Luke 7:18-27; While Jesus is traveling about Galilee doing miracles of healing and preaching, John the Baptst was locked in prison by Herod. John sent two of his disciples to Jesus to inquire whether He was indeed :the one who is to come”? Jesus relates His broad ministry of teaching and healing to affirm the […]
Luke 7:11-17; After healing the centurion’s servant from a distance in Capernaum, Jesus and the following crowd headed south to the small village of Nain. As they apprached, a funerarl procession was headed out to bury the only son of a widow. Jesus had compassion and first addressed the grieveing mother before raising her son […]
Luke 7:1-10; Having completed the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus returned to the village of Capernaum where he resided in Galilee. A group of Jewish elders approached him to request His healing of a Roman centurion’s servant who was gravely ill. The centurion had come to love the nation of Israel and helped them build […]
Luke 6:43-49; Luke concludes his condensed overview of the Sermon on the Mount in the same manner as Matthew. Jesus employed another agricultural metaphor to describe the differece between good and bad individuals. They were likened to trees bearing either good or bad fruit. Then Jesus referenced the nature of the human heart; whatever is […]
Luke 6:37-42; Luke’s condensed version of the Sermon on the Mount continues on a very stern note. Jesus instructs His followers not to judge or condemn fellow believers, but rather liberally apply grace and mercy. He uses the metaphor of a plank in the eye of a person who is attempting to remove a speck […]
Luke 6:27-36; Luke continues his account of the Sermon on the Mount by including the very challenging teaching of Jesus on loving our enemies. This difficult aspect of the Christian walk is not a passive acceptance of ill treatment, but actively blessing and praying for those who bring pain.
John and Wendy Patton shared an update of their ministry, along with a message from Scripture
Luke 6:17-26; Having established Christ’s character and nature of His ministry in Galilee, Luke begins to expand upon the preaching and teaching of Jesus. Similar to Matthew, Luke includesan extensive sermonon on a mountainside, which begins with Beatitudes. However, Luke also includes a corresponding list of woes that contrast the way of God as opposed […]
John 21:15-25; Following their fruitless night of fishing and breakfast prepared by Jesus, Simon Peter and the Lord go for a walk on the shore. The purpose of the conversation is focused on the full restoration of Peter, as well as commissioning him in a pastoral role for the development of the early church. Three […]
John 21:1-14; Both the angel at the tomb and Jesus instructed Mary to tell the disciples to meet Him in Galilee. While the week-long Feast of Unleavened Bread was going on, Jesus appeared twice to the Eleven in Jerusalem before they left for home. Upon arrival, Simon Peter decided to go fishing for the night, […]