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Luke’s account was included in the Bible because: The DETAILS the document contains. The EVIDENCE of who wrote the document. WHEN the document was written. What is RECORDED about Jesus. Luke is documenting someone’s LIFE. Luke 3:1-20 (pg. 1,593) v.2: “…the word of God came to JOHN, son of ZECHARIAH in the wilderness.” John the […]

When it comes to KNOWING God, does it really just come down to: The BIBLE tells us so. Is Matthew, Mark Luke OR John a RELIABLE account of ACTUAL events? Event: RESURRECTION Movement: The WAY Documented: BEFORE 70 AD The Bible: ASSEMBLED Luke became a follower of Jesus by hearing about the TESTIMONY of Jesus […]

Have you ever WON an argument at home? What exactly did you WIN? What was the PRIZE? When it comes to relationships, the WIN is always the RELATIONSHIP. Romans 12:10 (pg. 1,764) v.10: “Be DEVOTED to one another in LOVE.” “Give HONOR to one another, by ESTEEMING more highly.” v.10: “Be devoted to one another […]

“In your RELATIONSHIPS with one another, have the same MINDSET as KING Jesus” – Philippians 2:5 All of us take our relationship cues from SOMEBODY. Often, we just realize WHO it is. MUTUAL Submission Ephesians 5:21 (pg. 1,823) v.21: “SUBMIT to ONE ANOTHER out of reverence for Christ.” The message of mutual submission is, ‘I’m […]

How does it feel to RECEIVE forgiveness? God doesn’t put REQUIREMENTS on our confession to RECEIVE His forgiveness. Forgiveness doesn’t mean we let people continue to hurt themselves or others. Forgiveness doesn’t mean everything is the same as it was before. How does it feel to OFFER forgiveness? If you want your relationships to be […]

You cannot FOLLOW Jesus by yourself. Because so much of what Jesus commanded REQUIRES somebody else. “In your RELATIONSHIPS with one another, have the same MINDSET as KING Jesus” – Philippians 2:5 Someone always has to GIVE life, in order for their to BE life in a relationship, right? What did Jesus do to give […]

Luke 15:11-32 He came to his SENSES. Four Patterns of False Identity: The PERFORMER The CHAMELEON BOXED-IN The ESCAPE artist Jesus listeners would have though of a KEZAZAH ceremony. “You are now CUT OFF from your people.” – alongside a smashed clay pot. Broken. Irredeemable. No longer useful. No longer one of us. OSTRACIZED The […]

The younger son: He came to HIMSELF. Sometimes being far from home is less OBVIOUS. Luke 15:25-32 “Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.” (v. 29) The younger son was no longer […]

“The great tragedy for many of us is that in growing up, we become self-made, independent successes who are weighed down with thoughts of the past and worries about the future. We lose touch with our true self, the person God created us to be. We live off-center and alienated from who we really are.” […]

What if simply BELIEVING was enough to make a difference in life? Doing is what makes all the DIFFERENCE in life. If we believe all the right things, but don’t do anything with what we believe, our FAITH becomes FEEBLE and FRAIL and FRAGILE. Jesus’ Invitation: FOLLOW Me, not BELIEVE Me. God is most HONORED […]

There are so many things that I WISH for you. Number 1: That GOD would create in you, ENDURING faith. God is the one who CREATES faith. There are a number of KEY INGREDIENTS that God USES to develop big, active, enduring faith in people. Matthew 8:5-10 (pg. 1,507) v.5: “…a CENTURION came to Jesus, […]

Jonah was POWERLESS to save. Jesus is POWERFUL to save. God SAVED you before you ever ASKED Him. Even God’s punishments are MERCIES if they lead you to REPENTANCE. God gives His GRACE to EVERYONE. If it’s not GOOD, God’s NOT DONE. Should God have compassion on ALL people? Verses Referenced: Matthew 28:19-20; Jonah 1:1-2; […]

Is Jonah FACT or FICTION? Jonah confesses the FAITH but not his SIN. God wants Jonah to LIVE and to PREACH. Jonah’s TROUBLE is also his TREATMENT. Jonah RUNS from God but still PRAYS to Him. Even with this second chance, Jonah allows EVIL to grow within him. God wants Jonah to REPENT, but the […]

How does God TRANSFORM HATE into LOVE? For others For ourselves For God Jonah (pg. 1436) God SENDS Jonah as a PROPHET for the NON-BELIEVERS. Obedience and disobedience have PRESENT and ETERNAL consequences. Jonah would rather DIE than SHARE GOD’S WORD. God uses Jonah’s FAITHLESSNESS to convert the sailors to FAITHFULNESS. Jonah is the ONLY […]

What TV series has the most UNSATISFYING ending? Nehemiah’s story show’s us the power of VISION. Vision: A PICTURE of what you hope the FUTURE will be like. When we allow OUR HEARTS to be BROKEN by the thing that BREAK the HEART of GOD. Whatever it takes to get God’s vision in your life […]