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Some of the disciples experience the ultimate “mountain-top” moment. But what are we supposed to do with those moments in our lives? Are we to chase them? Preserve them? Or is there something more?

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What could teaching and yeast have to do with one another? The disciples are as confused by that as you might be. Jesus wants his disciples to see that wrong teaching is more than wrong information, but a wrong way of seeing and experiencing God, the world, and others.

Most of us assume there are limits to grace, mercy, or who might respond to the gospel. In Matthew 15, Jesus challenges those assumptions in two unforgettable encounters. Join us as we explore what it means to discover a bigger table.

Right off the heels of a walk on water and healings in a community, the critics show up like a wet blanket. We can learn much about our own hearts by hearing the critique of the Pharisees and Jesus’ response.

Throughout Matthew, we’ve been asking a question the disciples asked in Matthew 8: “What kind of man is this?” As we finish chapter 14, the disciples have found their answer.

The question today isn’t which feast do you want to attend, but which one do you put out for those in front of you? Today we’ll see a feast in the palace of Herod and another in the wilderness with Jesus. Each shows a kingdom competing for our allegiance. The kingdom that feeds itself at the cost of others, or others at the cost of self.

What would you do if you found a treasure? Not just any treasure, but one that would change your life and the lives of everyone around you? Jesus challenges his audience in this last set of parables to be the ones who will not stop at finding treasure, but do whatever it takes to claim it.

If Jesus is King, why are the weeds still here? This week, we step into one of Jesus’ most honest answers… and why small does not mean losing.

What do you do when Jesus stops being someone to admire and becomes someone who demands a response? In Matthew 12, Jesus confronts empty religion, reluctant hearts, and disordered love with one pressing question: what will you do with what you’ve seen? This Sunday, we’ll explore the King who refuses to remain optional.