Sometimes it can be very difficult to stay alert, especially when it seems like nothing important is happening. We can easily become distracted or consumed with other thoughts. Jesus encourages to remain alert and watchful as we wait for the fulfillment of Jesus' promises for the future.

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Jesus continues to teach about signs to come and while we may not know the day or the hour, we can recognize the season. Like the budding of leaves on the tree signals the coming summer, so the signs of our times signal the ways God is bringing the divine plan together. How might we be faithful in this season, shining light even in the darkest of times?

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Even today, people see the signs that Jesus speaks about and they try to fan people's fears into flame. Jesus draws a very different lesson -- that we should ignore such doomsayers, that we should not be afraid, and that we may find in every crisis an opportunity to shine for the Lord!

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Jesus exposes the motives of his religious opponents then watches rich people pour their money into a collection box, followed by a widow with only two small coins. In each of these cases, Jesus sees their handling of money as a visible test of what is hidden in their hearts. Once again, Jesus shows us that money is deeply spiritual and can be used to measure what is hidden in our own hearts as well!

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Pastor Dave Swaim launches Highrock's spring sermon series ("Deep: Moving Beyond Shallow Spirituality") from 1 Sam 15:10-23.

A group of religious leaders pose a stumper of a question to Jesus about marriage and the resurrection. Jesus responds in a way that indicates that they fail to understand how different things will be in the age to come. But we don't have to wait for the age to come; Jesus is already transforming the way we live right now!

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We often say that image matters less than substance, all the while craving a better self-image and an elevated image in the eyes of others. In dealing with a trap from his opponents, Jesus turns our attention to the kind of image that truly matters. We bear the image of God and whatever else this truth might signify, it means that we belong to God.

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After the priests and religious leaders challenged Jesus' right to cleanse the Temple, Jesus told a parable about tenant farmers who acted like they owned the place. The point was clear -- these leaders had likewise forgotten their place, forgotten that they were managers, not owners. God was the owner. How often do we forget the same lesson, forgetting that all we have and all that we are belongs to God?

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After cleansing the Temple, those in charge of the Temple challenge Jesus -- by what authority does he act so boldly? Jesus responds with a question that they cannot answer because either answer becomes a challenge to their own authority! Of course, Jesus has authority to cleanse and reorder the Temple as it is his father's house; they are just caretakers. Whose "house" are we?

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If your life was a movie, what kind of plot line does it have? What kind are you living now? Pastor Dave shares a word from Luke 24:1-12 (NLT) as the finale of Highrock's "Kingdom" series