Watch worship from October 24, 2021.

The Upside-down Reign of God

The values of God’s way turn a broken world right side up again. Each of these stories from Mark 10 reveal a different way that God inverts the dominant culture and invites us to live a life “upside down.” Shocking reversals lead to true discipleship.

Oct 24 – Where the Blind Can See

Can we pray the way Bartimaeus prays? People try to hush him up because by addressing Jesus as “Son of David” he is making a politically dangerous claim that Jesus is the rightful king. Could our prayers ever be heard as a threat to unjust powers that be? Bartimaeus won’t give up or go away quietly, but repeats his call for help more loudly. Do we ask so boldly? And are our prayers an honest answer to Jesus’ question, “What do you want me to do for you?”

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