Were you surprised by Jesus in today’s reading (Matthew 10:32-39) when He said: “I did not come to bring peace, but a sword” (v 34)? It’s hard to imagine Jesus with a sword.

For most of us, a cup of cold water is no big deal. If we’re thirsty, we go to the faucet & fill a glass with water. If we want it cold, we get some ice from the fridge. It’s not much to us. We don’t even think about it. It’s no big deal.

For most of us, a cup of cold water is no big deal. If we’re thirsty, we go to the faucet & fill a glass with water. If we want it cold, we get some ice from the fridge. It’s not much to us. We don’t even think about it. It’s no big deal.

If God ever truly begins to do things we’re not used to, this missional gathering, this community, indeed this world as we know it, will be turned upside down.

If God ever truly begins to do things we’re not used to, this missional gathering, this community, indeed this world as we know it, will be turned upside down.

Friends—life is a war zone—and every day we're on the battlefield. The only way you can win this battle is through God’s strength. But to receive God's strength you must:

Friends—life is a war zone—and every day we're on the battlefield. The only way you can win this battle is through God’s strength. But to receive God's strength you must:

Are you still drinking from the bottle & trying to learn your spiritual ABCs? Or have you moved on to solid food? If the answer to the last question is yes, then you ought to be a teacher!

Are you still drinking from the bottle & trying to learn your spiritual ABCs? Or have you moved on to solid food? If the answer to the last question is yes, then you ought to be a teacher!

As we study the story in Luke 3, keep in mind that Luke presents Jesus as the perfect man & the model we should follow. In order to fully understand what happened in the wilderness, we need to start before the temptation & continue after the temptation.