Following Jesus is more tricky than many of us thought. It’s hard enough to follow Jesus’ teachings but what if Jesus’ teachings change throughout the Gospels? When we look back through Jesus’ teachings we see Jesus say and do things that challenge our notion of who Jesus is and possibly even contradict how we think of Jesus. ​As we look at today’s scripture, we’ll have to listen deeply to understand what was Jesus’ purpose when he tells the disciples to not visit the Gentiles or Samaritans.