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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.

Is it possible to do things right and still be wrong? This week, Jesus confronts a group of people who knew scripture better than anyone, and still missed the point. Join us as we explore the kind of obedience that reflects the heart of God.

What do you do when hope quietly slips into the past tense? On the road to Emmaus, two disciples discover that Jesus was with them all along, and that everything can change when we learn to trust the story God is telling. Join us this Easter as we explore how cold hearts burn again, and how resurrection meets us right where we are.

https://hockinson.org/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=ctc_sermon What happens when following Jesus takes you somewhere you would not naturally go? In Matthew 8:18–34, His authority carries the disciples across storms and into unfamiliar territory. This Sunday we’ll ask the same question they did: What kind of man is this?