We use Jesus' parable of the Dragnet to talk about how to filter the junk out of lives in a world that bombards us with too much stuff. Jesus wraps up this discourse with a beautiful declaration of how he brings the Good News in the midst of a the Jewish Context.

Jesus uses the Parables of the Pearl and Treasure to show us the Value of the Kingdom and the Urgency of Acting Now.

Jesus shows us that He measures things by the weight of potential. He puts dreams in our hearts and wants us to believe them even when we don't see results yet.

Jesus surprises us by telling us that the way to deal with nonbelievers in the Church is not to identify and remove them but to let them grow together with the believers. His heart is to do no harm.

Jesus tells us that the seed that God plants in us is all about producing fruit that blesses the world. He warns against withering under the pain that comes from the Word and from clinging too tightly to the blessings that come from the Word.

As Jesus starts into the parabolic discourse, His disciples ask why He teaches the way he does and Jesus reveals some deep truths about the spiritual life.

As Jesus wraps up the Missional Discourse, He challenges our ultimate allegiances and offers the ultimate reward for following Him into Missional Living. We find that Mission is about every part of our life.

Jesus doesn't simply command His disciples to never fear but rather asks them to shift their fear from things are powerless but generally provoke much fear to One who is worthy of Fear but shows nothing but Love.

We have an opportunity to grasp the value of a Life with Jesus by looking at how much it cost.

Jesus sends out His disciples for the first time and gives them a Map, a Message, a Method, the Muscle, and a Mob.