What happens when following Jesus takes you somewhere you would not naturally go? In Matthew 8:18–34, His authority carries the disciples across storms and into unfamiliar territory. This Sunday we’ll ask the same question they did: What kind of man is this?

What would change if you prayed the Lord’s Prayer over one real situation in your life this week? Why did Jesus embed this prayer in the middle of His teaching on the Kingdom? Together we’ll discover how prayer reshapes our hearts so the Kingdom comes near through us.

Why is it possible to do good things and still feel empty? Jesus exposes how good desires can quietly become bad saviors. This message explores how right vision leads to reordered motives and genuine love for others.

What if Jesus wasn’t trying to make God’s law harder to follow, but clearer to see? In this message from Matthew 5:17–48, we explore how Jesus fulfills the law by correcting our vision of God, others, and ourselves. Because the goal was never perfect behavior, but a people formed by love.

What if the Beatitudes aren’t a checklist, but a portrait? What do we discover about Jesus when we step back and see who He calls blessed? And how might that vision reshape what it actually looks like to follow Him together?

Testing in Scripture is not about passing or failing, but about revealing what we trust when life is stripped down. In the wilderness, Jesus faces the same tests Israel once faced, yet remains faithful where they and we often struggle. Jesus fulfills the story on our behalf and shows us how to live as beloved children who trust the Father in every season.

Matthew shows us that before Jesus is revealed to the world, He is entrusted to a man whose obedience comes at a real cost. Joseph’s quiet faithfulness reminds us that God’s peace is not found in control or clarity, but in trusting God when the path forward is uncertain. This Advent, we are invited to discover the peace that comes on the other side of costly obedience.

Some of the longest seasons in the Bible are marked by waiting, not answers. Matthew traces Jesus’ story straight through exile to remind us that God is never absent, even when He seems quiet. Join us as we explore how God fulfills His promises at just the right time.

A promise was made to David of a king whose reign would bring God’s people into rest.But the cracked and weary stories that follow leave us wondering whether any son of David could ever carry such hope. Advent joy blooms in the answer—Jesus, the true Son of David, whose goodness never fails.

Advent begins with a look back to Abraham, where God first promised a blessing for all people. Matthew reveals that Jesus stands at the center of this long, imperfect family story, redeeming every step. In Him, hope has roots, and they grow into a welcome for us all.