The sermon "Free from Shallow Religion: Letting Go! Pt. 1" challenges believers to move beyond superficial faith and embrace true discipleship with Jesus. It categorizes shallow Christianity into three types—Cultural, Casual, and Religious—each lacking the deep transformation that Christ calls His followers to. Rather than simply identifying as "Christian," the sermon encourages believers to see themselves as disciples, or apprentices, of Jesus, actively learning to live like Him. Using Matthew 6 and the Lord’s Prayer, it emphasizes that true faith is not about outward religious performance but about a heart directed toward God. Jesus calls His followers to a righteousness rooted in a relationship with the Father, not in human recognition. As the Lenten season begins, the message invites believers to let go of apathy and empty religious practices and instead pursue a faith marked by justice, mercy, and humility, keeping their eyes fixed on Jesus.