{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Pulpit & Podium","title":"SERMON – Jesus Debates: Why do we resist the authority of Jesus? | Mark 12:18-40","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4a37bda5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2192,"description":"In this passage, Jesus engages in direct conflict with religious leaders, exposing the deeper issue beneath their questions—resistance to his authority. What appears to be theological debate is actually a struggle over control, identity, and submission. This sermon reveals how easily we can mask our own resistance with intellectual questions while avoiding the deeper call to trust and obey Jesus.\nI unpack:How religious questions can sometimes function as a cover for spiritual resistanceThe ways Jesus exposes the heart behind the questions, not just the content of themWhy true discipleship requires surrendering not just our answers, but our authority📖 Key Passage: Mark 12:18-40🎧 Listen and reflect: Are there areas in your life where you are questioning Jesus instead of submitting to him?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/moFOXdrU8-eVkDXiP_mscnA1n3RV5vVbmr6Hi2PJJYA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YTI1/ZjIwNTIzYTJjMGU0/ZDkwZmUwNjEwM2E5/NGZmNy5QTkc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}