Sometimes life is overly complicated. Jesus simplifies things; explaining the most important commandments in all the Bible.

What does it look like to live in the present with eternity in mind? Jesus clarifies that there is in fact an afterlife.

Teachers of the law attempt to trap Jesus. His elegant response puts each of us on the spot.

For most people, the word “authority” has negative connotations. But authority is a good thing if the one who possesses it is good. Jesus uses his authority to serve, to love, and to empower disciples to walk in his authority for those same purposes.

Jesus has no patience for fruitless, empty religion. In this sequence of encounters with a fig tree and in the temple, Jesus condemns man-made efforts to cover up sin, and points to how, in just a few short days, he will fulfill the grand promises God made to his people so many years prior.

God uses his followers as the primary instrument to fulfill his mission to restore and redeem all of creation. As ambassadors of hope, disciples are now called to live day to day life on mission for God.

As followers of Christ we are called to live in community just as God himself IS community. By looking at the early church we see an example of what a faithful community looks like and what we are to called to strive for today.

Humans are made to worship God, but our sinful nature has disoriented us into worshipping false idols. Jesus's intervention allows us to remove our idols and makes true worship possible again

How do we respond to being rescued by Jesus? By becoming a disciple of Jesus -- and that begins with simply believing the Gospel.