Have you ever found out that people were talking about you behind your back? That others knew about a problem with you before you did? That conversations about your life, your struggles, your failures were happening without you? How did that feel? Most of us have been on the receiving end of gossip at some point. We know the betrayal, the embarrassment, the anger of discovering that people were discussing us rather than talking to us. And we hate it.

This week, we will discover Jesus' radical instructions for how to handle sin between believers—and why our normal way of doing things is the exact opposite of what He commands.

How does God view the believers everyone else overlooks? What does He do when they wander? And what does He expect from us? Jesus answers these questions with a surprising command, a provocative parable, and a declaration of the Father's will that leaves no room for our indifference.

This week, we discover what it looks like to align our hearts with a Father who refuses to write anyone off.

The disciples had just asked Jesus the most revealing question of their journey: "Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" In response, Jesus called a child to stand among them and redefined greatness as childlike humility. But He wasn't finished. What happens when those who should model humility instead model pride? What becomes of vulnerable believers who follow the wrong example?

This week,, we will discover how seriously God takes our influence on others—and what radical action He requires when that influence has become corrupted.