Sacred Stories: Is There Any Hope for Religious People?

This Sunday, we continue our series Sacred Stories as we examine some of the parables Jesus used in his teaching ministry.

Luke 18:9–14, at first glance, appears to be a simple story about prayer—but it’s really about something deeper: our craving for approval, our need to be accepted, and the quiet calculations we make to prove we belong.

In this short parable, Jesus exposes the games we play—and offers something better.