Book: Luke

Relatable Like Jesus

Jesus had a unique way of loving and relating to people so that both sinful, secular people and righteous, religious people were drawn to Him.  He had a wonderful way of helping people feel welcomed and valued in the eyes of God that endeared them to Him.  How can we live our lives in a […]

Dead Man Talking

There is a little obscure village in Israel called Nain. It’s only mentioned one time in the entire Bible (Luke 7), and it’s the location of a miraculous event where Jesus raised a young man from the dead. The story is a display of Jesus’ compassion for a woman who had already buried her husband […]

Healing Soul and Body

Life can take a toll on a person’s soul and body. Such was the case of a man in the Bible who desperately needed help.  He had four friends who cared about him enough to bring him to Jesus.  The encounter the man had with Jesus would dramatically change his life—both spiritually and physically.  We […]

Lessons from Nazareth

Jesus grew up in Nazareth and returned there at the beginning of His ministry to teach in the synagogue.  When He read a Messianic passage from the book of Isaiah and then said that it applied to Himself, the people were “filled with wrath” and tried to kill Him.  Why was their reaction so violent […]

God Remembers His Oath

Have you ever thought that God was silent in your life—indifferent about what you might be going through? There was a time in Biblical history when God was silent for 400 years but He was not absent or indifferent! He was planning things according to His timing and purposes that would fulfill the words of […]