Free-Text First Friday: Matthew 18 and Christian Reconciliation

The Rev. David Benning, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Nashville, IL, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Matthew 18. This episode explores the true meaning of forgiveness, humility, and the immense love Jesus has for every lost sinner, while contemplating on what it means to deal with conflict within our congregations. This study of Matthew 18 will reveal how we should live as members of the Kingdom of Heaven: humbly, forgivingly, and always striving for reconciliation and unity in the face of tension and sin. 2 Samuel tells how David becomes the king of Israel and faces both success and failure. It shows YHWH's faithfulness to His promise and David’s need for His mercy. Through this book, God reveals David in times of both strength and weakness, but nevertheless as a man after God’s heart.