Focus on the Weightier Matters

Given on Jan 22, 2022 by Mark Welch Listen

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Why does Christ single out mercy, judgment, and faith as the "weightier matters of the law"? How do each of these relate to the law of God? Why was Christ so incensed with the scribes and Pharisees for neglecting these matters? Are you focused upon the weightier matters of law?

Mark Welch

Pastor, United Church of God

Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Theology major, from Ambassador College, Pasadena, CA in 1978. He married Barbara Lemke in October of 1978 and they have two grown children, Jaime and Matthew. Mark was ordained in 1985 and hired into the full-time ministry in 1989. Mark is the coordinator for United’s Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services and his wife, Barbara, is an interpreter for the Deaf.