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Pastor Rick continued our journey through Matthew with the story of two blind men outside Jericho who cried out to Jesus, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!" Despite the crowd trying to silence them, they cried out all the more — and Jesus stopped, called them, and restored their sight. From this encounter, Pastor Rick outlined three steps in how God opens our spiritual eyes. Step one is that initial prompting — the restlessness and emptiness that signals something's missing, that God-sized hole only He can fill. Step two is God sending a witness — just as Jesus met those men on the road, God places people in our lives to open the Scriptures and help us understand the gospel. Salvation is when a seeking Savior meets a seeking sinner.

Step three is the decisive move from merely believing in Jesus to surrendering your life and following Him. The healed men didn't just walk away — they followed. Pastor Rick reminded us that while we can't save anyone, we have the privilege to share the gospel and be someone else's step two. For those whose eyes are already open, the call is to stay engaged in God's work — seeking things above, joining in the ministry of reconciliation, and living as followers, not just believers. As Colossians 3 reminds us, "Set your minds on things that are above… for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God."

This week, Pastor Rick explored one of life's most common questions: Is God fair? Using the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard from Matthew 20, he examined why God's grace and sovereignty—not fairness—are at the heart of our relationship with Him. Just as the vineyard owner chose to pay every worker the same wage regardless of how many hours they worked, God extends His grace generously and on His own terms, not based on what we've earned or what we think we deserve.

Pastor Rick reminded us that fairness and entitlement are human emotions that have no place in eternity. Instead, we're called to recognize that whatever we receive from God—in this life and the next—is far more than we could ever earn. Listen to or watch the full sermon today.

In this week's sermon we examine two distinct encounters Jesus had as recorded in Matthew 19. First, we look at the rich young ruler, who approached Jesus asking what good deed he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus used this conversation to reveal that our goodness is not what saves us, and specifically addressed the area of the young man's heart where his possessions held dominion, reminding us that we must be fully surrendered to God.

The sermon also contrasts this with the question posed by Peter, who asked what reward he and the other disciples would receive for forsaking everything to follow Christ. Through these interactions, we are challenged to consider what areas of our own lives we might be holding back from God’s lordship and to reflect on whether our relationship with Jesus is truly enough for us. Listen to or watch the full sermon today.