Matthew 8 reveals powerful lessons about faith and authority through Jesus' healing miracles. After the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus demonstrated the Kingdom in action by healing a leper and a centurion's servant. The Roman centurion displayed remarkable faith by recognizing Jesus' supreme authority to heal with just a word from a distance. This encounter teaches us that recognizing Jesus as King isn't about bloodline or religious observance but about acknowledging His authority. The most important decision in life is whether Jesus is our King, as submitting to His authority brings freedom rather than restriction.

After the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus demonstrated His teachings by healing a leper, showing the Kingdom of God in action. While religious leaders avoided those with leprosy as unclean, Jesus compassionately touched the untouchable, restoring both physical health and human dignity. He instructed the healed man to show himself to the priests as testimony, fulfilling prophecies about the Messiah. This powerful encounter teaches us about the importance of our own testimonies - sharing what God has done in our lives to draw others closer to understanding who Jesus is.Jesus' teaching on 'judge not' isn't about avoiding all judgment, but rather avoiding hypocrisy in how we evaluate others. Using the metaphor of a log in our own eye while trying to remove a speck from another's, Jesus challenges us to address our own issues before criticizing others. This teaching confronts our tendencies toward self-centeredness, selfishness, and narcissism. When we align with Jesus' kingdom, we apply the same standards to ourselves that we use for others, approaching everyone with humility rather than superiority.

Our Building Blocks Bible Study Class delves into the book of Matthew. We will explore the themes and understanding of the identity of Jesus. Join us as we encourage you and challenge you to read the Bible regularly and engage with the scripture in a meaningful way.

Our Building Blocks Bible Study Class delves into the book of Matthew. We will explore the themes and understanding of the identity of Jesus. Join us as we encourage you and challenge you to read the Bible regularly and engage with the scripture in a meaningful way.

Our Building Blocks Bible Study Class delves into the book of Matthew. We will explore the themes and understanding of the identity of Jesus. Join us as we encourage you and challenge you to read the Bible regularly and engage with the scripture in a meaningful way.

Transcript from the Sermon on the Power of the New and Living Way.

If we have bad Christology, it skews our entire thought and lens by which we read, interpret, and understand Scripture. In our corner of Christianity, we have struggled with bad Christology, and this has led us to minimizing, questioning, and debating Jesus’ nature, authority, role and many times leads to complete apostasy that somehow, we don’t need Jesus, or that Jesus’ work of the cross wasn’t sufficient.