Through this series of lessons in Luke 18, Jesus is trying to rectify our faulty thinking on one very important issue: too often people think that they can be good enough to earn eternal life with God, but that is a flawed assessment! I can only imagine what must have been going on in the…
We’ll be returning to Luke 18, this morning—looking at verses 18-30. In this passage, Jesus says that God is the only one who is good. And in the Scripture—specifically in the Book of Psalms—the Bible tells us over and over again that the Lord, He is good! Only God is good, and we aren’t God.…
This morning, we will be thinking about the topic of “Our Dependency when Trusting in God” and see how Jesus utilized children as an object lesson for His followers to understand what was necessary to enter the kingdom of God. Now, this incident carries on with the theme of humility and lowliness that we saw…
In the Gospel of Luke, the concept of the kingdom of God is discussed in various stages—both in the future tense as well as the present. When Jesus said that “the kingdom of God is in the midst of you” (17:21), He was referring to His presence and all that His life would bring. This…
In this passage, Jesus teaches us about the coming of the kingdom of God, but there are two tenses that He is referring to—the already and the not yet. In a very real sense, the kingdom had already come into the world in the person of Jesus. That aspect of the kingdom is what Jesus…
As we explore this passage today, we notice that authentic faith is the catalyst for genuine gratitude in a person’s heart. We see the compassion that Christ had for these men who were living in such miserable circumstances. He heals all ten of the men. There may have been a change in each of their…
Think for a moment about some of the people in your life that you would consider a spiritual giant. Who are some of the people who had an impact on you in a positive way in your walk with the Lord? I want you to pick two from your list that stand above them all,…
This past month, we’ve been studying some of what God’s Word has to say about Practicing the Way of Peace. Today we will be jumping ahead to the teachings of Jesus on the topic of conflict resolution. He addresses the issue of conflict and reconciliation on several occasions throughout the four gospels. Most of our…
Last week, we looked at the early life of David and his interaction with a foolish man named Nabal. At this early point in his life, David did not display a high level of maturity when he responded to Nabal’s disrespectful remarks. Much has happened in David’s life since that encounter—way too much to even…