In the opening message of the Mended series, Pastor Brandon speaks to the hidden reality that many believers faithfully love and serve Jesus while still carrying deep wounds from loss, betrayal, disappointment, and church hurt. Isaiah 61 reveals that Jesus was anointed specifically to bind up the brokenhearted, and this sermon unpacks what that truly means.

A broken heart in Scripture is a shattered inner life—affecting our thinking, our emotions, our identity, and our ability to trust—often causing us to close off in self-protection. Yet the gospel shows that Jesus moves toward, not away from, wounded people, and as our Great High Priest He is the only One who is both safe enough and powerful enough to heal what we cannot fix ourselves.

Using the picture of kintsugi, Pastor Brandon reminds us that Christ doesn’t hide our fractures—He fills them with His presence and grace, making our restored lives a display of His glory.

The call is simple and personal: not to repair ourselves, but to bring Him the pieces and give Him access to the places we’ve kept closed, trusting that the Mender makes the broken whole.