Jesus uses the parable in Luke 11 to teach that while life often “happens to us,” one essential response is learning to pray—something even His first disciples struggled with.
In Luke 10, we find the well-known story of the Good Samaritan. Jesus’ interaction with the expert in the law sets up this parable by exposing the man’s assumptions about eternal life and what one must do to obtain it.
Celebrities attract crowds. Jesus, while neither desiring it or seeking it, had become a celebrity and the crowds pursued Him wherever He went. But not all of His enthusiastic listeners were effectively responding to what He said.
Life happens at the rate of 365 days per annum for everybody. What we do while it is happening is very important. Jesus had a lot to say about this in His short stories—the parables.
In this Easter message, Stuart shares the story from Luke 24 where two followers walked the seven mile road to Emmaus discussing the astonishing events of the first Easter morning, especially the women who discovered Jesus’ empty tomb.
Stuart and Jill reflect on their 35 plus years together, explaining that couples enter marriage largely unprepared and deeply shaped—often unknowingly—by the marriages they observed growing up.
Jill contrasts ordinary motherhood with Christian motherhood, warning that parents can fall into traps—especially idolizing or obsessing over their children.
If the enemy can't separate you from God, he's content to do the next best thing… distract you with subtle traps that will draw you away from God. These traps may seem like normal things in life that you manage every day—time, money, self.
Have you planned your funeral? Few of us have. We like to think of death as something far off in the future. Then once we do acknowledge death, sometimes we fall into “you only live once” thinking and fill our time with whatever pleases us.
We’ve all been on both sides of hurtful words. We’ve insulted and been insulted, gossiped and been gossiped about. We’ve spoken words that have been obscene, profane, idle, or unkind.
We live in a culture that encourages greed. We feel the need to “keep up with the Joneses” and own things that we don’t necessarily want or need. We are lured in by the “greed cheese”...
When little troubles appear in our lives, we can be surprised and wonder why God would allow such things to happen to us. Such thinking reveals that we may have fallen into the “Me Trap.”
In today’s climate we are so aware of the “clay” factor that leaders are reluctant to lead and followers are resistant to following. But what does Scripture say?
“Conscience, in contemporary life, is a foundling. Its paternity is questioned, its existence annoying, its demands for attention and responsibility burdensome,” said Carl F. H. Henry.
It’s been said that 95% of Americans feel insecure. Stuart will show how the Book of Hebrews using the little verse (anchor of the soul) addresses the issue of security.
The Hebrews, to whom this letter was written, were in danger of abandoning the faith, because they had not grasped the uniqueness of Christ and His offer of grace to help in time of need.
Zechariah’s words in Luke 1 highlight that God has “visited” us in Jesus—not as a brief drop in, but as one who comes to stay, bringing the dawn of salvation into our darkness.
"On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: 'Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.'"
"Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, 'My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.'"
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