In Luke 9, the disciples finally connect that Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah! But do they know what that means for Jesus? Do they know what that means for them?
Read MoreWhat is behind the world's brokenness? The gospels not only show Jesus performing miracles to restore people's life and health. That alone is not enough, because behind these physical needs is a spiritual enemy ready to hurt and kill again. In this passage, Jesus casts out demons -- proving that demons are real but that Jesus is stronger.
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Jesus knew that not everyone heard him the same. The gospel lands differently in different hearts. To help us understand ourselves, he told the Parable of the Soils. Listen as C.J. walks through the difference between hard hearts, shallow hearts, infested hearts, and good hearts.
Read MoreOur world is haunted by death. We don't always see it, but it's always there. In Luke 7, we read two stories of how Jesus haunts death. He can stop it. He can reverse it. And one day he will destroy it altogether.
Read More"Judge not lest you be judged." It's one of Jesus' most famous sayings, and one of the hardest to practice. We judge without thinking. How can we stop? Listen as C.J. finds himself and our church in this passage, and calls us to remember the gospel of grace.
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Jesus invites Levi the tax collector to leave everything and follow Him. In doing this, Jesus demonstrates His love for even the most hated members of society.
Read MoreJesus encounters 2 men who need healing; a leper and a paralytic. Both of their stories have something to teach us about ourselves and how we respond to Jesus.
Read MoreIn Luke 4, we see two opposite reactions to Jesus' teaching and healing in Nazareth and Capernaum. Jesus grew up in Nazareth, but he felt at home in Capernaum. C.J. encourages us to ask, How can we be more like the people of Capernaum?
Read MoreMost people begin a movement by attempting to persuade others to follow him. Jesus begins his movement by offending hearers. Listen as CJ walks through opening sermon of Jesus.
Read MoreThis week begins our new series in the gospel of Luke. C.J. helped us understand the author, audience, and purpose for the book and called us to become like Theophilus, a beloved friend of God, who is seeking to know who Jesus is and what He has done.
Read MoreOn Palm Sunday, Jesus moves from a private ministry to a public one. He rides into Jersusalem on a donkey to unequivocally declare Himself the King of the whole world. But is He the kind of King the people are looking for? Is He the King we want?
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What is my role in sharing the gospel at work? How urgent is the gospel? How do I go about sharing? These are the questions we seek to answer this week.
Read MoreFor those who work for the kingdom, with Jesus as their boss and final authority, Sabbath and boundaries will be a natural practice. We live in an increasingly busy world, when and how does God ask us to stop and rest? Our employers are asking us for more and more of our time. When does the Bible call us to set a boundary and say no?
Read MoreThis week we began a new series called Cultivate: Vocation, Work, and The Gospel. In this first week, we looked at how work fits into the grand narrative of redemptive history. Is work a necessary evil, or something instituted by God for human flourishing? What part does the fall play in our work? How does Jesus interface with this?
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When something is beautiful; when it’s beauty overwhelms us; when we know where treasure is, we drop everything and we run to it. When you are desperate for a savior and you know you can find one in Jesus, you run. You make haste. You do not delay. Nothing else matters. Nothing is as important in that moment as getting to Jesus. That’s what the Shepherds did when Jesus was born. Will we also make haste to meet Him?
Read MoreThis week we begin a study in the book of Luke for Advent. The story from Luke 1 is about Zechariah and Elizabeth waiting for a son, waiting for the Messiah. It invites us to ask ourselves "what am I waiting for?"
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We continue this week in the story of Ruth in Act 2. Over and over in this section, we see that God's faithfulness is always woven together with the faithfulness of His people toward one another. And God is always telling a second story in our lives. One of providence and care. Will we listen in to hear?
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Paul tells us in Ephesians 6 that we are in the middle of a battle between God and Satan. God has won the victory, but we are still fighting. The enemy hasn't conceded victory. In order to win this battle we need to know what we are fighting for, who we are fighting, how to fight them.
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