The King & His Kingdom: #87 - Family Discipline | Matthew 18:15-20

Tom Logue - October 26th 2025 In Jesus’ family, loving discipline restores straying sheep and protects the flock. This week, Tom continues our King and His Kingdom series in Matthew 18:15–20, walking through Jesus’ four-step process for church discipline within His church (ekklesia). He contrasts biblical friendship (top-shelf friends who love you enough to help you fight sin) with worldly friendship, warns how bitterness is poison, and explains what Jesus means by “binding and loosing” and “where two or three are gathered” in the context of restoring a brother or sister. The goal is never punishment—it’s repentance, reconciliation, and restoration. Learn more about our church: https://restoredtemecula.church Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restoredtemecula and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restoredtemecula #Matthew18 #ChurchDiscipline #Restoration #Ekklesia #BiblicalFriendship #KingAndHisKingdom #RestoredTemecula Share this message with someone who needs to hear it. Chapters (00:00:00) - Restored Church(00:00:35) - What I Wish I Knew About Child Discipline(00:05:56) - What Discipline Looks Like in the Church(00:10:44) - Matthew 18: If Your Brother Sins Against You(00:15:33) - The Process of Sinning Against a Disciple(00:16:47) - The Goal of Jesus Process for Discipline(00:17:48) - All Right, How to Repentance Through Worldly Friends(00:23:16) - Loneliness and Top-Row Friends(00:28:13) - A Biblical Friend(00:29:57) - Jesus on Sin and Repentance(00:34:06) - Don't Share Bitterness With Others(00:37:59) - Matthew 18: Bitterness in the church(00:40:22) - What is the Ekklesia? (Christian Ecclesia(00:43:55) - Step 3 in the Process of Repentance(00:45:57) - Can a Christian Be a Christian Without Having a Well-Defined(00:51:54) - The Four Steps of Church Discipline(00:57:21) - Matthew 18:18(01:02:01) - God Prays for a Heavy Text(01:02:51) - God's heart breaks for His sheep(01:08:09) - Jesus Wants to Be Your Friend(01:10:50) - God's Mercy for Wayward Sheep