What Is Jesus Worth to You?
The Gospels | Mark 14:1–26 Does your faith cost you anything? Do you see devotion to Jesus as beautiful or wasteful? Can you be "close" to Jesus and still miss him?
Does your faith cost you anything? Do you see devotion to Jesus as beautiful or wasteful? Can you be "close" to Jesus and still miss him? In today’s episode, Keith walks through Mark 14:1–26 to show how a woman’s costly act of devotion reveals what it looks like to truly believe the Gospel and why half-hearted faith always falls short.
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Read MoreDoes your faith cost you anything? Do you see devotion to Jesus as beautiful or wasteful? Can you be "close" to Jesus and still miss him? In today’s episode, Keith walks through Mark 14:1–26 to show how a woman’s costly act of devotion reveals what it looks like to truly believe the Gospel and why half-hearted faith always falls short.
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Passage: Mark 14:1-26
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Keith Simon
Keith Simon is the pastor and co-founder of The Crossing, a large, politically diverse church. He’s also a cultural commentator, has written for Newsweek and contributes his thoughts weekly on his top news commentary podcast, Truth Over Tribe. He's...
Read MoreKeith Simon is the pastor and co-founder of The Crossing, a large, politically diverse church. He’s also a cultural commentator, has written for Newsweek and contributes his thoughts weekly on his top news commentary podcast, Truth Over Tribe. He's the co-author of Truth Over Tribe, and Joyful Outsiders. Keith received a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He and his wife, Christine, have four children.
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