Give Thanks to the Love – Psalm 100
We must worship the Lord with joy, gladness, singing and most of all - with thanksgiving.
We must worship the Lord with joy, gladness, singing and most of all - with thanksgiving.
What did Jesus mean when He said that Zacchaeus was a son of Abraham? And what did He mean when He said that He came to seek and save that which was lost? Who is lost? Who was He seeking?
Christ comes to Jericho and salvation comes to Zacchaeus!
The rich young ruler chooses to keep his penny while rejecting the billions in real treasure in heaven. He kept his idol. What might be an idol you need to jettison?
Jesus deals with the Rich Young Ruler. Here, we consider this man's superficial inquiry about salvation and his flawed ideas about his own "goodness" and the requirements of God's Law.
The people of Nazareth, Jesus' hometown, were unwilling to pay the price of receiving Christ. The cost required was a confession that they were sinners just like everyone else and that this son of Joseph they thought they knew was in fact the Messiah.
Huge crowds were following Jesus. He turned to them and challenged their motives. To follow Him, they must be willing to pay the price.
The parable of the tax collector and the Pharisee. Those who trust in themselves and their own righteousness will perish. Those who humbly plead with the Lord for mercy in Christ will be saved.
Take up your cross and follow Me. What does this mean? It is an absolute condition to be Christ's disciple.
We approach Luke's Gospel by examining major themes in it. The first is The Cost of Following Christ.