Reflecting on Matthew

What can we learn from a list of names?

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We need to show up at church ready to engage fully with the people God sends us.

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As we wait for God to move through our societies and across our world, Jesus Christ fills us with his Holy Spirit so that we have the strength and wisdom to honor God’s love and consideration for the needs of others right now.

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In moments of crisis our temptation is to take our lives into our own hands as if God is no longer with us and no longer faithful.

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Followers of Christ are called into the extraordinary while living their ordinary lives.

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Loving people who do not love us is critical to reflecting the love of God toward others, because that is how we first experienced God’s love for us.

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Thankfully, God is always with us. Even when we are by ourselves.

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With God’s help, we must do our best to keep our hearts and minds open to those who reject our offer of advice.

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Recognizing and bowing to God’s presence with us and authority over us is at the heart of our faith.

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God has been gracious to us and he calls us to be gracious to others.

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With all respect just move along if someone is not ready to accept your expression of the love, wisdom, power, and faithfulness of God.

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Jesus and his disciples were using their God given power and authority to transform the lives of the people society had left behind.

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As disciples of Jesus Christ, the proper response to someone who is weak or broken flows from a soft and open heart.

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Apart from God working in our lives to reveal our inherent powerlessness, the word of his love and purpose for our lives is meaningless.

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God takes responsibility for meeting all of our needs as we give ourselves to doing his business in the world around us.

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When we meditate upon the fullness of God’s love for ourselves and others, the Holy Spirit reveals the words and actions that are appropriate for every social situation.

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Sometimes it becomes clear that people who ask us questions are really just questioning us in an attempt to accuse us of wrongdoing.

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We have to make a habit of going to Jesus.

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How often does God expect me to let people disrespect and dishonor me?

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Jesus is showing everyone who follows him that we have to learn to trust him with the well being of everyone we love.

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We resent others for what they have rather than honoring God with what he has already provided for us.

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God is calling all of us to surrender our lives as living sacrifices so that he can bless others through us.

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Submission to God and the joyful, grateful reception of his mercy and forgiveness overflows into the lives of those around us.

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Without the Spirit of God our efforts at consistently loving one another at our own expense are hopeless.

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We don’t measure people’s value based on their accomplishments or performance. We measure their value based on their value to God.

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Our faithfulness is expressed in being, just, merciful, and faithful in relationship with others.

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If we want to change the hearts and minds of people to place their trust in God and bow to God’s authority, we have to place our own trust in God and bow to God’s authority for ourselves.

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How we treat others is a reflection of how we feel about God.

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God is not shocked by our confusion and fear.

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Dying to our desire for ease and comfort while trusting in God is the core of our testimony to others.

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No matter what we face, we can trust God’s love for us.

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