Rochester, MN UCC - Matthew 5:21-37

So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.  ~ Matthew 5:23-24

 Relationships are hard. Not everyone thinks like we do.  Not everyone lives the way we do.  And honestly, sometimes we are all a little hard to love.  This week, we encounter Jesus telling us how to live in right relationship with one another and ourselves.

 In this time of incredible division, how can we follow Jesus’ instructions to be reconciled with one another?  How do we speak to one another?  And exactly how far does this go?  Join me on Sunday as we explore this less known portion of the sermon on the mount and consider how Jesus calls us to be oriented to a world whose brokenness often makes relationships seem impossible. 

 Pastor Shannon Smith