08.30.20 - Competition versus Compassion - Matthew 14

In this sermon we compared the difference between competition and compassion as two different ways of seeing the world. One is based on fear. The other is based on faith. We did this by looking at three different stories that Matthew pairs together in this chapter and considered how they each relate to one another. Competition is rooted in self-interest that normalizes the reality that there must be winners and losers in order for society to function. Compassion is rooted in self-giving that sees others not as obstacles to overcome, or resources to be use for our own benefit, but as gifts because we need each other in order to be whole.