The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
THE ONE CHURCH PODCAST by Rev. Dr. John Paul Ilarraza
Sep 28, 2026
30:21
Episode notes
Join Rev. Dr. John Paul Ilarraza as he shares a powerful message for The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost.
What happens when we become so focused on figuring everything out that we forget to simply trust God? How much of our obedience is shaped by what we think, what we calculate, or what other people might think?
In this episode, we dive into Matthew 21 and what Jesus’ interaction with the religious leaders and the parable of the two sons reveals about pride, honesty, repentance, and the danger of being “too smart for your own good.”
Because sometimes the problem isn’t that we don’t know what God is asking. It’s that we’ve calculated the cost of saying yes.
Matthew 21:23–32