Jesus offers us the way to impact the people around us, the real Golden Rule. 
We are the children of God the Prime Mover; we can initiate; we can move people with love. 

"Don't lay up treasures in heaven."  What does that mean? 
Didn't Jesus have a job?  savings? own a home?  What did He mean? 
How we improve or imperil others' needs thru use or misuse of money. 

How churches and couples can solve any problem without fighting. 
Real acts of kindness, real talking and listening, and real repentance. 
Getting information. Respecting each others' gifts. 

Jesus called Christians to shock unbelievers with their extravagant, sacrificial  love. 
Paul repeated this when he called husbands to extravagant, sacrificial love for their wives. 
We can win, if we listen to our Designer. 

To a desperate Israel, Jesus preached a sermon that many today call out-of-touch; impossible to keep; irrelevant. 
It is, tho, a call to rebellion against evil men. 
Only a brave person could preach this sermon. 

The Christians in Acts followed Jesus and became heroes themselves. 
Let's show our children and converts the heroism of Jesus so that they can become heroes for our society. 

Aaron was a great high priest, but Jesus was far superior. 
He has shared God's nature, home, eternality, and fellowship with us. 
He has brought us into the fellowship of the Trinity. 

Jesus matched the gifts of every other prophet; exhorting, comforting, teaching, explaining, predicting. 
He did this with all the limitations that we have, as a man. 
Respect that; admire Him; He is the greatest man who ever lived. 

It takes courage to be totally honest with every problem in the Bible. 
It takes courage to base your life and ministry totally on the Bible. 
Jesus did both. He was the greatest Bible teacher in history. 

a brief review; all the events of Matthew reveal His courage. 
Roman soldiers were his largest group of followers because of... His courage, and His followers' courage.