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The Lord of the Sabbath
Luke 6:1-11 | The Pharisees' Sabbath rules prevented them from seeing the Lord of the Sabbath right in front of them. Their rules made the Sabbath a burden on God's people rather than a gift from God to his people. Jesus exposes this reality and explains the good heart of a good God, who gives good gifts for the good of his people. This passage frees us from the burden of any " manmade, red-tape regulations" and into the joy of a good God's good gifts to his people.
Luke 6:1-11 | The Pharisees' Sabbath rules prevented them from seeing the Lord of the Sabbath right in front of them. Their rules made the Sabbath a burden on God's people rather than a gift from God to his people. Jesus exposes this reality and explains the good heart of a good God, who gives good gifts for the good of his people. This passage frees us from the burden of any " manmade, red-tape regulations" and into the joy of a good God's good gifts to his people.
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New Wine in New Wineskins
Luke 5:33-39 | This group raised a valid issue. People who were serious about God devoted themselves to the weekly rituals of prayer and fasting. So why weren't Jesus' disciples doing the same? Weren't they serious about God? Jesus used their inquiry to teach important truths: the new wine he has brought will not fit in old wineskins of ritualism, legalism, or any other -ism. This teaching has the potential to change our lives by ushering us out of any old ways of ritualistic legalism and into the joy of the new wine, new heart, and new covenant realities Jesus offers.
Luke 5:33-39 | This group raised a valid issue. People who were serious about God devoted themselves to the weekly rituals of prayer and fasting. So why weren't Jesus' disciples doing the same? Weren't they serious about God? Jesus used their inquiry to teach important truths: the new wine he has brought will not fit in old wineskins of ritualism, legalism, or any other -ism. This teaching has the potential to change our lives by ushering us out of any old ways of ritualistic legalism and into the joy of the new wine, new heart, and new covenant realities Jesus offers.
Following Him
Luke 5:1-11 | After a career defining catch of fish, a group of fishermen left it all to follow Jesus. Jesus had shown his power and authority so clearly that these men were willing to leave everything and follow Him. When we see Jesus for who He is, we will follow Him wherever He calls. These 11 verses on Sunday might just change the entire trajectory of how we follow Jesus.
Luke 5:1-11 | After a career defining catch of fish, a group of fishermen left it all to follow Jesus. Jesus had shown his power and authority so clearly that these men were willing to leave everything and follow Him. When we see Jesus for who He is, we will follow Him wherever He calls. These 11 verses on Sunday might just change the entire trajectory of how we follow Jesus.
The Authority of Jesus
Luke 4:31-44 | Jesus begins his Great Commission with the statement, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." This authority didn't begin only after his resurrection, but we see his authority on display as Luke unpacks the beginning of his earthly ministry. This week we will see the authority of Jesus' word, his authority over the demonic, his authority over disease, and his authority to preach the good news of the Kingdom! Our Lord truly is the one with ALL authority!
Luke 4:31-44 | Jesus begins his Great Commission with the statement, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." This authority didn't begin only after his resurrection, but we see his authority on display as Luke unpacks the beginning of his earthly ministry. This week we will see the authority of Jesus' word, his authority over the demonic, his authority over disease, and his authority to preach the good news of the Kingdom! Our Lord truly is the one with ALL authority!
Strong Savior
Luke 4:14-30 | Jesus stood up in the synagogue at Nazareth, unrolled the scroll of Isaiah, found Isaiah 61, and unapologetically declared who he was. He is the good news preacher, the bondage breaker, and the strong Savior. This revelation of who He is demands a response. His declaration demands a decision. Will we submit to Him for who He is?
Luke 4:14-30 | Jesus stood up in the synagogue at Nazareth, unrolled the scroll of Isaiah, found Isaiah 61, and unapologetically declared who he was. He is the good news preacher, the bondage breaker, and the strong Savior. This revelation of who He is demands a response. His declaration demands a decision. Will we submit to Him for who He is?
Tempted
Luke 4:1-13 | The scriptures tell us that Jesus was tempted in every way as we are and yet was without sin. Luke 4 gives us a powerful scene of Jesus being tempted by the devil in the wilderness. This passage shows us the schemes the enemy uses to tempt, and more importantly, how Jesus used God's word to withstand temptation. When we are tempted to sin, the Word has the power to win.
Luke 4:1-13 | The scriptures tell us that Jesus was tempted in every way as we are and yet was without sin. Luke 4 gives us a powerful scene of Jesus being tempted by the devil in the wilderness. This passage shows us the schemes the enemy uses to tempt, and more importantly, how Jesus used God's word to withstand temptation. When we are tempted to sin, the Word has the power to win.
The Son of God
Luke 3:21-38 | Jesus is the Son of God. The theology of Jesus as the very Son of God is central to our understanding of his work as Lord and Savior. As we walk through the end of Luke 3, we want to look at the Father's affirmation of the Son and the genealogy of Jesus. With both of these Luke desires us to see and worship Jesus as the Son of God.
Luke 3:21-38 | Jesus is the Son of God. The theology of Jesus as the very Son of God is central to our understanding of his work as Lord and Savior. As we walk through the end of Luke 3, we want to look at the Father's affirmation of the Son and the genealogy of Jesus. With both of these Luke desires us to see and worship Jesus as the Son of God.
Resurrection Hope
1 Corinthians 15:1-28 | At the center of Christianity is the gospel, and at the center of that gospel is a crucified and risen Savior. This Easter, we turn to 1 Corinthians 15 to ask and answer three crucial questions for our lives: 1) Why do I need the gospel?, 2) What is the gospel?, and 3) Why is the resurrection essential to the gospel? Join us as we celebrate the hope giving reality of the Risen Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:1-28 | At the center of Christianity is the gospel, and at the center of that gospel is a crucified and risen Savior. This Easter, we turn to 1 Corinthians 15 to ask and answer three crucial questions for our lives: 1) Why do I need the gospel?, 2) What is the gospel?, and 3) Why is the resurrection essential to the gospel? Join us as we celebrate the hope giving reality of the Risen Christ.
Costly Obedience
Luke 3:18-20 | John the Baptist came preaching a baptism of repentance. This demanded he confront people in their sin and point them to the coming Savior from sin. And John was willing to confront everyone in their sin, including Herod. His confrontation of Herod proved very costly from an earthly standpoint. Obedience is costly. Confrontation often costly. But it's a worthy cost. Let's look at that together.
Luke 3:18-20 | John the Baptist came preaching a baptism of repentance. This demanded he confront people in their sin and point them to the coming Savior from sin. And John was willing to confront everyone in their sin, including Herod. His confrontation of Herod proved very costly from an earthly standpoint. Obedience is costly. Confrontation often costly. But it's a worthy cost. Let's look at that together.
What Shall We Do?
Luke 3:7-14 | Wrath. Repentance. Judgment. Response. Some of these words carry heavy connotations. Sometimes, people may even want to avoid these words. John the Baptist didn't. His preaching confronted the crowds with the reality of God's wrath, the need for genuine repentance, the nearness of God's judgment, and the demand to respond. On Sunday, we will see what he had to say and open our hearts to any ways the Holy Spirit seeks to confront us through the power of His Word.
Luke 3:7-14 | Wrath. Repentance. Judgment. Response. Some of these words carry heavy connotations. Sometimes, people may even want to avoid these words. John the Baptist didn't. His preaching confronted the crowds with the reality of God's wrath, the need for genuine repentance, the nearness of God's judgment, and the demand to respond. On Sunday, we will see what he had to say and open our hearts to any ways the Holy Spirit seeks to confront us through the power of His Word.
Preparing The Way For Jesus
Luke 3:1-6 | There are two massive and connected statements regarding the life of John the Baptist. The first is something he said: "He must increase, and I must decrease."" The second is something Jesus said of him: "...among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist..." These realities are connected. John understood the best way he could spend his life was to humble himself in a way that exalted Jesus. This is the picture of true greatness. We begin a four week look at the life and ministry of John the Baptist seeking to understand what a life of decrease so Christ increases can look like.
Luke 3:1-6 | There are two massive and connected statements regarding the life of John the Baptist. The first is something he said: "He must increase, and I must decrease."" The second is something Jesus said of him: "...among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist..." These realities are connected. John understood the best way he could spend his life was to humble himself in a way that exalted Jesus. This is the picture of true greatness. We begin a four week look at the life and ministry of John the Baptist seeking to understand what a life of decrease so Christ increases can look like.
Longing to See Christ
Luke 2:22-38 |What are you ultimately waiting for with eager anticipation? We may eagerly anticipate many good things, but only one can be ultimate: the day our faith becomes sight. The day we see our Savior face to face. In Luke 2 we are introduced to Simeon and Anna, two aged saints waiting and longing for their faith to become sight. Though we now live between the two comings of Christ, we can learn much from these two saints about what it looks like to wait and worship until our faith becomes sight.
Luke 2:22-38 | What are you ultimately waiting for with eager anticipation? We may eagerly anticipate many good things, but only one can be ultimate: the day our faith becomes sight. The day we see our Savior face to face. In Luke 2 we are introduced to Simeon and Anna, two aged saints waiting and longing for their faith to become sight. Though we now live between the two comings of Christ, we can learn much from these two saints about what it looks like to wait and worship until our faith becomes sight.
Christmas Glory
Luke 2:1-21 |The King of Kings came to earth in the humblest of ways. His birth was announced to the most unlikely of people. Worship over what had happened resounded in the most unlikely of places. The message was shared by the most unlikely of messengers. The Highest King came in the humblest of ways, and there is so much for us to be instructed and encouraged by as we look at this reality.
Luke 2:1-21 |The King of Kings came to earth in the humblest of ways. His birth was announced to the most unlikely of people. Worship over what had happened resounded in the most unlikely of places. The message was shared by the most unlikely of messengers. The Highest King came in the humblest of ways, and there is so much for us to be instructed and encouraged by as we look at this reality.
Promise and Redemption
Luke 1:57-80 | John's birth had been foretold, now it is realized. With this promise from God fulfilled, worshipful ramifications ripple. And with this promise fulfilled, Zechariah is filled with a prophecy of praise. This passage highlights for us God as a promise keeper and compassionate Redeemer. The implications of these two realities of God have a massive impact on how we live with Him in the here and now of everyday life.
Luke 1:57-80 | John's birth had been foretold, now it is realized. With this promise from God fulfilled, worshipful ramifications ripple. And with this promise fulfilled, Zechariah is filled with a prophecy of praise. This passage highlights for us God as a promise keeper and compassionate Redeemer. The implications of these two realities of God have a massive impact on how we live with Him in the here and now of everyday life.
An Announcement of Grace
Luke 1:26-56 | We know Jesus is gracious. We experience his grace. We see his grace in his life, death, and resurrection. Luke 1 unpacks for us, though, the grace of God in the announcement to Mary that she will conceive and give birth to a son. Everything about Gabriel's announcement to Mary magnifies the amazement of God's glorious grace. So let's walk through this announcement in Luke 1 and see grace signified, grace personified, and grace magnified in such a way that leads us to deeper awe of God's amazing grace.
Luke 1:26-56 | We know Jesus is gracious. We experience his grace. We see his grace in his life, death, and resurrection. Luke 1 unpacks for us, though, the grace of God in the announcement to Mary that she will conceive and give birth to a son. Everything about Gabriel's announcement to Mary magnifies the amazement of God's glorious grace. So let's walk through this announcement in Luke 1 and see grace signified, grace personified, and grace magnified in such a way that leads us to deeper awe of God's amazing grace.
Pain, Promise, and Praise
Luke 1:5-25 | We established in week one that he Gospel of Luke is a Spirit-inspired, historically perfect, authorized biography of the Lord Jesus Christ. So what we might expect next is for Luke to mention Jesus...but he doesn't. Mary and Joseph? Nope. Luke introduces us first to the parents of John the Baptist. Why is this? And what are some massive lessons God is teaching us through this couple we meet in Luke 1?
Luke 1:5-25 | We established in week one that he Gospel of Luke is a Spirit-inspired, historically perfect, authorized biography of the Lord Jesus Christ. So what we might expect next is for Luke to mention Jesus...but he doesn't. Mary and Joseph? Nope. Luke introduces us first to the parents of John the Baptist. Why is this? And what are some massive lessons God is teaching us through this couple we meet in Luke 1?
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Introducing Luke
Luke 1:1-4 | What are you certain about? I didn't ask what you were confident about, but what are you absolutely certain about? Some say you can't be certain about anything. Luke would beg to differ. This Sunday we begin our series in the gospel of Luke, and we begin with the declaration that we can have absolute certainty about Jesus. Let's go on this journey together to see the life and teaching of Jesus Christ and what it means for us to follow him as Lord with absolute certainty.
Luke 1:1-4 | What are you certain about? I didn't ask what you were confident about, but what are you absolutely certain about? Some say you can't be certain about anything. Luke would beg to differ. This Sunday we begin our series in the gospel of Luke, and we begin with the declaration that we can have absolute certainty about Jesus. Let's go on this journey together to see the life and teaching of Jesus Christ and what it means for us to follow him as Lord with absolute certainty.
Prayer-Fueled Witness
Acts 4:23-31 | What is our greatest need to be a faithful gospel witness? What is our greatest hurdle to a life of faithfully sharing Christ with the lost? It isn't more training. It is more boldness. In Acts 4 we see the church gather in the face of threats to ask the Lord not for more safety, or more training, but to ask for more boldness. This Sunday, as the final sermon in our prayer series and the final session of our Sent Conference, we will look at the prayer, the power, and the perseverance of prayer-fueled witness.
Acts 4:23-31 | What is our greatest need to be a faithful gospel witness? What is our greatest hurdle to a life of faithfully sharing Christ with the lost? It isn't more training. It is more boldness. In Acts 4 we see the church gather in the face of threats to ask the Lord not for more safety, or more training, but to ask for more boldness. This Sunday, as the final sermon in our prayer series and the final session of our Sent Conference, we will look at the prayer, the power, and the perseverance of prayer-fueled witness.
Praying Together
Various Passages in Acts | The old adage goes, "The family that prays together, stays together." It's true for church families as well: The church that prays together, stays together. There is unity, fellowship, joy, and missional oneness that comes as we devote ourselves to prayer together. We will take a walk through the book of Acts to look at the times the church gathered for prayer together and the circumstances that drove them to corporate prayer. This must deepen our own convictions for the priority of corporate prayer.
Various Passages in Acts | The old adage goes, "The family that prays together, stays together." It's true for church families as well: The church that prays together, stays together. There is unity, fellowship, joy, and missional oneness that comes as we devote ourselves to prayer together. We will take a walk through the book of Acts to look at the times the church gathered for prayer together and the circumstances that drove them to corporate prayer. This must deepen our own convictions for the priority of corporate prayer.
Deepening Your Prayer Life
Matthew 6:5-13 | E.M. Bounds in his classic, Power Through Prayer, notes that prayer is great spiritual work, and our flesh opposes great spiritual work. This is so true. We long to lean into this great spiritual work in a deeper way because we know there is a depth of communion, transformation, and enjoyment with the Lord as our prayer life with Him deepens. This Sunday we turn to Jesus' teaching on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount to prepare us for a deeper prayer life in 2026.
Matthew 6:5-13 | E.M. Bounds in his classic, Power Through Prayer, notes that prayer is great spiritual work, and our flesh opposes great spiritual work. This is so true. We long to lean into this great spiritual work in a deeper way because we know there is a depth of communion, transformation, and enjoyment with the Lord as our prayer life with Him deepens. This Sunday we turn to Jesus' teaching on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount to prepare us for a deeper prayer life in 2026.
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