DISCIPLESHIP V. SECULARISM

 While you would never expect anyone in the church to express a preference for a secular world, the things we say and pursue state otherwise.

WHEN THE HOUR COMES - LUKE 22:14-23

 The hour of suffering makes a visitation upon every life. When that season comes, you will want a particular kind of people around your table.

BEWARE: People Are Watching - Luke 18:45-47

Some eleven times in the gospels Jesus tells his disciples to beware; most often in regard to the religious hierarchy of the day. 

THINGS WORTH LEAVING - Luke 18:28-34

 As the disciples pointed out to Jesus the things they have left behind, I am prompted to explore what I have left behind in the pursuit of my faith.

JUSTICE DENIED IS JUSTICE DELAYED – Luke 18:1-8

“Justice delayed is justice denied” is a maxim intended to expedite the legal system. In God’s reign, however, justice delayed means something much different, with far greater implications.

THE KINGDOM OF GOD HERE AND NOW – Luke 17:20-37

That the Kingdom of God is in our midst has broad application for the church here and now.

THE OUGHTS OF DISCIPLESHIP – Luke 17:1-10

While our tendency is to speak of what “ought” to be done as things that are encouraged, Jesus teaches what ought to done with a sense of expectancy.