What does the Mission Conference have to do with your stress on a random Tuesday?

In this episode, Pastors Steven, Ben, and Travis dig into Romans 1:1-7 and 16:25-27, exploring the surprising connection between the resurrection power of Jesus and the everyday grind of life. Starting with an honest confession about feeling overwhelmed — selling a house, juggling kids' schedules, and the temptation to see missions as just one more obligation — the conversation unpacks how the gospel reaching the nations isn't separate from your daily struggles but is actually fuel for them.

The guys trace the Greek word for "power" through both the introduction and conclusion of Romans, celebrate what they call the "kingdom wins loop," and tackle a listener question about whether Satan still has access to heaven. If you've ever wondered why you should care about what God is doing on the other side of the world when you can barely keep your own life together, this one's for you.

Four friends tear a roof apart to get a paralyzed man to Jesus, and instead of healing his body, Jesus says, "Son, your sins are forgiven." Why? In this episode, we dig into Mark 2:1-12 and explore why Jesus addressed the disease before the symptom, what it means that he saw their faith, and why he didn't try to reason the scribes out of their doubt — he met it with power instead.

So, what about us? Pastors Steven, Ben, and Travis talk about what happens when your mind hits a mystery it can't solve — the Trinity, the problem of evil, why suffering exists — and why Jesus doesn't hand you a theology textbook. He points you to the power and says, "Let that settle your heart." We also ask what it looks like to be the kind of friend who won't let obstacles, comfort, or busy schedules keep you from getting someone to Jesus.

If you have questions as we continue through Mark or as we look ahead to Romans 1:1-7 for the Mission Conference, please send them to: podcast@cmpca.org.

"If you will, you can make me clean." A desperate leper broke every social rule to kneel before Jesus. What happened next changed everything.

Jesus didn't just speak healing from a distance. He reached out His hand and touched the untouchable FIRST. Before the miracle. Before the cleansing. In that moment, this isolated man knew: I am loved.

We're all like that leper. We hide our uncleanness in our hearts while he wore it on his skin. But Jesus offers the same compassion, the same costly cleansing through His blood. The question is: Are you desperate enough to admit the truth and come to Him?

True cleansing required sacrifice—the spotless Lamb who died so we could be made clean. Don't settle for a bloodless Christ or a crown without a cross.