Send us a message! We read Luke 18 and let Jesus challenge the way we pray, the way we compare ourselves, and the way we try to prove our worth to God. We work toward a picture of real humility that asks for mercy and then approaches God like a child who trusts a good Father. • the Pharisee’s prayer as comparison and self-congratulation • the tax collector’s prayer as honest repentance and mercy • humility as a prerequisite for obedience to Christ • how social media co...
May 29
29 min
Send us a message! We read Luke 22 as the story narrows to the Last Supper, Gethsemane, betrayal, and Peter’s denial, and we let the weight of Jesus’ love land outside the Easter season. We sit with the reality of spiritual warfare and find comfort in Jesus praying for our faith when we are shaken. • the Passover setting and Judas’ decision to betray Jesus • Jesus establishing the bread and cup as remembrance and new covenant • the disciples’ argument about greatness and Jes...
May 28
16 min
Send us a message! We read Luke 20 to 21 and watch Jesus stay steady while leaders try to trap him with questions about authority, politics, and doctrine. We end by talking about fear, persecution, and why Jesus’ words make today’s chaos less mysterious and less controlling. • religious leaders pressing Jesus for authority and Jesus refusing their false framing • parable of the tenants and the rejected cornerstone • the tribute tax question and giving God what belongs to God...
May 27
15 min
Send us a message! We read Luke 19 and watch Jesus move from joyful welcome to piercing grief to righteous anger, all while revealing what God’s kingdom is really like. We also slow down on the parable of the ten minas and ask what faithfulness looks like while we wait for the King’s return. • Zacchaeus climbing a tree and finding mercy that changes his life • Salvation shown through repentance, generosity, and restitution • The parable of the ten minas as a call to stewards...
May 26
11 min
Send us a message! We read Luke 17 and 18 and let Jesus challenge our instincts about forgiveness, prayer, humility, money, and what real faith looks like. We end by sitting with the one healed leper who returns to thank Jesus and asking what it looks like for us to do the same in our own stories. • praying before reading Scripture and asking God for understanding and alignment • warnings about stumbling blocks and the command to forgive repeated repentance • mustard seed fa...
May 25
14 min
Send us a message! We walk through Luke 12 and name what faithfulness looks like when following Jesus gets hard, awkward, or costly. We connect integrity, fear, money, anxiety, readiness, and relationships into a whole-life picture of discipleship that doesn’t let us hide in one “strong” area. • inner integrity over hypocrisy in private and public life • fear rightly placed, choosing reverence for God over fear of people • public allegiance to Jesus, trusting the Holy Spirit for ...
May 22
28 min
Send us a message! We read Luke 15 and 16 and listen to Jesus teach with grounded, blue-collar parables that make God’s heart feel close and concrete. We end by wrestling with how the realities of heaven and hell change our urgency to pray, speak up, and welcome people home. • Jesus using earthy stories to help us relate to God • Joy in heaven over repentance through the lost sheep and lost coin • The prodigal son as grace for the rebel and a mirror for the resentful •...
May 21
13 min
Send us a message! We read Luke 13–14 and sit with Jesus’ warnings and invitations, from repentance and mercy to the parables of the narrow door and the great banquet. We wrestle with why “few” make it in, and we name the real barriers as timing, distractions, and the cost of discipleship. • Jesus reframing tragedy as a call to repent • the fig tree parable and God’s patience for fruit • Sabbath healings exposing empty rule keeping • mustard seed and yeast as the kingd...
May 20
16 min
Send us a message! Luke 12 presses one question into our everyday choices: what does faithfulness to God look like right now. We follow Jesus through hypocrisy, fear, greed, worry, generosity, and readiness, then sum it up as undivided allegiance, kingdom-shaped trust, and active responsibility. • guarding against hypocrisy and remembering hidden things come to light • fearing God more than people while resting in God’s care • rejecting greed through the parable of the rich ...
May 19
14 min
Send us a message! We read Luke 11 and sit with Jesus’ model of prayer, his call to persistent faith, and his warning against a spirituality that looks clean on the outside but stays dark within. We also challenge ourselves to choose a “certain place” to meet with God so our private life with him shapes how we show up in the world. • Luke’s emphasis on the humanity of Jesus and why that makes him a trustworthy intercessor • The Lord’s Prayer as a pattern for daily dependence, forg...
May 18
12 min
Load more