Insight for Living Daily Broadcast

Mark 2:18–28

Some battles waste your strength while others are worth every ounce of it. When the Pharisees confronted Jesus over fasting and Sabbath practices, their obsession with external rules collided with His heart for grace and freedom.

From Mark 2:18–28, Pastor Chuck Swindoll identifies three battles worth fighting: the battle for continual joy, the battle for ageless flexibility, and the battle for meeting real needs. “The Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath.”

Refuse to let legalists steal your freedom in Christ. Contend for joy, stay flexible, and keep meeting real needs. These are the things that really matter!

Mark 2:13–17

Religion draws lines around who’s in and who’s out, but Jesus consistently crossed those lines. He called a despised tax collector named Levi to follow Him, crossing every line religion had drawn. The religious leaders were scandalized.

Pastor Chuck Swindoll unpacks Mark 2:13–17, showing that Jesus intentionally pursued the very people the religious establishment rejected. He declared, “I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

Set God free from the box of legalism. Welcome the Jesus who embraces the broken, the outcast, and the undeserving, and step into a grace-filled life of freedom and joy!

Mark 2:13–17

Religion draws lines around who’s in and who’s out, but Jesus consistently crossed those lines. He called a despised tax collector named Levi to follow Him, crossing every line religion had drawn. The religious leaders were scandalized.

Pastor Chuck Swindoll unpacks Mark 2:13–17, showing that Jesus intentionally pursued the very people the religious establishment rejected. He declared, “I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

Set God free from the box of legalism. Welcome the Jesus who embraces the broken, the outcast, and the undeserving, and step into a grace-filled life of freedom and joy!

Mark 2:1–12

Four determined friends, one stretcher, and a hole torn through a stranger’s roof. That’s how a paralyzed man landed at the feet of Jesus. But before healing the man’s body, Jesus addressed his deeper need: the forgiveness of sins.

From Mark 2:1–12, Pastor Chuck Swindoll recounts a dramatic miracle that unveiled Jesus’ divine authority to forgive. While the scribes silently criticized, Jesus proved that healing the soul matters even more than restoring the body.

Carry your deepest needs to Jesus without hesitation. He alone can mend both body and soul, and He knows which one needs mending most!

Mark 2:1–12

Four determined friends, one stretcher, and a hole torn through a stranger’s roof. That’s how a paralyzed man landed at the feet of Jesus. But before healing the man’s body, Jesus addressed his deeper need: the forgiveness of sins.

From Mark 2:1–12, Pastor Chuck Swindoll recounts a dramatic miracle that unveiled Jesus’ divine authority to forgive. While the scribes silently criticized, Jesus proved that healing the soul matters even more than restoring the body.

Carry your deepest needs to Jesus without hesitation. He alone can mend both body and soul, and He knows which one needs mending most!