Jesus is watching the crowd as the people put in their offerings. He observes the contrast of false worship and true worship that is done with a true heart. Jesus takes note of the little things and the big things, he sees the heart. Our giving is based on how much we sacrifice.

Paul is identifying a group of people who teach another doctrine and they are a threat to the faith. We are to be on offense against false doctrine and live according to God's word and the truth.

How do you handle life when things don't turn out your way? God is patient with us when things are difficult and He takes our brokenness and puts us back together. When we leave God out of our decisions we are asking for trouble.

Properly answering the question, who is Jesus of Nazareth, determines your eternal destiny. He is the Christ, the Son of God, who sits at the right hand of God.

The Sadducees were aristocrats, wealthy and were cozy with Rome. They didn't understand that there are two kingdoms–two realities, the earthly realm and the heavenly realm where there will be no sin or death.

We are all on a journey following a leader but it is not necessarily a safe journey. Preaching and teaching guides us on the journey so we can continue to grow in the truth.

God makes covenants that He promises to keep and we are to keep the promises we make to God.