You cannot carry the cross that freed you from your debt in one hand and someone else's throat in the other. Peter thought forgiving seven times was generous. Jesus said to stop counting altogether. What does that actually look like when the wound is real and the apology never came? Matthew 18 has something to say about that.

What if everything you thought you knew about Matthew 18 was missing the point? Jesus did not give us a process for removing people. He gave us a process for winning them back. How many relationships in your life are waiting for someone to take the first step?

Jesus was asked who the greatest person in the kingdom of heaven would be. He did not point to the one who walked on water. He pointed to a child. What if everything you have been taught about greatness is backwards? The quickest way up in the kingdom of God is to go down. Your calling is too holy to be fueled by your ego.

What if the problem is not that your faith is too small, but that it is not quite real? Jesus told His closest disciples they were faithless, not strangers, not enemies, but the people who had walked with Him every day. Then He pointed to a mustard seed and said that was all it takes. Not perfect faith. Not figured-out faith. Just genuine faith. Are the people around you seeing visible faith or visible frustration from your life?

Moses disappeared. Elijah disappeared. Only Jesus remained. What does it look like when everything in your faith is stripped away? Is He enough? Explore one of the most powerful moments in all of Scripture and discover what it truly means to listen to Him.

A Jesus who never challenges you is probably a Jesus you created. Matthew 16 does not let us off easy. Jesus calls His followers to stop carrying their throne and start carrying their cross. What is your version of discipleship actually costing you?

Transcript from the Sermon Series called Remission. This transcript is from lesson 4 of the series on the topic of the wilderness seasons.

Transcript from the Sermon Series called Remission. This transcript is from lesson 3 of the series on the topic of repentance.

Transcript from the Sermon Series called Remission. This transcript is from lesson 2 of the series on the story of John the Baptist.

Transcript from the Sermon Series called Remission. This transcript is from lesson 1 of the series on the parable of the wineskin.

Transcript from the Sermon Series on The Call of Discipleship. This is the transcript of Part 3.

Transcript from the Sermon Series on The Call of Discipleship. This is the transcript of Part 2.

Transcript from the Sermon Series on The Call of Discipleship. This is the transcript of Part 1.