God: Keeper of Promises

How would you finish the following sentence? I never thought I’d see the day when _________________. Simeon, in Luke 2:22-40 declares that his eyes have finally see the salvation of […]

The King Is Born!

Christ is the great central fact of the world’s history. To him, everything looks forward or backward. All the lines of history converge upon him. All the great purposes of […]

Two-fold Story of Redemption

Luke is making point after point that just around the corner there’s a glimmer of light that’s going to burst forth. For years there’s been darkness, there’s been silence and […]

Trust the Word of God

In the angel Gabriel’s interaction with Zechariah we see the declaration that the people of Israel had been waiting for: the coming of the Rescuer/Deliverer! Zechariah’s son was going to […]

What Do You Sing About?

What would you celebrate wildly and without inhibition? Someone who had cancer but hears the word, “you’re cancer free”? Someone who you’ve been praying for to become a Christian and […]

Jesus: Better Than Riches

Philip Graham Ryken said, “Luke’s Gospel is for anyone who needs to know Jesus. It is for people who have never met Jesus before, and for people who need to […]

Jesus: Bringer of the Kingdom

Jesus tells us that He came to preach the good news of the Kingdom. What does this mean? What is the Kingdom? The Kingdom is the rule and reign of […]

Does The Kingdom Belong To You?

In Luke 18:15-17 Jesus tells us that to receive the Kingdom you need to be like a little child. He doesn’t say we need to be a child but that […]

Jesus: Bringer of Division and Peace?

Jesus, though He is the Prince of Peace, tells us very plainly in Luke 12:49-53 that He came to bring division. Jesus is giving His followers perspective to show them […]

To Be Blessed Is To See

Jesus’ words in Luke 11:27-36 tell us that in order to be a recipient of God’s favor and pleasure we need to believe in the words He shares and live […]