I am back from my vacation, and I am excited to be back behind the pulpit this Sunday.

Have you ever been teaching someone something and suddenly there is a major interruption while you are teaching? Do you get aggravated, or do you just push through it?

Have you ever had your property destroyed? Maybe it is a stray golf ball or baseball that comes crashing through your window. Maybe it was a rock that is thrown from your lawnmower, or those turkey vultures that sit up on your roof and make a mess of things. How do you react?

In our text, this morning, we are going to see the amazing lengths some friends will go through to bring another friend to Christ. We will also see Jesus' teaching when a crazy intrusion occurs that will destroy property and create a loud distraction that will be impossible to ignore.

We will also see the call of Matthew. An unlikely calling extended to a man that was seen by his own people as a sell-out and a wicked, unclean enemy of Israel. 

We will close out the service early and will all go out to the new pavilion to dedicate this new blessing to the glory of our Lord, that it might be a blessing to the church and the community. Don't worry, it will be a short dedication and it looks like it will be in the 60's outside with no rain.