Kaleo Church Podcast

Have you ever felt like something is missing in your life? In Mark 10:17 a rich young man runs up to Jesus because he feels like something is missing in his life. Now you would think that Jesus would tell this young man that following him was the one thing that he was missing. And of course you would be right, but that isn’t all Jesus tells this man. We talk a lot about needing Jesus but in this passage Jesus makes it clear that it is not enough to simply know that you need Jesus. In this passage Jesus calls this man to trust that He is all that this man needs. Its not enough to know that you need Jesus, until you believe that Jesus is all that you need there will always be something missing from your life.

In Mark 10:13-16 Jesus is indignant at his disciples because they believe that some people are more worthy of His time and attention than others. He goes on to make it clear that our entitlment doesn't just hinder other people from heaven, it actually hinders us! You see there is actually a right and a wrong way to recieve Jesus's love! In verse 15 Jesus calls us to receive his kingdomn like a little baby. This message tries to understand what that would look like and the joy that it would bring.

Divorce is so common that it has affected nearly all of us in some way and yet it is also so painful that it never affects anyone without leaving scars. In Mark 10 Jesus discusses this painful and controversial topic by going back to Genesis and reminding us about the way God designed marriage in the first place. Ironically what we find is that built into the very fabric of marriage is grace to help those who are currently married as well as to offer healing to those who have been painfully affected by divorce. After talking about the way that marriage is meant to reflect Jesus love for his people we will seek to apply these truths to singles, to those who are currently married, to those who have been the victims of divorce, to those who have gotten divorced when they shouldn’t have, and we will conclude by addressing the scars that are left on children whose parents have gotten divorced and the healing that Jesus offers to them.

We often look back to the “glory days” of our past, or to the future with idealistic hope, leaving us unsure what to do in the present. In Haggai 2:1-9, God comes and speaks to a mixed community of people wondering what to do in the present. Listen and hear how the Gospel comforts us and drives us to be strong and work for the glory of God.

If someone were to ask you what your purpose in life is, what would you say? In Haggai 1, God's people are sent back home from exile but rather than fulfill their mission, they seek their own glory. Listen and hear how the Gospel changes our priorities to making God's glory our purpose in life.

We live in a world of ever-increasing anxiety. Psalm 27 shows us that David believes seeking the beauty of the Lord is a grace of God to quiet our anxiety. Listen and hear how the Gospel reveals the face of God that frees us to fix our eyes on the beauty of Christ rather than anxiety.