We live in a world that promises that goods, services, and experiences are guaranteed to provide 100% satisfaction, but research shows that they fail to deliver. Jesus sheds light on this human condition. Satisfaction is within reach.

There is a race in this world to influence and control. There's an effort to establish a legacy, create a kingdom, and change things. Jesus tells us that there's another approach that doesn't include taking, but it does include inheriting. Benjamin explains what it means to go against the grain for His Kingdom.

How could anyone experiencing grief enough to actually express it be blessed? There is a promise from Jesus for those who mourn, and we must understand it. The comfort of God is on the line.

Most everyone attempts to escape or avoid poverty with much effort. What if there were one area in which being poor was good? Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount by turning our understanding upside down.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares eight statements about those who are blessed. If we are not careful, we will see these eight statements as impossible goals to reach to earn blessing. If we do not rightly define blessing, we will chase after the hollow promises of this world. In this sermon, Benjamin shares the posture we must have toward the Beatitudes as well as the biblical definition of blessing.

What does it mean to be successful? At what moment can you say, "I've made it"? The pressures of this life to be successful can pull us in a lot of directions, and even doing good can feel like success. Benjamin looks at Matthew's account of up-and-coming ministry of Jesus and how we can follow Jesus into the right definition of success.

When Jesus calls us, we must not miss the weighty honor. In Matthew 4, we see the call of Peter, James, John, and Andrew. Their response was to follow Jesus, but how much did it cost? Why would they sacrifice so much? A look at the historical context and a cross-reference of the Gospels helps us hear that they heard when Jesus said, "Follow me."

When we feel unseen, it doesn't feel good. When the things that we do or the person that we are feel hidden, it's easy to feel that we are doing something wrong. Jesus went into obscurity. Should we follow Him there too?

What would you do to see God's will done on earth as it is in Heaven? Would you compromise? Would the end justify the means? Benjamin shares the final temptation of Jesus to see His Kingdom come... by some other means than God's way. Jesus makes a choice, and both His means and end are justified.

Jesus appeared to many after His resurrection, and yet it seemed as though those who saw Him didn't see Him at all. They needed something for their eyes to be opened. Benjamin discusses what several of those who saw Him needed to see in order to see Jesus and seeks to help us to answer the question: have you seen Him?