Have you ever been unsettled by Jesus’ words that he came not to bring peace but division? This sermon wrestles honestly with that difficult passage, showing how Christ’s message disrupts the status quo and calls us into bold, transforming faith. Drawing on Hebrews’ image of the Christian life as a race of endurance, it explores what it means to lay aside the weights that hold us back, to trust God in the midst of struggle, and to discover a deeper joy and peace that the world cannot give.