Christmas 2022
Emmanuel is for the lowest of the low, the Spiritual Seekers, and the powerful.
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The Suffering Servant | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
The humblest servant and slave, most dependent on the grace of God, is the greatest in God’s kingdom.
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The Gospel Isn't Fair | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Jesus' love and generosity transcends human ideas of fairness.
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Sexuality, Power and Money | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Jesus reveals the three most prominent worldly values must be flipped upside down in his kingdom, and as his followers
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Forgiveness & the Gospel | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Jesus teaches us through a parable that a community of the forgiven must be a forgiving community.
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Confrontation & Restoration | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Jesus teaches his followers to: submit to a lower status in society (like a child), to not let anyone in their community stumble , and to shepherd the wanderers.
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Submission, Stumbling, & Shepherding | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Jesus teaches his followers to: submit to a lower status in society (like a child), to not let anyone in their community stumble , and to shepherd the wanderers.
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Death & Taxes | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Jesus chooses accommodation in order to not distract from his primary mission of being the sacrifice for our sins
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The Mustard Seed | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Jesus calls his disciples from unfaithfulness to practical reliance which can be strengthened through prayer and fasting.
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Transfiguration | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
The transfiguration is a beautiful reminder of Jesus’ power, sonship, and fulfillment as suffering Messiah.
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Rejection and Suffering | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Jesus tells his followers to take up their cross, which means sharing in his suffering and rejection as a prerequisite for blessing.
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Puffy Bread | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
We often miss Jesus because our hearts are: too prideful (experts in the law), or too distracted by the present (disciples).
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Crumbs | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Through a Canaanite woman’s faith, we see Jesus’ heart to love all the nations.
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Tradition & Defilement | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Jesus confronts the external tradition of the religious leaders and teaches us that our heart is the root of all actions.
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Control vs. a Non-Anxious Presence | Matthew | Part 5 - The Upside Down Kingdom
Through Peter’s doubt, we see Jesus’ heart for becoming a non-anxious presence in a world obsessed with control.
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