In Chapter 7 of Luke’s Gospel - we have the only recorded instance in which we’re told that Jesus “marvels” over human faith. And this man is neither Jewish nor religious, and yet his unshakeable confidence in the authority and dominion of Christ over all things, earns him this coveted nuance in the [...]
Religion increases two things. Religion increases regulation, and religion increases a spirit of criticism and judgement. In Luke Chapter 6 Jesus shows us the better way. We don’t work in order to rest, but rather it is out of a true rest that we go forward in work. It is out of a [...]
Do we really understand that we’re forgiven? If we name the name of Christ, do we understand that our iniquities are as made as far away from us as the east is from the west? How far is that? And if the answer that comes back to us is yes, then why is [...]
Jesus’ fame continues to spread like a brush fire across the region of Galilee, and yet the Christ continues to dial into and invest in the lives of individual people. As we are faithful in the small things, God will lead us to deeper waters, where He seeks to bring us into a [...]
It’s very easy for us to think that God is too busy for us, or that God has bigger fish to fry than that which we ourselves bring before Him. Well Jesus dispenses with that idea on the front lawn of Peter’s house in Luke 4, where it’s not enough to understand that [...]
As long as we don’t see our desperate need for Christ, we will remain in chains, never coming into the maturity of fully delighting in Him. As long as a man thinks more highly of himself than he ought, he is undermining his appreciation for Christ. This week in Luke 4, Jesus is [...]
Luke Chapter 4 brings us to Satan’s temptation of Christ in the wilderness, where among other things, we clear up a number of misconceptions the church has concerning the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Somehow we have subscribed to this idea that the Holy Spirit always leads us to Happy Town or Dairy [...]
Jesus begins His ministry by submitting Himself to be baptized by John, even though there is nothing for Him to repent from, in order to identify with sinful humanity. In a fantastic passage, the heavens are opened, the Spirit descends like a dove, and the Father pronounces “This is my Son, in whom [...]
The Christian life is one that ought be characterized by the continual cycle of confession and repentance, if we are to move towards a delight in God in Christ, and towards being about our Father's business. Join us for a very practical study upon the front end of John's ministry, as the text [...]
