Matthew 18:15-20 · A Brother Who Sins Against You

15 "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.' 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

18 "I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

19 "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."

Fine Tuning
Matthew 18:15-20
Sermon
by Lori Wagner
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As little as fifty years ago, televisions looked radically different than they do today. They were heavy, square monstrosities topped often with what looked like the antennae of a super-sized cricket. When you turned the TV on, by means of a knob on the front of the device (there were no remotes and no cable service), you’d get either a grey, fuzzy screen with wavy lines or the faint outline of a show in progress. You’d choose the channel you wanted, and then you’d have to “fine tune” the reception by means of the giant antennae.

Much like adjusting binoculars, you’d have to move or twist the antennae this way and that with the finesse of a tightrope walker, while watching the screen in order to find just the right position in which the reception would become clear––or at least clear enou…

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