We’ve got one last sermon from our series on the heart-searching questions of Jesus.

In this passage, Jesus confronts the religious leaders for honoring tradition above obedience to God.

Throughout church history, there have been times and people who have called out the church when tradition usurps its proper role. Tradition can be wonderfully helpful and guiding, but it can also quickly turn to legalism.

As a church, we have an incredible history and legacy, and we must be relentless that our message is absolutely unchanging, while methods and strategy must change and improve.

Sometimes even the success of the past can become tradition that limits in the future. As we’ll see this Sunday, we must remain diligent to continually seek God to be the most effective for God’s mission here in this time and place.

Read Matthew 15:1-20 for this sermon.