April 18, 2025
‘And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.”’ (Luke 19:5 ESV). Zacchaeus wasn’t a popular person. As a chief tax collector, he was despised by many, seen as a traitor and a sinner. He was small
April 17, 2025
“For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise” (Luke 18:32–33 ESV). As Jesus draws near to Jerusalem, He tells His disciples what will soon take place. He speaks
April 16, 2025
“And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart” (Luke 18:1 ESV). Before Jesus even begins the parable of the persistent widow, Luke tells us His purpose for telling it. Jesus wanted His disciples to know the importance of prayer, especially in times of delay
April 15, 2025
“Behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you” (Luke 17:21 ESV). The Pharisees asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God would come, expecting signs of political upheaval or outward power. But Jesus corrected their thinking. The Kingdom of God was not something to be observed with visible signs—they were missing it even
April 14, 2025
‘The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”’ (Luke 17:5–6 ESV). This passage comes right after Jesus tells the disciples to
April 6, 2025
“So that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation” (Luke 11:50–51 ESV). Jesus told
April 5, 2025
“For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation” (Luke 11:30 ESV). The religious leaders in Jesus’ day were constantly demanding signs to prove who He was. Yet Jesus pointed them to one powerful sign that foreshadowed His ultimate mission: the sign of
April 1, 2025
“For he who is least among you all is the one who is great” (Luke 9:48 ESV). Jesus corrected His disciples’ understanding of greatness. For they had been arguing about who among them was the greatest. Instead of rebuking them harshly, Jesus used a child as an illustration. In that culture, children had little status,
March 31, 2025
“But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:27 ESV). The Kingdom of God is a mystery. For Jesus described it as both present and future. Perhaps the best explanation for this mystery was offered by George Ladd, who called
March 30, 2025
“And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased” (Luke 8:43-44 ESV). A