What does it really mean that Jesus “did not come to be served, but to serve” (Matthew 20:28)? And why do some of the most blessed people in church quietly grow the most bitter? In this message, we confront a hard spiritual truth: if you don’t learn to serve more than you’re served, your faith will slowly rot. Through the bold request of James and John’s mother and Jesus’ repeated prediction of His own suffering, we uncover how self-centered worship can disguise itself as devotion — and why spiritual maturity requires moving from consumer to contributor.

This episode wrestles with the reality that service is not seasonal, emotional, or circumstantial — it’s spiritual. From the example of Jesus serving on the way to the cross to the powerful story of Pierre Toussaint’s faithful impact in New York City, we’re reminded that no season, wound, or limitation disqualifies you from pouring out living water. If you’ve been tempted to sit back, drift, or make faith about what you receive, this message will challenge you to grow up, step in, and discover how serving clarifies just how deeply you’ve already been served.

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When Can I Get a Divorce? Is Divorce okay with God?

Few questions carry as much weight, pain, and urgency as this one. In this sermon, Pastor Brandon walks straight into the tension without shortcuts or religious loopholes, letting Jesus define the conversation instead of culture or convenience. Rather than starting with legality — what’s allowed — this message begins where Jesus begins: What is marriage? Through Matthew 19, marriage is reframed as a covenant, a union meant to reflect God’s faithful, self-giving love. And divorce? It’s described with sobering clarity — not as freedom or failure, but as amputation: never celebrated, sometimes permitted, always costly. The teaching challenges the impulse to rush toward an exit without first reckoning with the purpose God intended from the beginning.

This message presses deeper than behavior into the condition of the heart. Jesus exposes the real threat to marriages — not just betrayal, finances, or conflict, but a slow, numbing hard-heartedness that goes unnoticed until damage is done. Divorce may be allowed in God’s grace, but it is never His joy — and it should never be treated lightly or defended casually with Scripture. For married, single, divorced, or discerning listeners, this sermon offers a better question than “When can I leave?” It asks, “What would it look like to heal?” Calling us to divorce apathy, bitterness, judgment, and numbness — and to take hold of the healed heart only Jesus can give.

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What does it really mean to be great in the Kingdom of God? In this message from Eden Church, we step into Matthew 18:1–5 where the disciples ask a question that feels way more modern than we expect: Who’s the GOAT? Jesus doesn’t dodge it—He redefines it. This sermon explores how cultural ideas of status, power, and hierarchy quietly shape our faith, often without us noticing. From everyday debates to deeply spiritual assumptions, we confront what’s been driving our thinking—and whether we’ve allowed the Kingdom of God to lead, or just baptized the values of our world.

This message also captures a powerful moment in the life of our church—God is moving. From the work of the Holy Spirit in the room to baptism signups and a renewed hunger for spiritual maturity, this teaching calls us back to humility, dependence, and real transformation. We talk honestly about grace and growth, welcoming without enabling, and why Kingdom greatness looks more like becoming “little” than becoming loud. If you’ve been wrestling with comfort, influence, offense, or what following Jesus should actually cost you, this message invites you to slow down, listen closely, and let God reshape the way you define greatness.

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