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Life Mission Church

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Religion & Spirituality

Season 40

August 16, 2026 - Doubt Your Doubts

Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost - Luke 7.11-23 Jobey McGinty When life doesn’t unfold the way we prayed for, doubt can quickly creep in. John the Baptist knew Jesus was powerful, yet sitting in prison left him wondering if Jesus really was the Messiah after all. In Luke 7:18-23, Jesus doesn’t shame John for struggling. He points him back to the evidence of His kingdom and says, “Blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” Doubt grows when we judge God by our expectations instead of His promises.

August 9, 2026 - Humble Faith

Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost - Luke 7.1-10 Jobey McGinty It’s possible to know the right things about God and still slowly begin trusting your own goodness more than His grace. In Luke 7:1-10, a Roman centurion with power, money, and influence comes to Jesus with a completely different posture. He does not point to his generosity or status. He simply says he is not worthy, yet he trusts that Jesus only has to speak and healing will come. Jesus marvels at that kind of faith. Religion says, “I obey, therefore I am accepted,” but the gospel says we are accepted through Christ, and therefore we obey. Jesus isn’t looking for polished performance but humble trust.

August 2, 2026 - Building On The Rock

Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost - Luke 6:46-49 Jobey McGinty It’s possible to say we trust Jesus while building our lives on something else entirely. We can look stable when work is good, relationships feel strong, or life is under control. But storms expose what our foundation really is. In Luke 6:46-49, Jesus asks, “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” His words are not meant to shame us, but to wake us up to the difference between hearing Him and actually following Him. Jesus doesn’t offer shallow inspiration. He offers a foundation that holds when sin, conflict, loss, and pressure hit hard. Psalm 127:1 reminds us that unless the Lord builds the house, the labor is empty. And James 1:22 calls us to be doers of the word, not hearers only. Wherever you’re starting from, Christ invites you to build on the rock.

July 26, 2026 - The Log and the Speck

Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost - Luke 6:39-45 Jobey McGinty It’s easy to spot what’s wrong in someone else while staying blind to what’s happening in our own heart. Jesus speaks directly to that tension in Luke 6:39-45. He warns that “a blind man” cannot lead another blind man, and He exposes how self-righteous judgment grows from something deeper than bad behavior. Our words, reactions, and criticism reveal the condition of our hearts. Jesus doesn’t call us to ignore sin. He calls us to see clearly through repentance and mercy. Psalm 139:23-24 invites God to search us, and Galatians 6:1 reminds believers to restore one another gently. Real change doesn’t come from pretending we’re better than others. It comes from Christ transforming us from the inside out.

July 19, 2026 - Do Not Judge

Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost - Luke 6:37-38 Jobey McGinty We can be quick to notice the faults in those around us...even those closest to us. We replay their failures, question their motives, and quietly place ourselves above them. But Jesus exposes something deeper in Luke 6:37-38. A judgmental spirit often reveals a heart that has forgotten mercy. This passage is not a command to abandon truth or pretend sin doesn’t matter. In fact, Jesus calls His people to honest discernment without self-righteousness. But, through the gospel, we are able to see our own sin clearly and remember the forgiveness we’ve received through Christ. In doing so, pride begins to loosen its grip, forgiveness becomes possible, fenerosity grows, and grace changes how we see people.

July 12, 2026 - Love Your Enemies

Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost - Luke 6:27-36 Jobey McGinty When someone wounds us, retaliation feels natural. We want fairness. We want payback. But in Luke 6:27-36, Jesus gives one of His hardest commands: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” He isn’t ignoring evil or pretending hurt doesn’t matter. He’s exposing how quickly our hearts cling to revenge instead of mercy. By Jesus’ day, “eye for eye, tooth for tooth” had become a personal justification for retaliation. But Jesus corrects that misuse of Scripture and points to something deeper. Sin doesn’t just damage relationships around us. It shapes the posture of our hearts. We often want grace for ourselves while withholding it from others. Jesus offers a better way. Not a weak or passive life, but a transformed one. If forgiving someone feels impossible, or if bitterness has been quietly shaping your life, bring that struggle to Jesus and remember His forgiveness and mercy for you.

July 5, 2026 - Suffering Well

Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost - Luke 6:12-26 Jobey McGinty Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid suffering. We chase comfort, approval, and control, hoping those things will finally give us peace. But in Luke 6:12-26, Jesus says something surprising: the blessed life is often found in places we would never choose. Poverty, rejection, hunger, and grief become places where God meets people deeply. Suffering has a way of revealing what our hearts trust most. It can harden us, or it can drive us toward Christ. Jesus does not promise an easy life, but He does promise Himself. He is near to the weak, faithful in hardship, and able to form lasting joy even in difficult seasons.

June 21, 2028 - Replacing Legalism

Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost - Luke 5:33-39 Jobey McGinty When faith becomes a checklist, guilt grows and joy shrinks. That tension shows up clearly when the Pharisees question why Jesus’ disciples don’t fast like everyone else. The Pharisees took something God gave as a gift and turned it into a rule. Jesus exposes this kind of religion as empty. Legalism looks serious, but it can’t hold the life Christ brings. Jesus offers something better. He doesn’t patch up our old system. He replaces it. His presence is good news, not a burden. Righteousness comes through Him, not our effort.

June 14, 2026 - Jesus Saves Those Who are Hated

Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost - Luke 5:27-32 Jobey McGinty Jesus doesn’t keep His distance from the people the world avoids or calls outsiders. In Luke 5, we see Him walk straight toward a hated tax collector named Levi. Levi hasn't cleaned up his life...he hasn't somehow made himself worthy or earned a place at God's table. And Levi knew he didn’t belong. Everyone else agreed. Tax collectors were seen as traitors and thieves. Yet Jesus stops, looks at him, and says, “Follow me” (Luke 5:27–28). Jesus comes for sinners, not the respectable. When religious leaders complain, Jesus answers clearly: “Those who are well have no need of a physician… I have not come to call the righteous but sinners” (Luke 5:31–32). Grace moves first. Jesus eats with Levi. He calls him before he changes. And that call leads to real repentance and real joy.

June 7, 2026 - Cleansing From Sin

Luke: To the Least, the Last, & the Lost Jobey McGinty - Luke 5.12-26 In Luke 5, we see Jesus encounter the ultimate outcasts: a man full of leprosy and a paralyzed man. Rather than becoming contaminated by their uncleanness, Jesus does the unthinkable—He reaches out, touches them, and lets His light and wholeness shatter their darkness. He doesn't just heal their bodies; He claims the authority of God to forgive their sins. Yet, like the crowds and the Pharisees, we often try to reduce Jesus to a one-dimensional figure. We gravitate toward His mercy while ignoring His holiness, or we champion His righteousness while lacking His deep compassion. But Jesus is not a reflection of our preferences. He is completely holy and completely merciful; filled with a righteous wrath toward evil, yet overflowing with grace toward sinners. We are called to be conformed into the image of Christ, not to conform Him into the image of us. Discover what it means to look at the entire counsel of Scripture and worship the whole Christ—our Savior who draws us near in our unworthiness, and our Lord who commands us to go, sin no more, and make disciples.

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