by Jacob D. Gerber | Nov 11, 2013 | Bible, Preaching
Post Series on Luke 14:12-24: Do You Want to Be Repaid at the Resurrection of the Just? (Luke 14:12-14) Do You Want to Eat Bread in the Kingdom of God? (Luke 14:15) Do You Want to Taste God’s Banquet? (Luke 14:16-24) One Sabbath, Jesus dined at the house of a...
by | Apr 3, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Worship
We have seen how Christ’s resurrection announced peace for the disciples, but we haven’t completely answered the question of why the resurrection means peace for the disciples. Also, we have seen that the resurrection itself was prophesied in the...
by | Apr 2, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Worship
Christ’s resurrection means peace to his disciples, but Christ’s bringing peace to his people by means of his own life, death, and resurrection was not a last minute audible. In fact, when the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit established a covenant of...
by | Apr 1, 2013 | Bible, Preaching, Worship
On the day of Jesus’ resurrection, Luke tells us that his disciples were all gathered together in a confusion, discussing what had happened and trying to piece together the whole story from the various reports that they were receiving. Luke writes: 36As they...
by | Mar 27, 2013 | Bible, Preaching
Although we learn in Mark’s Gospel that the cleansing of the temple happened the day after Jesus’ Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (that is, the Monday after Palm Sunday), Luke’s Gospel moves straight into the narrative after recording Jesus’...