Last week my son carried his piggy bank to the store and exchanged months of saved change for a pair of upside down goggles. After carefully looking at each item in the toy aisle, he chose to spend his own money on something that would flip his view of the world. The goggles use small mirrors to turn everything upside down, and they honestly made me dizzy when I tried to use them. Simple challenge cards like high five the person next to you or drawing a tree suddenly become surprisingly difficult. What feels easy becomes confusing and what seems obvious takes patience and practice.

This Sunday we will look at a passage that reveals the upside down nature of God’s Kingdom. It can feel as though Jesus is turning everything over, but in truth he is restoring the world to what it was always meant to be. 

In Matthew 19:13-26 Jesus welcomes children, who were overlooked in that culture, and he challenges a wealthy young man to surrender his possessions. The least are treasured in God’s Kingdom, and earthly treasures are exposed as worthless. What does that say about the things we value most? Where might our perspective need to be flipped?

We invite you to join us this Sunday at 10:00 AM as we read and study this passage of scripture together.