The Pitfalls of a Political Faith

Pastor James Forsyth joined us to examine John 6:26, where Jesus exposed the political motivation of the crowd who followed him. He asked key questions, such as, “How did the crowd’s political vision for Jesus keep them from truly seeing him? In what ways can our politics distort our view of Jesus? What does it look like to pursue Jesus because he is an end in himself, not a means to other things?”

James Forsyth is the Senior Pastor of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church in Knoxville,  TN and former Senior Pastor of Mclean Presbyterian Church in Mclean, VA. He grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he graduated from the University of Edinburgh, before moving to the U.S. to study at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson. He is a Guest Lecturer at RTS Washington, D.C.

James is married to his high school sweetheart, Rosie, and is Dad to Mia, Caleb, Seamus, and Isla. Formative experiences have included growing up in a strong, tender family, being a college athlete, becoming a father at the age of 19, wrestling with anxiety, and being shaped by a handful of key mentors. Throughout God’s grace has been the theme – a theme that now animates his life and ministry.