Jesus takes us beyond outward observation into the very heart of our lives. In Matthew 15, a special envoy of Pharisees from Jerusalem arrives to interrogate Jesus. But it is Jesus who confronts them about their confusion over what defiles and what the heart of true spirituality with God is all about. Jesus called the …
Matters of the Heart
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", after our two week hiatus for our annual MissionFest. This week I worked through Jesus' teaching on the heart and what truly defiles in Matthew 15:1-20. What continually strikes me about Jesus' teaching in the Gospel of Matthew is …
Matthew Erickson 