Pleasant Valley Assembly of God

Matthew 15 gives an picture of two different types of people who approached Jesus. The first was a group of pharisees who came to Jesus with religious expectations based upon their traditions. They wanted to Jesus to mold his disciples into their religious agenda which Jesus rebuked. The Bible then says that he left that place and went to two Gentile cities where he was approached by a Canaanite woman with a daughter who was demon possessed. It is a stark contrast to the approach of the religious group. Using this as a backdrop this message challenges us, as believers, to focus our attention not on our man-made agenda but rather upon Jesus as the center of our faith. it is a prophetic picture of the type of church that Jesus is looking for today.