Luke 8:26-39 Last week we heard the Jews claim Jesus had a demon inside Him. This week we see Jesus healing a demon possessed man. Before He does, Jesus asks, “what is your name?” The response is “Legion.” Just how many demons is a legion? In the Roman military a legion was 4,000-6,000 soldiers. I […]
John 8:48-59 As we celebrate Trinity Sunday, we confess our faith in the Triune God, that being three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, yet One God. In the Gospel reading, the Jews claim that Jesus has a demon in Him, to which He makes an even more outrageous claim, that being that He is the […]
John 14:23-31 & Acts 2:1-21 Our Life IN Christ also means a life IN the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the One who creates faith in us. In Acts chapter 2 we see the Holy Spirit works in the lives of God’s people so they can hear the Gospel in their own language. Jesus had […]
John 17:20-26 In what we know as the “High Priestly Prayer” Jesus prays specifically for those who will believe in Him through the Word. Who are those who believe in Him through the Word? You. Me. All of us who have believed after Jesus prayed this prayer, praying for… us. He prays that we would […]
Luke 20:9-20 When we think about parables being an “earthly story with a heavenly meaning” we might often think about where we fit into the story. In this parable we are the wicked tenants. And unlike last week when Jesus was the father in the Parable of the Lost Son(s), here Jesus is actually the […]
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 This may be one of the most famous parables we know, and if you know the story, the title makes you think the story is about the son, when in reality, the story is about the father, and the costly love that the Father shows. And when we see the deeper meaning […]
Luke 13:1-9 When you look around at the world today, and see all the people in it. Are any of us THAT different from one another. Or to put it another way, are there people who are “worse sinners” in the world compared to others. This is the question Jesus was faced with. His answer […]
Text; Luke 13:31-35 – Jesus looks at the city of Jerusalem wanting to gather the people to Himself as a mother hen gathers her chicks under the shelter of her outstretched wings. Unfortunately, the people of Jerusalem are not willing and instead of finding refuge in Him, they will take Jesus and stretch out his […]
Text: Luke 4:1-13 – Jesus faces temptations of all kinds in the wilderness from the old evil foe, Satan. Every temptation that Jesus faced He responded with the Word of God. We face similar temptations daily, and we have the same weapon that the Christ used to overcome His temptations: the Word of God. Today, […]
Text: Luke 9:28-36 – When Jesus is transfigured on the mountain, Moses and Elijah appear with Him and talk about His departure, His exodus. Peter, James, and John witnessed this, but have you ever wondered how they knew it was Moses and Elijah, even though they had never seen them before? And what about you? […]