A Kingdom of Suffering (Matthew 16:13-28)

This week we look at one of the most controversial passages in the history of the church, but the controversy is actually misplaced. The church has tended to focus on what this passage is saying about church authority and leadership, while the real controversy ought to be how Jesus confronts our own inability to suffer for his sake. How does suffering connect to the Kingdom?

• A Kingdom of Suffering - Ryan Sutherland

A Kingdom of Forgiveness (Matthew 9:1-8)

In this story, Jesus makes a bold claim that our biggest need is not healing - it's forgiveness. And yet, when we actually try to move through life extending the kind of forgiveness that Jesus displays, we find we can't do it. How do we become the kind of people that can forgive others the way Jesus wants us to?

• A Kingdom of Forgiveness - Christian Cryder

What it Means to Have Faith (Matthew 8:1-17)

Why is faith so important in Christianity? Sometimes it seems like Jesus even makes faith a prerequisite for doing miracles in a person's life. What do we do with that? What does it mean to have faith?

• What it Means to Have Faith - Christian Cryder