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Discipled by What Detours Jesus
April 19, 2026
You can tell a lot about a person by what distracts them. What grabs their attention when they're focused on something else. What makes them stop, change course, and pay a cost they didn't plan to pay.
In this message, Pastor Micah Morgan takes us into John chapter 2 — and instead of focusing on what Jesus did, asks us to pay attention to what detoured him. From a wedding running out of wine to money changers blocking the vulnerable from accessing God, we watch Jesus get pulled off his own agenda twice. And in both moments, we learn something profound about what it means to actually follow him.
Because following Jesus isn't just about going where he's going. It's about being detoured by the same things that detour him.
In this message you'll learn:
- What the two detours in John 2 reveal about what Jesus actually cares about
- Why running out of wine at a wedding was more than an embarrassment — and why Jesus stepped in anyway
- What the money changers in the temple were really doing to the most vulnerable members of the community
- The Hebrew concept of "tzedakah u'mishpat" — and why social justice is at the very heart of what it means to follow God
- Why being willing to be detoured for others always comes with a cost — and how to honestly count that cost
Whether you're someone who wants to serve but doesn't know where to start, or someone who is burned out from giving too much, this message will challenge and encourage you to pay attention to who around you is being kept from what they deserve — and ask Jesus what your next step might be.
📖 Scripture: John 2:7-17 | Genesis 18:19