April 15, 2025
“Behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you” (Luke 17:21 ESV). The Pharisees asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God would come, expecting signs of political upheaval or outward power. But Jesus corrected their thinking. The Kingdom of God was not something to be observed with visible signs—they were missing it even
April 14, 2025
‘The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”’ (Luke 17:5–6 ESV). This passage comes right after Jesus tells the disciples to
April 6, 2025
“So that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation” (Luke 11:50–51 ESV). Jesus told
April 5, 2025
“For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation” (Luke 11:30 ESV). The religious leaders in Jesus’ day were constantly demanding signs to prove who He was. Yet Jesus pointed them to one powerful sign that foreshadowed His ultimate mission: the sign of
April 1, 2025
“For he who is least among you all is the one who is great” (Luke 9:48 ESV). Jesus corrected His disciples’ understanding of greatness. For they had been arguing about who among them was the greatest. Instead of rebuking them harshly, Jesus used a child as an illustration. In that culture, children had little status,
March 31, 2025
“But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:27 ESV). The Kingdom of God is a mystery. For Jesus described it as both present and future. Perhaps the best explanation for this mystery was offered by George Ladd, who called
March 30, 2025
“And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased” (Luke 8:43-44 ESV). A
March 29, 2025
‘“Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him’ (Luke 8:39 ESV). When Jesus freed the man living in the tombs of the Gerasenes of demon possession, he begged to go with Jesus. The man
March 26, 2025
‘And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”’ (Luke 7:13-14 ESV). When Jesus encountered the crying widow of Nain walking behind her
March 25, 2025
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” (Luke 6:46 ESV). Jesus challenged His listeners with a piercing question: Why confess Me as Lord while refusing to obey Me? True faith is not just verbal acknowledgment but demonstrated through obedience. Jesus followed this statement with an illustration of two