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There is one thing that none of us can ever seem to get away from and that is criticism. No matter what we do or where we go, it seems like everyone has a critique. Why, we even critique ourselves on a regular basis. It’s human to be critical but Jesus warns us in our passage today that as His followers, we need to strive for something different!

Who do you want to be when you’re 80? What sort of legacy do you want to leave? I’ll bet you’re like most people, you want to leave a legacy of generosity and kindness and love, not just a legacy of accumulation. Our world tries to train us that accumulation is really the goal and that leaves us anxious and unfulfilled. Jesus has a different path, one that leads to the life we are REALLY seeking!

No matter how much you have, it never seems to be enough. Ever wonder why that is? Why do our bills always rise to the level of our income, no matter how much income we have? Why does it seem like most of us can never really get ahead of the curve? Jesus tells us there is one big reason we struggle and it has nothing to do with the economy or our paychecks!

If you had to guess, how many times a day do you have a conversation with someone about money? 5 times a day? 10 times a day? More? Most people talk about money all the time. With all kinds of people. Even though we talk about it all the time, there’s something odd about discussing money in church. In the Sermon on the Mount, however, Jesus breaks the financial taboo and dives right into this incredibly important subject.

Today our message will be from guest Doug Lucas of Team Expansion. Team Expansion exists to multiply disciples and churches among the unreached. Their goal is to see Christ known and glorified in every corner of the world, among all 7,000+ currently unreached people groups.

There are few things harder in life than forgiving someone when they hurt you. When we have been wronged, our natural selves want to lash out and seek justice and receive satisfaction. Sometimes our hearts want to hang on to the hurt and refuse to let go. Jesus tells us in the Sermon on the Mount that His followers must be different. We must forgive because we have been forgiven. As they say, “forgiven people forgive people!”