Jesus and Faith
Saddleback Church Weekend Messages
Saddleback Church
4.7 • 723 Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Pastor Kurt Johnston wraps up our final week of Jesus on the Move, walking through Jesus’ healing of the paralytic man in Mark 2. When all else fails, a group of friends asks, “what if Jesus could?” and stops at nothing to get their friend in front of Him. When the crowd blocks the way, they push through, lower their friend down, and create a moment that changes everything. This story reminds us that faith sets the stage for God to move in us and through us. Every opportunity for faith comes with obstacles, but while the barriers are real, they don’t have the final say. God is with us, walking us through each one. We also see that what feels messy or unexpected to us is often the very place Jesus invites us to trust Him more. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment, this message is your invitation to trust Him and take your next step.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, this is Andy Wood, and I'm the pastor here at Saddleback Church, and this is our podcast. |
| 0:07.9 | Be sure to subscribe so we can get you these new messages every week, and I hope you enjoy today's message. |
| 0:14.2 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:28.1 | Well, we are so thrilled that you're with us on this Palm Sunday. Welcome to Saddleback Church, |
| 0:39.7 | especially those of you who are guests. Like most of you, I would assume, I like many, when I was growing up, I had chores that I had to do. |
| 0:42.7 | And as I got older, the chores would kind of progress. |
| 0:49.5 | And by the time I was in upper elementary school, maybe fifth, sixth grade, one of my primary chores, which I absolutely despised, was mowing the lawn. And I had was mowing the lawn. |
| 0:56.3 | And I had to mow the lawn. |
| 0:58.6 | My dad made me mow the lawn every Sunday afternoon. |
| 1:04.1 | I was probably the only fifth grader in California that wanted church to go longer and longer and longer |
| 1:10.2 | because I knew when I get home from church, |
| 1:14.1 | I'm mowing the lawn. The only out was if it was raining. That was the only out. And every single |
| 1:20.5 | Sunday, I would come home from church, we would eat lunch, and then I would go mow the lawn. |
| 1:24.4 | And on one particular Sunday, when I assumed it was time to mow the lawn, my dad pulled me aside and he said, hey, Kurt, I've been thinking, you know, you're getting a little bit older. Here's the deal. You still have to mow the lawn, but I don't care when you do it. As long as by the time you go to bed on Sunday night every week, the lawn gets mowed. I don't care when you do it. Do it no other you want. Just make sure it's mowed by Sunday night. And I thought, oh my goodness, I've been set free. This is unbelievable. And so, of course, I didn't mow the lawn that Sunday night. Why would I? And I didn't mow the lawn Monday. And by Tuesday night, my dad came in. |
| 2:04.8 | He said, hey, Kurt, just a reminder. I don't care when you do it. You can mow the lawn whenever you want. |
| 2:11.7 | But by Sunday night, when you go to bed, the lawn has to be mowed. Yeah, Dad, I got it. Don't worry about it. Get off my case. |
| 2:19.3 | Okay. |
| 2:22.3 | Don't mow the line the next night, Wednesday night. |
| 2:25.3 | Don't mow the lawn Thursday night. |
| 2:28.3 | Don't mow the lawn Friday night. |
| 2:32.3 | On Saturday, my dad pulls me aside. |
| 2:36.6 | Hey, Kurt, just a reminder. |
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