good works that point to God.