The garden was quiet. The disciples were asleep. And Jesus, the Son of God, was on His knees praying, profusely sweating huge drops tinged with blood. That’s what we read in Luke 22:41-44. He cried out to the Father, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me.” Jesus knew the suffering that was…

Have you ever thought about how you want to spend the final moments of your life? As we near the end of Luke’s Gospel, in chapter 21, Jesus knew what was coming. The cross was hours away. His time was short. He was in His final moments of freedom before His suffering and death. And…

In Luke 21, Jesus didn’t sugarcoat it. Jerusalem would fall. Nations would rage. The sky itself would shake. But then… the Son of Man would come. Jesus Himself would return. But when? The answer is soon. Always soon. But that “soon” has been nearly 2,000 years since His death, burial, resurrection, and ascension in Jerusalem…

In Luke 20, they were admiring the temple’s beauty when Jesus said it would all come down. Not one stone left on another. That’s the kind of statement that shakes you. He didn’t stop there. He warned of wars, earthquakes, famines, persecution, betrayal by family, arrest, hatred. All because of His name. The road ahead…

The scribes in Jesus’s day had the robes, the greetings, the front-row seats. They could quote Scripture and lead prayers. From the outside, they looked like the most devoted men in the room. Jesus wasn’t impressed. He watched them devour widows’ houses while offering long prayers as cover. Religion had become a costume for them,…

Well, tax prep season is back around again. Have you filed yours yet? I’m not sure if anybody likes tax season but accountants and politicians. Have you ever thought, “Man, my citizenship is in Heaven. I shouldn’t have to pay taxes on earth,”? Well, in Luke 20, Jesus clearly addressed that thought. The scribes and…

One of the most powerful stories Jesus ever told was in Luke 20 as He was wrangling with the scribes and chief priests in Jerusalem. The story was of a vineyard owner who leased his land to tenants. When he sent servants on three separate occasions to collect what was owed, the tenants beat each…

One of the most shocking moments in Jesus’s ministry happened when He walked into the temple and overturned tables. That event is in all four Gospels, but today we’ll focus in on the Luke 19 version. For many folks, that action seems so out of step with who we think Jesus was, but sometimes we…

March Madness is just around the corner, that time of the year each year when basketball fans go crazy. They hoop and holler and cheer with all their might as their teams take the court and play for a victory. In Luke 19, Jesus encountered some frenzied fans as He rode a donkey colt over…

Have you ever read through a church directory? That’s almost what it feels like as you read through Colossians 4:10-18. It’s basically just a string of names. Most people just skip them, but slow down. These are real people God used to advance His kingdom, and their stories are more encouraging than you might think.…