Sermon
Ezra 9-10: Whatever it Takes
The Commons Church
Speaker: John Benz
March 29, 2026 · 33 min
Summary
Ezra confronts the Jewish remnant's intermarriage with surrounding pagan cultures—a repetition of the sin that caused exile. The pastor urges believers to be radically set apart from worldly values, identifying areas of personal compromise and pursuing Jesus with a "whatever it takes" commitment to holiness.
Highlights
Sin is far less like a spider in your basement and far more like a fire in the living room. Sin isn't just something that creeps you out. It's something that will kill you.
True grace compels man to give up everything that works to compete with Christ, however dear and costly it may be.
You cannot simultaneously follow Jesus and follow the values of this world. They are mutually exclusive.