Matthew 19

Jesus teaches on two very personal topics:  marriage and money.  In teaching on marriage, Jesus restates the Old Testament position that marriage is intended to be permanent, that man does not have the authority or 'pay grade' to dissolve what God has united.

In His teaching on money, Jesus warns that an excessive focus on money can hinder the effectiveness of one who seeks to follow Him.  The key is not to abandon all and follow in some nomadic lifestyle of a hermit!  Jesus states that anything that is truly forfeited for His sake will be liberally reimbursed in the coming kingdom of God.