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Burning Hearts – Luke 24:13-35
What does it feel like to be rebuked by Jesus? It hurts good. Peter was rebuked (“Get behind me, Satan”), John and James were rebuked (those sons of thunder), and these two precious disciples,
Continue reading...No Greater Grace – Luke 23:26-38
Was Jesus stripped totally nude for crucifixion? There has been a lot of debate about this (see this helpful article). It was the normal practice of Rome to completely strip the one crucified, to purposely
Continue reading...Blaspheming Jesus – Luke 22:63-71
“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the
Continue reading...If These Were Silent – Luke 19:28-40
The world wants and needs a Savior. Just look for evidence of that in the politicians and religious leaders we have anointed as such in recent days. But there is only one Savior, only one man to whom
Continue reading...Learning from Jesus – Luke 10:38-42
What would it be like to sit in front of Jesus and be taught by him? What would you do to be able to experience that? Can you imagine it? Imagine what his face looks like, what his words do to your
Continue reading...Privileged to Know Jesus – Luke 10:21-24
When the movie Selma came out, a movie about Martin Luther King, Jr., and the march he led over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, I went to the movie with my friend, Anthony Henderson, pastor
Continue reading...Glory – Luke 9:28-36
In the Old Testament, when God appears to people, He is often appearing in light. He appears to Moses in a burning bush. He appears to Moses in the tent of meeting and Moses comes out face shining.
Continue reading...Jesus’ Authority, Our Faith – Luke 7:1-10
Dr. Bar van Heerikhuizen explains the three types of human authority: 1) charismatic authoritative, that of someone we find superior to us, 2) traditional authority, authority that is vested traditionally
Continue reading...Lord of the Sabbath – Luke 6:1-11
I was staying in the King David hotel in Jerusalem with my tour group and we had supper in their dining room. A number of orthodox Jews were also dining there and singing and eating. It was lovely
Continue reading...Messiah’s New Age – Luke 5:33-39
Leaf.tv describes the process of making a wineskin for storing wine. The skin of a goat is tanned with tannin from the mimosa tree. Then it is coated with pitch from a pine tree or juniper. The pitch
Continue reading...Preaching with Power – Luke 4:38-44
Archeologists have unearthed underneath an ancient church in Capernaum the house they believe to have been Peter’s house. The house had been remodeled in the first century to accommodate large
Continue reading...Jesus’ Birthright – Luke 3:23-38
Here is a comparison of the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke: Matthew Luke God, Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Maleleel, Jared, Enoch, Mathusala, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Arphaxad, Cainan, Sala, Heber, Phalec, Ragau, Saruch, Nachor, Thara, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, Perez, Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz, Obed, Jesse, David, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Juda, Phares, Esrom, Aram, Aminadab, Naasson, Salmon, Boaz, Obed, Jesse, David, Solomon, Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, Jeconiah, Nathan,
Continue reading...The Historical Jesus – Luke 3:1-6
Christianity is a faith based in history. Our Savior was born in 5 BCE. He entered his ministry in 29 or 30 CE. He was crucified in 33 CE. He rose again from the dead three days later and ascended
Continue reading...Jesus’ Growing Sense of His Uniqueness – Luke 2:39-52
There is a fanciful story from a false Gospel, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas: “This child Jesus, when five years old, was playing in the ford of a mountain stream; and He collected the flowing waters
Continue reading...Jesus, the Great Divider – Luke 2:21-38
“The Oakland Buddha is a statue of a Buddha placed in a traffic median in Oakland, California in 1999. The statue was placed by neighborhood resident Dan Stevenson who was upset about the frequent
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