God created each of us differently but not so that we would ignore or dislike others but instead so that our differences would bless each other. When we’re able to live this way we’ll see one of the hallmarks of Christian community and that is harmony.
Read MoreThis Sunday, we start our new sermon series: How to “One Another” One Another. We’ll begin by laying the groundwork for this series and looking at what it means for the church to be a community.
Read MoreThis Sunday we conclude our study of The Call of the King, being challenged by Jesus to evaluate our lives to see if we are His followers.
Read MoreIn Luke 13:1-9, we see that one of the marks of a disciple of Jesus is that you are a person who repents. And not just someone who repents once- but someone who repents again and again and again!
Read MoreWe are brought to this passage in Luke where we see that one of the defining marks of a disciple is to live with expectancy, anticipating the coming of Jesus and his Kingdom.
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Read MoreAs the disciples continue their journey with Jesus, learning form him, watching him and listening to him, they recognize that there is a powerful resource at work in Jesus’s life: prayer.
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Read MoreOn the road to Jerusalem, Jesus calls others to join him as disciples. In 9:51-62, we read of three encounters Jesus has with unnamed people on the road. This week we will explore what it means to follow Jesus as we read closely the three conversations Jesus has with these would-be disciples.
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Read MoreMost commentators see this passage in Luke as the central “hinge” that holds the two parts of Luke together. In the first part that we have been exploring since January, the central question is “Who is this man?” Jesus is teaching and behaving and acting in ways that evoke amazement and bewildered questions about his identity. Luke is building a case that this person is none other than the promised Messiah and the incarnate Son of God.
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Read MoreThe message of Easter is new life. Not just new circumstances, not just a new life arrangement, but a completely new restoration of life out of death.
Read MoreAs this Gospel continues, Luke continues to build his case for the powerful identity of Jesus. At this point, we’ve seen him display power over sin, disease, and elements of nature. And now, Luke’s demonstrating that Jesus also has power over the very elemental forces of evil in the world, the pervasive forces that destroy humanity and all of creation.
Read MoreAs we've witnessed over the past few weeks, Luke is painting his portrait of Jesus, stroke by stroke. We have seen his power over disease. We have seen his power over sin. Now, Luke tells a story of Jesus’ astounding power over the chaotic forces of nature.
Read MoreIn this week’s story, Luke paints a dramatic picture of two people who claim to be interested in Jesus, who want to know him, and want to hear what he has to say. By the end of the story though, these two people look very different— one is transformed, full of assurance and joy, and understanding the grace freely given to her. The other leaves unchanged, condemned and confused.
Read MoreIn this story Luke is describing yet another incident in which Jesus powerfully heals, but his emphasis this time is less on the healing and more on the faith of the man in question, the Centurion. The story says that Jesus was “amazed” at this man’s faith (7:9) - one of the very few places in the gospels where Jesus commends the way someone approaches him. It should make us stop and ask- how did this man approach Jesus, what was so remarkable about it, and what does it suggest about how we should approach Jesus too?
Read MoreOur study this week takes us to Luke 6:27 where we read a passage from a collection of Jesus’ teachings. The material is similar to what we also find in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel. Our text presents an exhortation to be kind to our enemies.
Read MoreJesus proclaimed and demonstrated that he actually was the fulfillment of the Sabbath, embodying in his own person what the Sabbath had always been about: the deep rest of God. We’ll spend time this Sunday exploring what this Sabbath rest is all about, why we need it, and how Jesus gives us the deep rest for which all our souls long.
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