As Jesus finishes his message on life in his gracious kingdom, he comes down off the hillside into the reality of people’s everyday lives. In his first encounter with brokenness we see his compassion and his commitment to extend his wholeness, healing, and restoration to everyone he touches. Join us to see “The God Who Brings Wholeness” from Matthew 8:1-4.

Coming off the mountain, the crowds marveled at the authority with which Jesus taught. Every other prophet or wisdom teacher or law-giver pointed to someone greater than themselves; Jesus offered himself as the foundation of life in the Kingdom of God. How do you respond to someone like that? How do we? Join us for “With Authority” from the last verses of the Sermon on the Mount, and follow along as we summarize the entirety of the sermon and hear afresh Jesus’s call on our lives.

We’ve come to the end. We’ve heard the words of Jesus—who is more than a philosopher of the good life, more than a sage sharing God’s wisdom, more than a prophet teaching God’s law. We’ve heard the words of the one who is the final and definitive source of God’s truth. So, decision time: will you build your life on the sure foundation of his teaching? Or turn away, and build on an unstable foundation? We’ll consider the “Two Builders” in Matthew 7:24-27. Which do you want to be?

We expect that what we see on the outside reflects what someone or something really is. But Jesus warns us to beware false prophets who look good but lead people astray. How do we know who we should listen to? And who am I listening to? Join us for “True or False” from Matthew 7:15-23

As Jesus begins to wrap up his Sermon on the Mount, he ends with warnings: there are two ways to respond to his message. The foolish person will ignore what he says, preferring the easy path; the wise person will hear and put it into practice, regardless of the difficulty. Which path will we take? Join us as we consider the “Two Paths” Jesus lays out for us, from Matthew 7:13-14.

Jesus' picture of life in his Kingdom is profoundly beautiful and deeply challenging. I long to have that kind of life, but the more I think about it the more I see how far short I fall. What do I do? How does God help me actually experience his Kingdom? Join us for "Good Gifts to Those Who Ask" from Matthew 7:7-12.

With some of his most well-known, pithy sayings, Jesus instructs us in the art of spiritual discernment. If we judge unfairly, we too will be judged unfairly. How can we point out others’ faults if we’re unaware of our own? And is there ever a place for measuring others? Join us for “The Art of Spiritual Discernment” as we explore Jesus’s teaching in this critical area!

If I don’t rely on money or stuff for security and identity, life gets scary. How do I know things will turn out the way they should? Can I really trust God? Because lots of things go wrong. But Jesus invites us into a life of confidence and peace trusting in the Father’s goodness and care. Join us as we look at “A Restful Heart” from Matthew 6:25-34.

In a passage that serves both to wrap up the previous discussion—what kind of reward are you looking for, the kind that comes from God or from people?—and introduces the next section—what kind of riches do you want, the kind that wastes away or the kind that lasts forever?—Jesus shifts gears into talking about how his call to “greater righteousness” applies to the stuff of this world. What should the disciple’s relationship to money be? Join us for “Either/Or” from Matthew 6:19-24, where we’ll see Jesus’s radical call to be wholly oriented toward God, even in how we think about our stuff.

Calling us to “greater righteousness” in how we live out the habits that draw us closer to God, Jesus rounds out this trio of personal pieties with a discussion of fasting. Why are we tempted to make ourselves look bad in order to look good? Whose praise are we seeking? Join us for “Fasting for Compliments” from Matthew 6:16-18.