Ordinary 24B: What Are You Willing to Live For?

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Joy J. Moore offers a profound reflection on Isaiah 50:4-9a in this week’s Sermon Brainwave podcast. God’s truth has always demanded sacrifice—prophets, outcasts, and the faithful stood against systems of power through radical hospitality. Jesus didn’t just die for this mission; he lived for it, even at the cost of his life.