# FOLLOW | Seeking - Ralph Castillo

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Podcast: [Church of the City New York](https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-of-the-city-new-york-203880)
Published: 2026-07-13T19:17:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, Pastor Ralph continued our FOLLOW series with a teaching on Jesus' command to "seek first the kingdom of God." He began with a simple observation—everyone is seeking something. The real question is what sits at the center of our lives. Working through Matthew's Gospel, Pastor Ralph showed that before Jesus ever calls people to seek the Kingdom, He reveals the King. Pastor Ralph quoted "the only way to dispossess the heart of an old affection is by the expulsive power of a new one." Lasting change comes less from trying harder than from discovering a greater love. As Jesus becomes the center, everything else begins to find its proper place.

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