Doubt crept into John the Baptist's mind when Jesus did not meet his expectations of the Messiah, but Jesus helped him see that he was better than John could have expected. The Pharisee's expectations became demands, such that they were unwilling to come to Christ in repentance and faith.

Jesus meets a widow who has just lost her only son and responds with compassion and power - the same way he responds to us in our times of deepest sorrow and need and they way we should respond to others.

Jesus meets a widow who has just lost her only son and responds with compassion and power - the same way he responds to us in our times of deepest sorrow and need and they way we should respond to others.

Jesus heals a centurion's servant and teaches that in his kingdom it's not who you are, who you know, or what you can do that makes you worthy, but who you place your humble faith in.

Jesus heals a centurion's servant and teaches that in his kingdom it's not who you are, who you know, or what you can do that makes you worthy, but who you place your humble faith in.

Jesus closes out the Sermon on the Plain with a strong warning. He teaches us that if we claim he is our Lord and King, then we will do what he says.

Jesus closes out the Sermon on the Plain with a strong warning. He teaches us that if we claim he is our Lord and King, then we will do what he says.

Jesus helps us see that unless we are changed in our essential nature - unless we are given a new heart - we cannot walk in his ways. But if we have been changed, then we can and we must.

Jesus helps us see that unless we are changed in our essential nature - unless we are given a new heart - we cannot walk in his ways. But if we have been changed, then we can and we must.

Love and mercy flow from our lives when we see the love and and mercy we have been shown and the love and mercy we still need every day.