Jesus came to save and ultimately to rule the world.
He is the King of kings, yet he was born in poverty and obscurity.
He was empowered to overcome physical limits in service to God, yet he
humbled himself by refusing supernatural powers when it came to his own comfort
or prestige. When he chose his friends and followers, he largely ignored
the wealthy and powerful. Instead he selected those who were on the margins
of society but willing to be faithful. This week's lesson focuses on that
group of disciples. We will explore Luke 5:1-11 and 27-32, Luke 6:12-16,
Luke 7:1-10 and 18-23, Luke 8:1-3 and 19-21, and Luke 9:1-6. The
questions to explore are: why did Christ select these "ordinary"
people, and how can we be like them in our own lives?
Sunday, January 31, 2021
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Luke: Jesus's First Sermon (Randy)
I found this advertisement nailed to a tree just outside of
Nazareth and thought you would like to see it: “Did you hear the great
news? Jesus is coming to synagogue here in Nazareth tomorrow, and he is
sure to speak! He has been traveling around Galilee for a while now, and
everyone is talking about his miraculous healings and other acts. We hope
you will come hear our hometown hero during service tomorrow.”
Ok, maybe I made that up, but we can imagine something like this
circulating through Nazareth when Jesus returned to his home in Luke 4.
He had just gotten baptized and faced the devil in the desert (Luke 3), and now
he was home to share the goals of his ministry. Drawing on Luke’s narrative in
Luke 3 and 4, we will examine what Jesus said and discover the true nature of
his ministry on earth.
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Luke: Welcoming Jesus (Chris)
The Gospel of Luke is a powerful window into the ministry and
meaning of our Savior Jesus Christ. With our own celebration of Christmas
just past, we will reflect this week on Luke chapters 1-2 and the coming of
Jesus into the world. Who were the people selected by God to prepare for
and to greet him? What does their reaction to the birth of the Messiah
teach us about how we should prepare for and welcome Christ into our lives?
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Luke: An Introduction to the Gospel of Luke (Randy)
Tomorrow, we will kick off our new series on the Gospel of
Luke. Our objective this winter/spring is to survey Luke’s gospel and
draw faith and life lessons from it. I’ll start us off in the morning
with an introductory lesson on the who, what, when, where, how, and why of the
book, and we’ll get into more detail as we dig into various passages as the
season unfolds. If you have a particular favorite passage from Luke that
you’d like us to cover, please let us know! We are treating our schedule
somewhat openly to see where the Holy Spirit takes us.
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Living with Adversity: Celebrating the Good News (Chris)
Trust in God can
produce peace, hope, and opportunity even in difficult times. Adversity
is faced over and over again in the Bible. Moreover, we have one great
advantage that most of our ancestors in faith did not: we know how the story
ends. Thanks to the Christ's New Covenant, good triumphs. As
Christmas approaches, we can be confident that God's light ultimately overcomes
all darkness -- Good News indeed!
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Living with Adversity: From Self-Reliance to Trusting God (Randy)
In this lesson, we look at the
book of Jonah and explore how our over reliance on ourselves gets us into
trouble and how turning to God – and trusting God – especially during this
Advent season, is the solution to our problem. I hope you will join us in
virtual fellowship as we explore this topic.
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Living in Opposition to Discrimination (Chris)
While the world is
tribal, God is universal. Jesus taught us to commune with all
people. An inspiring story of a black girl and a white teacher from the
Civil Rights Movement shows us how Discipleship is expressed in real life with
compassion and courage.
Watch Living in Opposition to Discrimination
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