Needle Eyed Impossibilities (Matthew 19:23-30). Do you trust wealth to save you? Inheriting eternity is impossible for people, but God is in the business of the impossible. If we leave behind everything, what will there be for us? You will inherit eternal life.

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Want To Be Perfect? (Matthew 19:13-22). Jesus says to bring the little children to him. Are you helping your children to come into the presence of Christ? If you insist on working for eternal life, Jesus will let you struggle under the full weight of the Law.

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Any And Every Reason (Matthew 19:1-12). Religious experts want to debate the loopholes in the Law. Jesus affirms the narrowness of the Law to shift focusing on the promise of God. Still the disciples look for a rule to live by than a promise to live into.

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Be A Grateful Sinner (Matthew 18:21-35). How much should we forgive? Jesus tells the parable of crazy king who forgives a scheming servant who owes 5,000 life times of debt. Who are you in the parable? Do you think you can buy yourself time and pay back God?

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Go After Your Offender (Matthew 18:10-20). Jesus tells us how the good shepherd goes after the wandering, offending sheep. He challenges us to be clean and transparent about our interactions to bring forgiveness. How does Jesus treat you? How do you treat others?

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Greatest Heavenly Child (Matthew 18:1-9). Jesus turns being the greatest in heaven upside down when he says we must become like children, trusting and dependent on the promise. What causes you to stumble that are you willing to cut out of your life?

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Children Of The Temple (Matthew 17:22-27). Growing in our faith always requires a cost. What are the illusions you need to liquidate? We belong to the House of God through the Son, Christ Jesus. We don’t pay a tax. We give ourselves out of freedom.

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Jesus Is Staying With Us (Matthew 17:14-21). The power for driving out the brokenness of this world resides solely with God. Not the disciples. Do we live in a perverse and unbelieving generation? How long shall we stay with Jesus? Rely on the healing the power of God.

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Leaning Into Your Savior (Matthew 17:1-13). Why does Jesus takes Peter, James and John up the mountain where he is transfigured? Do you desire to see Jesus in his glory? Do you say you want a deeper relationship with Jesus but are unwilling to lean more into him?

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Refusing Christ’s Cross (Matthew 16:21-28). The cross goes against our will for God. Yet no disciple can grow in faith unless they go through the cross. What does Christ give in exchange for you? What do you give in exchange for Christ?

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