UBC Wed For Life

           The Bible includes four Gospels. Each tells the story of Jesus with a slightly different focus. The Gospel of John, more than any other, makes its agenda clear. Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.  - John 20:30-31 John wanted readers to understand that Jesus, even as he walked the Earth, was divine. He was God in human form. When viewed through that lens, the events that are only mentioned in John become very interesting. Consider the account of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I a...

                          Let’s just be honest: something’s off. Not just in the news headlines, corrupt systems, or “those people over there”—but right here, in us. We feel it when we blow up on the people we love, when we chase success and still feel empty, and when we pretend everything's fine but quietly sink under the weight of anxiety and shame. We have a sin problem. I know, “sin” isn’t exactly a hot topic in today’s world—it sounds old-fashioned, harsh, or overly religious. But before you click away, hear me out. What if naming the problem honestly is the first step to real freedom? Sin: Not Just Bad Behavior, but a Broken Operating System Biblically, sin isn’t just doing bad things. It’s deeper. It’s the fracture in the human heart that separates us from God and causes us to center everything on ourselves. Romans 3:23 says it plainly: “ All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. ” Not some. All. Sin is th...