Luke's version of the Beatitudes is a punch in the gut. These are the basic instructions Jesus gives His people (Christians) for what they are supposed to do with their "Blessed" lives. Forget everything you think you know.
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Do you find the resurrection hard to believe? Give me 30 minutes and let's see if I can help.
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Could you name The Twelve without looking them up? With their alternate names? Do you know what the Bible tells us about them? What about what they did after the resurrection? This is a fun message about following Jesus.
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Want to know how to love God and love people? What it looks like to actually follow Jesus? The law was made for man, not man for the law.
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Jesus tells a little weasel of a man to follow Him. Then drags His disciples to a nasty party they didn't want to go to. You're never going to be able to guess what Jesus will do next.
We meet the main villains in the Gospel of Luke. Jesus is teaching, a man is lowered from the ceiling—obviously, they want Jesus to heal this guy—and what does Jesus say? It’s not what anyone was expecting Him to say, that’s for sure. It's like something terrible happens in every chapter!
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This is a perfect story to teach the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament. If you don't understand that we all come to Jesus like this man with leprosy, you don't really understand anything about the Gospel.
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From now on you will catch people alive. You will be fishers of men. This is about speaking Jesus' word of grace—the Gospel—and rescuing people from mindlessly swimming in the darkness of their life. This is what people who follow Jesus are supposed to be doing. Fishing for more followers of Jesus. 1. You have to go to where the fish are. 2. You have to use the right bait or hook or net. 3. You have to be willing to fish the same spot again and again. Don't be afraid.
A typical day in the life of Jesus the Messiah. Heal a few, cast out a few, teach the Scriptures, make some friends, make some enemies. What if I told you that we were supposed to keep it going—do the same things He did. He gave us His authority. He promised to be with us. What are you doing with it?
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Do you remember what it was like to go home for the first time as an adult? Jesus went back to Nazareth for homecoming, and it didn't go so well. They were too familiar with Him to recognize who He is. (Maybe we have the same problem?)
Have you ever been tempted to worship the devil? There are two kinds of temptation—one is a sin and one isn't. When you are tempted, what's the most important thing to remember? Jesus was tempted to doubt what God had promised Him, tempted to doubt who He is. You will be too.
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“So you people are thanking your invisible, magic friend because he forgives you of sins that don’t actually exist? Good luck with that, whack jobs!”
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Do you believe in God? What difference does it make? What good is baptism without faithfulness? Did Jesus talk about Hell? I thought this was about John the Baptist?!
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Have you ever thought passing your faith to the next generation is hard to do? Mary & Joseph may have some pointers. Have you ever felt like you searched and searched for Jesus but He was just nowhere to be found? Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you try, nothing works out? You fail everyone and fail yourself? Look no further, this is what you're looking for. The day Mary and Joseph lost Jesus (and found comfort).
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Have you ever said, "Okay, I can die now!" Do you know anyone who you would say was righteous and devout? (Would anyone say that about you?) This is the story of Simeon, Anna, and Baby Jesus who was still sore from His circumcision—and pretty much everything we know about His childhood.
What does Jesus being born in Bethlehem tell us about Him?
What does it tell us about what He came to do?
What does Bethlehem mean in Hebrew? In Arabic?
The Birth of Jesus with the Christmas wrappings peeled off a little.
The birth of John the Baptist. Salvation is the forgiveness of sins—which means sin exists. Also, faith without faithfulness is nothing. God doesn't steer parked cars.
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“My goodness, girl! It is such an honor to meet you! We’ve been waiting since the Garden of Eden for this—of all the women who have ever lived, or will ever live, you're the one He chose to be His mother.” Are you feeling it? This is quite a moment.
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A line-by- line exploration of the Gospel of Luke. In which we learn why he wrote it, we meet the last of the Old Testament characters, and some very old prayers are finally answered.
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