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ReGroup: Just Do It

Jan 18, 2026    Jason Stockton

Pastor Jason challenges us to move beyond intention into action with a simple yet profound call: 'Just Do It.' Drawing from three Gospel encounters—the rich young ruler in Matthew 19, Jesus' parable about counting the cost in Luke 14, and the call to take up our cross in Matthew 16—we're confronted with a compelling truth: faith isn't just about belief, it's about obedience. The rich young ruler had done everything right according to the law, yet Jesus identified what held him back from true completeness and maturity—his unwillingness to surrender everything and step into the unknown. We see ourselves in this story, don't we? We're faithful in many ways—attending church, serving, giving—but there's often a line we won't cross, a step we won't take because we've over-calculated the cost. Whether it's a difficult conversation we've been delaying, a boundary we need to set at work, a health commitment we keep postponing, or a spiritual discipline we've been 'meaning' to start, the message is clear: our intentions don't determine our destination—our decisions do. The sermon reminds us that dead people have no rights, and when we take up our cross, we're called to die to our own plans and truly live. The remarkable promise? When we lose our life for Christ's sake, we actually find more life than we ever imagined. God doesn't reward what we delay; He rewards what we do.