Ephesians 1:3-14 • Adopted through Christ.
Mark 6:14-29 • The death of John the Baptist.
The gospel this week is unsettling. The gospel reveals that which is often hidden from plain sight. It leads us to wonder under whose sovereignty we live? This story compels the reader to see and hear what is best left unspoken. This passage confronts political power and prophetic faith. It reminds us that the gospel is about God and what God has done in Jesus Christ, rather than a focus on human matters. Paul in the letter to the Ephesians refocuses the human attention on God’s actions, and God’s grace. Will the choices we make today be worth the price? How do we define what is worthy?