Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 44
Luke 10:25-37
Luke shifts from discipleship to public ministry, as a teacher of the law approaches Jesus to test him. His question about obtaining eternal life is met with two…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 43
Luke 10:21-24
Luke records the joyful response of Jesus to the obedient work of the 72, by affirming the Trinity. He includes the work of the Holy Spirit and prayer…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 42
Luke 10:11-20l Jesus completes his instructions to the 72 disciples being sent out through Samaria to prepae the way for His arrival. Three familiar towns in Galilee are…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 41
Luke 10:1-11
Luke's deep research elaborates upon a number of narrative incidents that Mark covers in just one chapter. The end of Luke 9 reveals Jesus leaving Galilee and heading…
A New Year’s Affirmation
Colossians 2:6-7
A bookend message to address the questions posed by our Thanksgiving sermon from Matthew 7. Jesus warned the disciples, " Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,'…
Advent 2025 wk 4 The Promised One
Luke 2:1-7
God's perfect plan for the arrival of Messiah was foretold for centuries before He set it into motion with Gabriel's message to Zechariah. Both Mary and Joseph also…
Advent 2025 wk 3 The Family
Luke 1:39-45
The theme of angels from Advent wk2 continues with the visitation of Gabriel to Mary in our Advent reading. Mary learns she is to conceive and will give…
Advent 2025 wk2 The Angels
Matthew 1:18-25
The abundance of OT prophesies pointed forward to the coming of God's Messiah, but the 400 years of heavenly silence after Malachi only fanned the flames of Israel's…
Advent 2025 wk 1 The Prophesies
Micah 5:1-5
Yahweh-God commissioned chosen men to serve as messengers throughtout the Old Testament to reveal details about the coming of Immanuel. From Geneist 3 forward, the character and mission…