Pastor Leighton teaches us from Mark 8 this morning:
“…I actually want you to be offended by this. Don’t be offended if the music is too loud or not to your taste, don’t be offended if the carpets are too old, or if someone here in the church once said something to you that was hurtful. Let that stuff slide. But be offended when I lump you into the same batch as the Twelve. Because the moment that you say to yourself ‘Stupid disciples! How did they miss that Jesus just fed 5000 people and could easily feed 4’, then you are in danger more than they ever were…We need to be offended. There is great sanctification in catching yourself next time saying ‘Well, I would never do that’, or ‘At least I’m not like they are’…and then to rebuke yourself. To take every thought captive. And repent. We need to be a people of repentance…”
(Note: there was a brief loss of audio at the 4:11 mark, but the sermon remain substantially complete in its recording)