In this Good Morning LIVE teaching, Pastor James Epperly continues through the Gospel of Mark with Mark 2:18–20, where Jesus is questioned about why His disciples were not fasting.

The religious crowd was focused on rules, comparison, and outward appearances, but Jesus revealed something deeper: the Bridegroom was with them. This was not a moment for joyless religion. It was a moment to recognize the presence of the Messiah.

This message is a reminder that spiritual disciplines matter, but they must never become empty performance. Jesus did not come to call us into cold, lifeless religion. He came to bring us into living relationship, real joy, and the good news of the Gospel.

If your faith has felt heavy, dry, or more about rules than relationship, this teaching will encourage you to evaluate your joy and return to the presence of Jesus.

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