Sermon
Ezra 8 (Part 2): Comfort is the Enemy of Calling
The Commons Church
Speaker: Austin Wadlow
March 22, 2026 · 39 min
Summary
Ezra 8 teaches that while King Cyrus decreed the Jews free from Babylon, most remained in captivity. Similarly, Jesus has declared believers free at the cross, yet many choose the comfort of captivity over the calling to freedom. The sermon challenges listeners to actively participate in God's mission rather than passively consume.
Highlights
Comfort clouds vision. Comfort robs us of courage. Comfort is the enemy of living with passion and zeal and urgency.
There's too much at stake for you to just sit and consume and take up a seat.
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.