Whoever is not against us is for us.

Mark 9:40

These words of Jesus are spoken to the disciples who heard of someone, not following Jesus, who was healing people in Jesus’ name.

Their instinct was to stop this man because he was not part of their group.

This “us v. them” mentality is pervasive in our world now and in Jesus’ time.

We love to make distinctions of who is in and who is out, and we can become very precise about how these lines are drawn.

Jesus teaches us to consider things differently.

Join us Sunday as we consider how following Jesus leads us to include rather than exclude.

Message delivered by Pastor Ben Sandin.