Contrast Church episodes:

• August 04, 2021Hypocrisy & the Kingdom | Matthew | Part 2 - The Kingdom and Discipleship

  Jesus shows us that followers of Jesus pursue the things of God (giving,

  prayer, fasting) for God and not for ourselves or others.

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• July 26, 2021Enemy Love | Matthew | Part 2 - The Kingdom and Discipleship

  The way of Jesus is not just love for your neighbor, but love and prayer

  for your enemies. Love must be given to all by those who follow Jesus

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• July 19, 2021Retaliation | Matthew | Part 2 - The Kingdom and Discipleship

  The way Jesus retaliates is far different than the way we and the world

  thinks we should retaliate. For Jesus, retaliation is filled with a

  ridiculous abundance of grace & love.

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• July 12, 2021Oaths, Spin, & Relationships | Matthew | Part 2 - The Kingdom and Discipleship

  Jesus cares deeply about our words, especially when we spin and manipulate

  our words to elevate our agendas at the cost of relationships.

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• June 28, 2021Marriage & Divorce | Matthew | Part 2 - The Kingdom and Discipleship

  Jesus shows his heart and passion for God’s creation of marriage while

  humanity has tarnished this through divorce and hard hearts. However,

  ultimately Jesus’ heart is for reconciliation and grace towards any of us

  who have been divorced, adulterous, and sinful.

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• June 21, 2021Sexual Desire and Sin | Matthew | Part 2 - The Kingdom and Discipleship

  Jesus boldly proclaims that though God has given us sexual desire for good,

  the sin of lust will consume us if we don’t realize the severity of it, nor

  confront/dealt with it.

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• June 14, 2021Murder & Anger | Matthew | Part 2 - The Kingdom and Discipleship

  Jesus reveals that we must dig even deeper than the external sin of murder

  towards a heart of anger that must be dealt with. Even the smallest sins

  are an injustice towards God and his kingdom.

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• June 08, 2021The New Era of Fulfillment | Matthew | Part 2 - The Kingdom and Discipleship

  Jesus reveals that he has come to fulfill the law in its entirety. From

  this reality, he calls his followers to dive deeper into the heart of the

  law as they follow him.

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• June 06, 2021Salt and Light | Matthew | Part 2 - The Kingdom and Discipleship

  In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, he reveals that the DNA of those in his

  Kingdom are Salt (which preserves and enhances), and Light (which

  illuminates and expels darkness) for the world.

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• May 18, 2021The Kingdom of Blessing | Matthew | Part 2 - The Kingdom and Discipleship

  Jesus’ first priority in his Sermon on the Mount (Hill) was to reveal that

  those whom the world least values, respects, and understands are the first

  people welcomed and blessed in His kingdom.

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