What if rejection doesn't mean you failed?

In Matthew 10:5–15, Jesus sends His disciples out on their first assignment and prepares them for something they will inevitably encounter: rejection. Pastor K. Paul Maurer explores what it means to give your life away for Jesus while learning not to let someone else's response become your story of failure.

Jesus tells His disciples to shake the dust off their feet and keep going. That same freedom is available to us. We can share the Gospel freely, trust God with what we cannot control, and move forward when people don't respond the way we hoped.

The challenge is simple: stay in your lane, trust God along the way, share freely rather than fearfully, keep it simple, and shake off the dust when rejection comes.

Speaker: Pastor K. Paul Maurer
Scripture: Matthew 10:5–15

What does it look like to follow Jesus, lead others, and then follow Him again?

In this message, Pastor K. Paul Maurer explores the rhythm Jesus modeled with His disciples: follow, lead, follow again. From Matthew 9:35–10:8, we see Jesus call ordinary people to follow Him, equip them to serve others, and send them out to make a difference.

Scripture: Matthew 9:35–10:8
Speaker: K. Paul Maurer

Teaching Pastor Bob Smith begins our Losing Your Life series in Matthew 9:35–38, where Jesus looks at the crowds and sees more than their circumstances. He sees people who are hurting, helpless, and in need of a shepherd, and He is moved with compassion.

But Jesus doesn't stop at seeing the need. He turns to His disciples and tells them the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

In this message, Bob challenges us to become good-news people who don't simply notice brokenness, but allow the compassion of Jesus to move us toward people. The harvest is all around us. The question is whether we're willing to be sent into it.