As you’ve listened to my sermons have you ever experienced whiplash? Have you ever been following along and then suddenly it feels like I’ve tried to take you somewhere new without any warning or preparation? I jumped from A to C without first going through B.

Well, I learned it from Jesus.

Jesus has healed, made whole, given new life to those whose lives were cursed. He’s teaching them about this new life they’ve experienced. He’s telling them that God wants this new life for everyone.

Jesus says to these whose lives he’s changed, “You will be my apprentices. I will teach you and show you how to witness to God’s new world. You will be salt of the earth, light in the darkness, like a city on a hill that cannot be hid.

Next Jesus launches into a discussion about the law. About how he di…