Luke 11:14-26Opposition to Jesus As usual, I read this week’s verses while drinking my early morning coffee on Sunday. I wondered what Pastor Dave would do with this confusing passage. Later, as I listened to his sermon, I was thankful for probably the thousandth time for the outstanding...
Luke 11:1-13The Lord’s Prayer Pastor Dave taught that what we call the Lord’s Prayer are not words to recite, divorced from their meaning. Jesus teaches us how to place our minds and hearts in a humble posture of prayer. Our Father in heaven We are sinful creatures, and yet we have...
Luke 10:25-42Loving God, Loving Neighbor Pastor Todd helped us take a fresh look at two familiar passages: Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and the story of the two sisters, Martha and Mary. The headings in our Bibles lead us to think of these two episodes as completely independent...
Luke 10:21-24How is it that you said yes? It’s easy to read Jesus’ short prayer of thanksgiving in this week’s passage carelessly, without much thought. Pastor Austin unpacked its profound theological implications for us. Jesus’ prayer answers the question, How is it that...
Luke 10:1-20Jesus Sends the 72 Pastor Todd introduced the passage by saying that it is primarily descriptive, not prescriptive. In other words, it describes what a particular group of people did at a particular place and time; it doesn’t dictate to you and me what we should be doing...
Luke 5:1-26You Will Be Catching Men Last week’s passage revealed Jesus’ authority over the spiritual world (when he cast out demons) and over the physical world (when he healed diseases). This week’s passage reveals his authority over two more realms. Before Jesus healed the...
Luke 4:31-44More Than Words After being rejected in his hometown of Nazareth, Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum. The people were astonished – not because he was an articulate, eloquent speaker (though I’m confident he was) but because he spoke with authority. Pastor Dave...
Luke 4:14-30Jesus Begins His Ministry In his hometown synagogue, Jesus stands to read from Isaiah 61:1-2 and then sits to instruct the congregation, saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Pastor Dave described the people’s reaction &ndash...
Luke 3:23 – 4:13The Temptation of Jesus As a final preparation for public ministry, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where he fasted for forty days. Then, Satan appeared to tempt Jesus in his time of physical weakness. Pastor Dave taught that, while we do not face the...
Luke 2:41-52The Favor of God Was Upon Him The ESV Bible titles this week’s passage “The Boy Jesus in the Temple.” Pastor Dave taught through it verse by verse, pointing out what was normal (leaving a child behind, for example) and what was not normal (such as a 12-year-old boy...