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03 - Zooming Through Zechariah - Religion vs. Relationship
Featuring Assistant Pastor J. Morgan Arnold. The sermon, drawn from Zechariah 7–8, confronts the tension between religious ritual and genuine relationship with God, using the post-exilic Jews' question about continuing fasts as a springboard. It reveals that God's concern is not with external observances like the fasts of Tisha B'Av, but with the heart behind them—whether they stem from self-righteousness or true repentance and love. The passage exposes the danger of empty traditions, showing how self-imposed religious practices can become substitutes for authentic worship when the heart is…
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