Luke 1
Who Was Jesus' Grandfather? …
Apparent contradictions in the Bible—such as the genealogies of Jesus—have possible and plausible solutions.
The Aim of Dr Luke …
Sunday Evening Message
It is important to try to persuade people, like Luke in his Gospel, of the truth of Christianity.
How Not to Talk to an Angel …
Sunday Evening Message
It is not wrong to want evidence for our faith. Belief is not groundless. But there is an evil in demanding signs beyond what a humble and open heart would require.
The Baby in My Womb Leaped for Joy …
How the Bible looks at a human being in the womb.
The Virgin Birth of the Son of God …
Sunday Evening Message
You may have never heard of Nazareth, and this young girl may be poor and obscure, but don't judge by merely human outward appearances. Her son is going to be great.
Christ Conceived by the Holy Spirit …
The Holy Spirit may be shy, but he is also omnipotent.
Meditation on the Magnificat …
Sunday Evening Message
God is about to change the course of all human history; the most important three decades in all of time are about to begin. And where is God? Occupying himself with two obscure, humble women—one old and barren, one young and virginal.
Jesus Is the Horn of Salvation …
There is a deadly disease and an awesome enemy. And every one of us will die from this disease and be devoured by that enemy if there is no horn of salvation for us.
Luke 2
A Big God for Little People …
Seven Christmas Eve Meditations
All the mammoth political forces and all the giant industrial complexes, without their even knowing it, are being guided by God, not for their own sake but for the sake of God's little people—the little Mary and the little Joseph who have to be got from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
Simeon's Farewell to the World …
Sunday Evening Message
Jesus' birth brought a new era in the history of redemption, but one that is still in complete harmony with the old.
Preparing to Receive Christ: Looking for the Consolation of Israel …
God prepares a person to receive Christ by stirring up a longing for consolation and redemption that can come only from Christ.
Fasting for the King's Coming …
Shall we long for the Christ less than Anna longed for him?
The Son of God at 12 Years Old …
Sunday Evening Message
I feel tremendously challenged by the example of Jesus to strive for increased wisdom and understanding of Scripture.
Luke 3
John the Baptist and the Brood of Vipers …
Sunday Evening Message
Don't trust in the kind of tree you are. If there is no fruit that accords with repentance, you will be destroyed.
What Is the Fruit That Befits Repentance? …
Sunday Evening Message
You can tell where a man's heart is resting by the way he handles his money and by the attitude he has toward his possessions.
The Baptism and the Genealogy of Jesus …
Sunday Evening Message
You can learn more from a book if you stop and ask it questions than if you just read it passively. That includes the Bible too.
Luke 4
Christ in Combat: Defense by the Spirit …
Satan might do anything to prevent you from suffering.
Jesus Is the End of Ethnocentrism …
Racial Harmony Sunday
With Jesus came a radically new way of defining the people of God: all who have faith in the Messiah.
Christ in Combat: Offense by the Spirit …
Everything Jesus said and did was to make us trust him and imitate him. Everything he did is a ground for faith and a call to action.
Luke 5
Breaking Nets, Sinking Boats and Saving Men …
Missions Week
Luke 6
Luke 8
Take Care How You Listen! Part 1 …
For Whoever Has, to Him More Shall be Given
There are four ways to hear a sermon, but only one of them leads to life.
Take Care How You Listen! Part 2 …
10 ways to prepare yourself to hear Sunday's sermon.
Luke 9
He Set His Face to Go to Jerusalem …
Palm Sunday
Jesus was not accidentally entangled in a web of injustice. The saving benefits of his death for sinners were not an afterthought. Jesus saw that the time had come and set his face to fulfill his mission: to die in Jerusalem for our sake.
Luke 10
Luke 11
Prevailing Prayer for the Spirit's Power …
May the Lord forbid that we would lose heart and fail in the very thing needful: mighty prevailing prayer.
When God Says, "Not Now" …
What are God's purposes when he says "No" to his praying people?
How Is the Kingdom Present? …
The kingdom has come and it has overcome the aimlessness and futility of our lives and given us an awesome reason to live.
Be Careful Lest the Light in You Be Darkness …
Pondering a Puzzling Text
If what you regard as bright and compelling isn't Christ, you will be filled with darkness.
These You Ought to Have Done Without Neglecting the Others …
Don't live for comforts, live for justice and compassion.
Luke 12
Loved Flock, Do Not Be Afraid to Give It Away …
How you handle your possessions shows where your heart is.
It Is Your Father's Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom …
Palm Sunday
God's joy, his desire, his want and wish and hope and pleasure and gladness and delight is to give the kingdom to his flock.
Magnifying God with Money …
How can money be used to worship God?
Luke 13
Unless You Repent You Will All Likewise Perish …
The lesson of tragedies is "Get right with God."
Jesus, Women, and Men …
Jesus has done more than anyone to bring purity and harmony between men and women.
Luke 14
Who Should We Invite to Thanksgiving Dinner? …
Who you invite to share in your abundance shows where your treasure is.
Luke 15
Mission: The Gladness of God …
God's invitation to the banquet of his eternal joy is sent through the church indiscriminately to all people.
This Man Receives Sinners and Eats with Them …
The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost. He sought them, he received them, he ate with them, and he saved them.
The Happiest Days of Heaven …
Jesus is the seeking heart of God going out after sinners and winning our repentance.
Coming to Yourself and Coming to The Father …
When sinners turn from their sin and accept Jesus' fellowship as the joy of their lives, they have come home to God. And God is glad.
The Blinding Effects of Serving God …
It dishonors God to treat him as a master in need of slave labor. What honors God is not slave labor, but childlike faith in his all-sufficiency.
Luke 16
Preparing to Receive Christ: Hearing Moses and the Prophets …
The use of money can make or break your eternal destiny.
Luke 17
How Jesus Helped His Disciples Increase Their Faith …
We never move beyond the need for grace, so let us trust God to do great things with our little faith.
Is the Kingdom Present or Future? …
The kingdom of God is present and future. There has been fulfillment, but there has not been consummation.
Luke 18
Always Pray and Do Not Lose Heart …
Jesus makes it clear that eternal life hangs on whether we are ready when he comes.
This Man Went Down to His House Justified …
This man was morally upright. He believed God had made him so. That is what he looked to and trusted in for his righteousness before God—for his justification. And he was dead wrong.
Let the Children Come to Me …
Sunday Evening Message
Disciples of Jesus should remove all hindrances that keep children from coming to Jesus.
Luke 19
Palm Sunday Tears of Sovereign Mercy …
Palm Sunday
Consider how Jesus has been merciful to you, and then be like him.
O, That You Knew the Terms of Peace! …
Palm Sunday
Jesus Christ is always eager and willing to make peace with anyone who will accept the terms of peace he offers.
Luke 21
Risk and the Cause of God: Today …
It is the will of the Lord that we take risks for the cause of God.
Luke 22
Judas Iscariot, the Suicide of Satan, and the Salvation of the World …
Every detail of the death of Christ happened according to the plan of God, even his betrayal and excessive agonies.
Until It Is Fulfilled in the Kingdom of God …
Jesus the Passover Lamb was slain to ransom people from every tribe and tongue and nation.
The Sifting of Simon Peter …
It is relatively unimportant to Satan whether we are healthy or sick, rich or poor; what he wants is to sift out our faith. If he can do it by suffering, he will try that; if he can do it by wealth, he will try that.
Luke 23
"Father, Forgive, For We Know What We Are Doing" …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise …
Good Friday
Both thieves wanted to be saved from death. But O how differently they sought their salvation.
Into Thy Hands I Commit My Spirit …
Good Friday
A Good Friday Meditation
What can we learn from Jesus about how to die?
Luke 24
The Ascent of Joy …
Why was Jesus' ascension into heaven good news for his disciples?
