Episode 26: Seeing Clearly

Who do you say that Jesus is?

In this episode, Pastor Steven and Travis dig into Mark 8:27-38, the turning point of Mark's Gospel, where Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ and then immediately gets it wrong. Jesus receives the confession, then begins teaching that the Son of Man must suffer, be rejected, and be killed. Peter's rebuke earns him the sharpest words in the Gospel: "Get behind me, Satan." Peter had the right word but the wrong idea, imagining a Messiah with a crown and no cross.

From there the conversation moves to what it means to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow a crucified King. Pastor Steven and Travis wrestle honestly with what being ashamed of Jesus looks like in a culture where church attendance is acceptable but bold witness is not, and they share stories of what the gospel has actually cost them in workplaces, friendships, and daily life.

So, what about us? Are we willing to weigh temporary comfort against eternal glory, or have we made ourselves so safe that following Jesus costs us nothing at all?