May 28, 2020
As the book of Luke closes and the book of Acts begins, remarkable, miraculous things were happening in Jerusalem. Even as the gospel was being proclaimed and the Church was growing by thousands of people, Jesus’ followers were faced with internal struggles and persecution from within their own Jewish...
May 26, 2020
The holidays of Passover and Pentecost are at the center of this lesson. As the book of Luke ends, the frailty of humanity is on display. Jesus’ disciples are bickering over petty things during their last meal with their Lord, even as He is blessing them for their steadfastness and describing the new covenant that His...
May 22, 2020
Luke’s training as a physician allowed him to observe and report with a different perspective than any other biblical writer. His account of the angel telling Mary, “Nothing is impossible with God,” is the theme of his writing and the reason he oriented his life around understanding God and having a relationship...
May 19, 2020
Luke writes to help us understand Jesus and His Father—their characteristics, their words, and their priorities. Luke wants us to know what causes their presence in our lives to increase and decrease. This is vital information for a Jesus-follower so that we can live in a way that is pleasing to Him and accomplish...
May 12, 2020
As Peter writes his second letter, he is an old man with the shadow of death hanging over him. He has spent decades serving the Lord, traveling and telling his Jesus-story. Peter has been an eyewitness to the life and ministry of Jesus, and he wants to share what he has learned about his Lord and life in His Kingdom....