Invalid for 38 years, Jesus approaches a man who has been waiting around to be healed, but seemingly keeps missing the opportunity. When Jesus presents him with an opportunity to be made whole, the man instead replies with an excuse. How often do we look Jesus' promise right in the eye and instead of offering surrender, offer excuses?

Jesus displays the power of the gospel and our potential impact as disciples spreading that word in the world. Calling his first disciples Jesus beckons them (and us) to be fishers of men, but that comes at a cost. The disciples walked away from their livelihoods, their families, and their comfort zones to follow Jesus, trusting God to provide the whole time. If we are to be true disciples of His word, we too must lay down all we have for him and make Jesus our first priority.

Sometimes we approach Jesus not really looking for an answer, but instead just want to be commended with how we're living our life. This encounter with Jesus goes along those lines - an encounter with Jesus is a radical life experience, leaving ones priorities completely flipped upside down, that is unless it doesn't. Unwilling to put Jesus above the things that the rich young man has deemed so important he leaves this encounter with Christ sad, when instead he could have left fulfilled and changed forever. Is your approach to Jesus the same?

She was ostracized in society, and went out of her way to avoid the crowd. Jesus see's through the social climate, and speaks to her heart. There is so much happening in this passage that crescendos to Jesus revealing that He indeed is the Messiah.

Jesus responds to acts of faith no matter of big or small. Today we see a story of two people who encounter Jesus and see him respond to their acts of faith. Jesus, and only Jesus is the one to turn to in their respective situations - which begs the question do we respond to life the same way? Do we seek encounters with Jesus filled with faith in our hearts or just long shots of hope?

Is media a blessing or a curse? How easy is it to become distracted by the numerous ways to entertain ourselves? Is your time being spent on the things that really matter? David writes in the Psalms that to gain wisdom one must number their days. As we wrap our series on media consumption we explore how much of our time is devoted to media, and if that time is well spent and worth it.

The internet truly has ushered in a new age of information. All the knowledge in the world is at our fingertips. But what can also be a wonderful place of data, information, and the trade of wisdom and knowledge can breed misinformation. In a environment where opinions often trumps facts, and a platform for just about anyone to have a voice (regardless if that voice is qualified, competent, or even correct) our digital landscape is potentially filled with pitfalls.

Music is a very powerful media in society. There are so many different genres, interpretations, and ways for us to consume music. Entire decades can be defined by the style of music that was popular at that time. Even in our Christian community music can be a powerful experience, and also divide congregations. So how do we as Christians approach music as we encounter it in our daily lives? Is the Christian music industry a great vessel for the gospel, or just in it for profits? zer discuss all that and more as we continue our series navigating media.

Today we continue our conversation on screen time and media consumption. Where as Christians do we draw the line? Is there even a line at all? How does Netflix, TV programming, and movies fit into the Christian life? We'll discuss all that and more.

Today we're starting a new series taking a look at media intake, and entertainment options for Christians. How do we navigate our media choices? What are the Christian options compared to the secular options, and do they even compare in quality and value? We'll be leaning on Connor's movie "expertise" as we talk movies and screen time today in part one of our discussion on screen time.