Everybody’s fighting, asleep in thought. Divorce the world. Drop anger; don’t argue; forgive parents; stop thinking at night: Crazy! Immigration stories. Jesus wanted mercy, not sacrifice. Respect?

Church with Jesse Lee Peterson, Sunday, August 16, 2026

📖 Biblical Question (BQ): Did Jesus desire mercy or sacrifice?

Matthew 9: 13: “But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Matthew 12: 7: “But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.”

📖 NEW BQ: Why is it OK to discriminate against men but not women?

📝 Assignment for Men: Don’t get angry or argue with anyone, especially your wife.

🗓️ Women’s Forum third Thur, Aug 20th, 7pm, BOND, L.A. https://rebuildingtheman.com/events

TIMESTAMPS

* (0:00:00) Small talk with Georgia couple (off-mic); Welcome

* (0:01:58) JLP: Fighting. Asleep in thoughts. Divorce the world.

* (0:31:20) Feedback: Devil’s ideas. Go thru hell. Love.

* (0:44:40) Lady: Drop your anger? Face your fears?

* (0:59:57) Pregnant by man who wants to fight with me

* (1:05:12) Man went through a breakup yesterday

* (1:10:20) “I talk to myself.” Her childhood story: family separation

* (1:27:37) BQ: Did Jesus desire mercy or sacrifice?

* (1:36:55) Mimi “struggling” w/ sacrifice, admittedly “crazy”

* (1:45:40) Mother left him in Mexico. “Guantanamera” 🎶 Custody?

* (1:54:17) Mercy, not sacrifice. Matt 12: 7 and 9: 13

* (1:57:59) Idea of sacrifice? “Respect” & correcting “disrespect”

* (2:08:19) Closing, New BQ: Discrimination? Assignment

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