Breaking Barriers: Jesus, Reclaiming the Sabbath
December 22, 2024
(Luke 6:1-5) The Sabbath, the cornerstone of Jewish life exemplifying God’s rest at the end of the creation week, had been distorted by...
Breaking Barriers: Out with the Old, In with the New
December 15, 2024
(Luke 5:33-39; Luke 4:18-19; Isaiah 61:1-2; Leviticus 16:29, 31; Matthew 6:2, 5, 12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-18) It’s natural to resist...
Breaking Barriers: Power to Transform a Life
December 8, 2024
(Luke 5:27-32, 2 Chronicles 33:1-16, Acts 8:1-3, 9:1-2, Matthew 9:9, 10:3, 9:10-11, John 12:6, 13:29, John 8:31-39) How bad is too bad for...
Breaking Barriers: Power to Forgive Sins
December 1, 2024
(Luke 5:17-24) Life is full of obstacles that can keep us from experiencing the power and forgiveness of Christ–barriers of personal...
Breaking Barriers: From Despair to Deliverance
November 10, 2024
(Luke 5:12-16) In ancient Israel, lepers were the ultimate outcasts: cut off from society and isolated from worship. Jesus’ encounter...
Into the Deep, Part 2
November 3, 2024
(Luke 5:1-11, Psalm 33:6-9, John 21:1-18) Jesus has shown his authority in His teaching (v.33), His power in expelling unclean spirits...
Into the Deep
October 27, 2024
(Luke 5:1-11) Jesus has shown his authority in His teaching (v.33), His power in expelling unclean spirits (v.36) and demons (vv. 39, 41),...
The Priority of Jesus
October 20, 2024
(Luke 4:42-44) We live in a world where the urgent often crowds out the important, the flashy overwhelms the ordinary. Prioritizing is more...
The Authority of Jesus, Part 2
October 13, 2024
(Luke 4:38-41) Making a claim is one thing; proving it is another. Jesus never demands belief without offering sufficient evidence to...