Episode Overview

Jesse opens with a rich continuation of last week's message, picking up where the review of John the Baptist left off and pressing into what it actually means to take hold of the kingdom. Two stories from Jesse's week as a cop — a knife disarm in a bathtub and praying for a sick kid on a Saturday Sabbath — become the unexpected illustrations that make the theology land.

Review: Part 1 Key Points

1. Disappointment is inevitable — refuse to be offended at the king. John the Baptist, the greatest man ever born of woman, questioned Jesus from prison. The lesson: kingdom life will disappoint you. Don't let it make you bitter.

2. Don't settle for a powerless life. Jesus answered John's doubt not with argument but with fruit — the blind see, the lame walk, the dead are r ...