When Religion Gets in the Way of Faith | Mark 7 | Pastor Kirt Anderson

Can religion actually block your relationship with God? In this message from Mark 7, Pastor Kirt Anderson looks at the moment a group of Pharisees traveled from Jerusalem to confront Jesus about his disciples not following the ceremonial hand-washing tradition. Jesus pushes back hard, quoting Isaiah and pointing out that their layers of man-made tradition had buried the original intent of God's law. His verdict: worship that lives only on the lips, without a connected heart, is not worship at all. Pastor Kirt brings the message close to home with his own story of growing up in church without ever really connecting, and closes with a moving World War II account of two soldiers, a grieving priest, and a fence that got moved overnight. If you have ever wondered whether you have to have everything figured out before God would accept you, this message is for you.