Why Your Weakness Doesn't Disqualify You | Julia Veach

Zoe Church LA

Chad Veach

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this message, Chad Veach teaches that Jesus is often not what we expect—but better than we imagined. Walking through Luke 9 and 10, the message reveals a Savior who consistently chooses unlikely people, works through insufficiency, and invites ordinary individuals into extraordinary purpose. Jesus doesn’t wait for perfection before using people. Instead, He asks, “What do you have?” and multiplies surrendered lives for His kingdom. Pastor Chad emphasizes that following Jesus is not about comfort, self-promotion, or maintaining control—it’s about surrender. While culture teaches us to protect ourselves and build our own kingdom, Jesus calls us to deny ourselves, pick up our cross daily, and trust Him with the unexpected path. The life God has planned may not look like what we imagined, but it is always greater, deeper, and more purposeful than anything we could create on our own. Ultimately, the message reminds us that Jesus values intimacy over productivity. Through the story of Mary and Martha, we see that while serving matters, connection with Jesus matters more. The closer we get to Him, the more we realize He exceeds every expectation. He is more compassionate, more faithful, and more powerful than we thought—and His plans for us are better than we expected.

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0:00.0	Hey, what's going on, everybody? Thank you so much for listening to this week's message from Zoe Church.
0:06.1	You are in for a treat today as Pastor Julia is bringing the word.
0:10.9	Open up your Bible to Luke chapter 9 and we'll get ready to jump in.
0:14.7	But I want to think every person that gives to and through Zoe Church, if you'd like to give today,
0:20.8	go to our website
0:22.1	and click in the far right the give button.
0:25.3	Go down there and choose the location online, Zoe Family,
0:29.7	if you're not from Los Angeles.
0:31.7	But thank you for your generosity.
0:33.5	Let's jump into this week's message
0:35.8	from Pastor Julia out of Luke chapter 9.
0:39.8	If you are just joining us, we have been in a series the last few weeks out of the book of
0:47.8	Luke. And we've had just an incredible time studying together, learning together, growing together. And if you've
0:58.1	missed the last few weeks, you can go back and check those chapters out. But I'm excited to
1:04.7	share out of this series. And I love Luke because he presents a more merciful and compassionate gospel than the other
1:14.5	gospels writers do.
1:17.4	And I don't know if you're like me.
1:19.2	Like I could use some more mercy and some more compassion and some more grace.
1:23.6	Amen.
1:24.8	And I love that more than the other writers, Luke, he emphasizes a few things. He shows that
1:32.5	outsiders are welcome. He shows that sinners, they're eligible to receive mercy. And he shows a lot of
1:42.0	times the overlook being noticed and seen. And I love that it's that we are
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