We are merely trustees of any wealth that is given to us, and therefore, we are charged with using that wealth in the service of others.
The Gospel of Luke – Luke 16:1-17:10 – Faithfulness in Wealth Read More »
We see Jesus’s increasing authority in his forgiving sins, his declaration that he is the Son of Man, and in his declaring himself Lord of the Sabbath.
The Gospel of Luke – Luke 5:12-6:16 – Jesus’ Increasing Authority Read More »
Always remember who YOU ARE in your baptism. See the Spirit. Hear the Father. And never forget that you are a Child of the Most High.
A Sermon on Jesus’s Baptism (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22; Ps. 29) Read More »
As we will see throughout Luke, the presence of Jesus will always change the focus of the story away from the powerful toward the ordinary.
The Gospel of Luke – Luke 1 – The Annunciation and Visitation Read More »
Luke is the only Gospel that gives us the background of John the Baptist. In the other gospels, we first meet John beside the Jordan River. Here, Luke begins with his parents, Zechariah, a priest, and his wife Elizabeth.
The Gospel of Luke – Luke 1 – Prologue and John’s Parents Read More »
Next Tuesday, we will begin our walk through Luke’s Gospel starting with the introduction and nativity of John the Baptist in Luke 1 and ending with the Resurrection and Ascension in Luke 24 and Acts 1. All you will need during our journey is a Bible.
The Gospel of Luke – An Overview Read More »
Paul’s manner of addressing Philemon gives us a good example of how to speak truth in love and with maturity to each other. Eph. 4:15. Paul addresses Philemon as an equal, with respect, and reminds Philemon who he is in Christ Jesus.
Philemon – A Story of Christian Freedom, vv.4-24 Read More »
Living Christianity makes people more human, not less. No Christian should grumble at the extra demands of love. They are golden opportunities to draw on the reserve of divine love, and in so doing become more fully oneself in Christ, more completely in the image of God, more authentically human.
Philemon – Overview and Introduction, vv.1-3 Read More »
Paul ends his letter by reminding the Ephesians of our eternal, spiritual, incorruptible, immortal, death-defeating, teleological end. As the letter begins with God’s plan which was set forth from the beginning that all things would be united in Christ, so Paul ends this letter with this same teaching that death is defeated and God will be all in all.
Ephesians 6:21-24 – The Benediction Read More »
The church’s military engagement with the powers and principalities of the heavenly realm is not about advancing or attacking but of standing firm and holding one’s ground. Christ is the one who wins the battle and the church militant is to hold those gains.
Ephesians 6:10-20, Armor of God Read More »
