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The Messiah loosens tongues & open eyes, just as was promised & prophesied.Matthew is building from & towards a Kingdom Choice (Ch. 7:15-27 & Ch. 11-12) for each of us.The Son of David is still opening the eyes of the blind.May we truly SEE Him today!

Matthew is writing this so that we would not just see, but believe and receive Jesus as Messiah - fully capable and fully compassionate. Jesus is God, and God is good all the time. May our faith increase in every gap as we trust Him because of who He is, and may His glory spread through the telling of His Story.

Jesus' response to an accusation inserted in a question reveals that everything changes because He is here. Everything! Jesus' entrance into the world ushered in the kingdom of heaven, and that means it is time to celebrate.

Jesus's mission is to show mercy and call sinners into God's kingdom. You can't enter the Kingdom if you don't recognize you need Jesus, THE physician & King!He was there then, is there now, and is here before you, simply calling you "Follow Me"!

Jesus has authority over sickness AND sin.  Each physical healing, Matthew shares, offers a glimpse into the MORE He wants FOR you—forgiveness of sins. You can trust Him and follow Him — Others need you to, because the fruit of your faith will flow directly to them and glorify Him!

Jesus, the Son of God, has authority over evil spirits.We can’t let fear get in the way of what God wants to do in our lives.

Jesus is powerful, compassionate, and desires to transform us.We are spiritually weak, needy, and have hearts plagued by sin.

To journey with Jesus is to leave it all on the shore.

Your soul can have hope because the promises of God are guaranteed by the character of God.

Jesus physically heals MANY, but His ultimate desire is that we would experience eternal healing, and today that we'd increase our faith as we follow Him.Jesus is not arbitrarily healing and casting out demons, His earthly ministry is a deliberate fulfillment of messianic prophecy. Jesus is the promised messiah.

Faith = Invitation to IntimacyMatthew highlights an outsider recognizing Jesus’s authority over sickness & demonstrating greater faith than anyone in Israel to introduce the inclusion of Gentiles in God’s redemptive work.God wants this for YOU too… to see, receive & respond in faith to all things— Gap things, Time/ Talent/Treasure things — anything as something to surrender & see that Jesus is Astounding!

Sin left us banished from God’s presence. Jesus leads us home, back into relationship with God.

The 2 houses serve as a warning & as a way to live: hearing & doing (CultivatingKingdomLiving). The wise build their lives on Jesus's teachings & endure. The foolish ignore Jesus's words & tragically fall because of it. In all of the Sermon On the Mount it's evident that Jesus's teaching is not like the religious establishment; He has authority that comes from above.

In the conclusion of Matthew's take on the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus emphasizes authentic faith. 2 Roads & 2 Trees + 2 Claims, & 2 Houses. The Kingdom Choice: In this text the focus is on recognizing & possessing authentic faith. Authentic faith has a real, fruit producing, relationship with God. (Kingdom Choice: receive & reflect this)

"The (Kingdom) choice is set out in the imagery of two roads, contrasted in their character (broad & narrow), in their popularity (followed by many & few) and in their destination (destruction & good life)." -France, NICNT

Jesus invites us to pursue God, knowing God is a good father who is delighted to give us HIS good, which empowers us to live His way.

Jesus is inviting His crew — and you — not only to surrender the throne of your heart, but also to follow Him, being cultivated in Kingdom living.Through the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us, we are becoming part of a community marked by humility, self-examination, and Spirit-led discernment — emptied of judgmentalism — all for His glory and the good of others.

The Gospel frames reality for us.The most important event in the history of the world, the resurrection, has the power to change your life today & for an eternity of tomorrows.

Jesus is giving us a description of kingdom life— the joy of having Him on the throne of our hearts.

We’ve given our hearts to what we care about the most! In the Kingdom, God wants us to desire Him above everything else—not just for Him, but also FOR our own sake, because divided loyalties are literally impossible. The master of money will consume you; the true Master, YHWH, invites you into His glory.