What He Said / What He Did pt. 4 | July 16, 2023

Today Pastor Dale walked us through what Jesus said and did in Mark 9:42-50. In the passage, Jesus talks about causing another to stumble. 

"If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea..."

To stumble means to scandalize, to throw off another because of one's action, often causing them to sin. Jesus is giving a warning to his followers. His Kingdom is one of compassion and empathy. It is a Kingdom where followers serve one another, a Kingdom where people are to be at peace with one another.

This past spring we spent time looking at Emotionally Healthy Relationships. In one of the teachings Pastor Dale covered the need to: 

1) Stop Mind Reading

2) Clarify Expectations

When we mind read and live with un-clarified expectations, covenants are broken. Stumbling happens. Relationships, families, communities of faith are in trouble. Stumbling can happen at any time. There may be people in our lives causing us to stumble or we may be causing others to stumble. 

The invitation for us all is to seek the Father and ask him to speak into this. Ask the Father to reveal if you may be causing someone to stumble and what action step he'd like you to take. If there's something or someone causing you to stumble, seek His guidance on how he'd like you to move forward. He may be asking you to forgive, to reach out and have a conversation, or to continue praying with him about it.