1. My Beloved Son – Listen to Him!
Scriptures: Luke 9:28-36; Mat 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13 My Beloved Son – Listen to Him! Luke 9:28-36 About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white…
2. All Things are Possible to Him Who Believes
Scriptures: Mark 9:14-29; Mat 17:14-21; Luke 9:37-42 Jesus Heals a Boy Disturbed by an Evil Spirit Mark 9:14-29 Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them. 15 Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him. 16 He asked the scribes,…
3. Who is the Greatest
Scriptures: Luke 9:43-50; Mark 9:30-50; Matt 18:1-9 Who Is the Greatest? Luke 9:43-50 They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples, 44 “Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up…
4. More Parables
Scriptures: Matthew 18:10-35 More Parables The Parable of the Lost Sheep Matthew 18:10-14 “See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. 11 For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost….
5. The Cost of Following Jesus
Scriptures: Luke 9:51-62; Matthew 8:18-22 The Cost of Following Jesus Luke 9:51-62 It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem, 52 and sent messengers before his face. They went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to…
1. Jesus at the Feast of Booths
Scriptures: John 7:1-24 Jesus at the Feast of Booths John 7:1-24 After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand. 3 His brothers therefore said to him, “Depart from here,…
2. Many Questions about Whom Jesus Was
Scriptures: John 7:25-52 Debate and Division over whom Jesus Was Can This Be the Christ? John 7:25-36 Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, “Isn’t this he whom they seek to kill? 26 Behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the…
3. The Woman Caught in Adultery
Scriptures: John 7:53-8:11 The Woman Caught in Adultery John 7:53-8:11 Everyone went to his own house, 8:1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them. 3 The scribes and the…
4. The Light Exposes Belief and Unbelief
Scriptures: John 8:12-30 I Am the Light of the World John 8:12-30 Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13 The Pharisees therefore said to him, “You testify about yourself. Your testimony…
5. The Truth Will Set You Free
Scriptures: John 8:31-59 The Truth Will Set You Free John 8:31-38 Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. 32 You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s offspring, and have…
6. Jesus Heal a Man Born Blind
Scriptures: John 9:1-41 Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind John 9:1-41 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but that the works of…
7. Jesus the Good Shepherd
Scriptures: John 10:1-21 I Am the Good Shepherd John 10:1-21 “Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3…
8. My Sheep Hear My Voice
Scriptures: John 10:22-42 My Sheep Hear My Voice John 10:22-38 It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem. 23 It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. 24 The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, “How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the…
1. The Seventy Disciples Sent Out
Scriptures: Luke 10:1-16 Jesus Sends Out the Seventy Disciples Luke 10:1-12 Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come. 2 Then he said to them, “The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the labourers are…
2. Rejoice that Your Names are Written in Heaven
Scriptures: Luke 10:17-27 The Return of the Seventy-Two – Rejoice that Your Names are Written in Heaven Luke 10:17-20 The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 He said to them, “I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I give you authority…
3. Loving God and Our Neighbour
Scriptures: Luke 10:25-37 The Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God…
4. Teach Us to Pray
Scriptures: Luke 11:1-13 Teach us to Pray Luke 11:1-13 When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” 2 He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom…
5. Good and Evil – Light and Dark
Scriptures: Luke 11:29-54; 12:1-12 The Sign of Jonah Luke 11:29-36 When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah, the prophet. 30 For even as Jonah became a sign to the…
6. Fear God – Not People
Scriptures: Luke 11:29-54; 12:1-12 Fear God, Not Man Luke 12:1-12 Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 But there is nothing covered up, that…
7. Will Owning Stuff Make Us Happy?
Scriptures: Luke 12:13-34 The Parable of the Rich Fool Luke 12:13-21 One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15 He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for…
8. Jesus is Coming – Watch and Be Ready
Scriptures: Luke 12:35-59 Be Ready and Watching Luke 12:35-48 “Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning. 36 Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching…
9. Repentance and Mercy
Scriptures: Luke 13:1-17 Repent or Perish Luke 13:1-5 Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things? 3 I…
10. The Narrow Door
Scriptures: Luke 13:18-35 The Mustard Seed and the Leaven Luke 13:18-21 He said, “What is God’s Kingdom like? To what shall I compare it? 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky…
11. Come to the Banquet
Scriptures: Luke 14:1-35 Healing of a Man on the Sabbath Luke 14:1-6 When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him. 2 Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him. 3 Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers…
12. Counting the The Cost
Scriptures: Luke 14:25-35 Counting The Cost of Discipleship Luke 14:25-35 Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple. 27 Whoever doesn’t bear…
1. The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin
Scriptures: Luke 15:1-10 The Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin Luke 15:1-7 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. 2 The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.” 3 He told them this parable. 4 “Which of you…
2. The Lost Son
Scriptures: Luke 15:11-24 The Parable of the Prodigal Son Luke 15:11-24 He said, “A certain man had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them. 13 Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and…
3. Jealous of the Father’s Love
Scriptures: Jealous of the Father’s Love 25 “Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on. 27 He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has…
4. Faithful in Little Things
Scriptures: Luke 16:1-13 The Parable of the Dishonest Manager Luke 16:1-13 He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. 2 He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you?…
5. Divorce and Remarriage
Scriptures: Mark 10:1-12; Matthew 19:1-12 Divorce and Remarriage Mark 10:1-12 He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them. 2 Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man…
6. The Rich Man and Lazarus
Scriptures: Luke 16:14-31 The Law and the Kingdom of God Luke 16:14-23 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him. 15 He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among…
7. Faith and Duty
Scriptures: Luke 17:1-10 Faith and Duty Luke 17:1-4 He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that…
8. One Leper Returned to Give Thanks
Scriptures: Luke 17:11-19 Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers Luke 17:11-19 As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance. 13 They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master,…
9. The Coming of the Kingdom
Scriptures: Luke 17:20-37 The Coming of the Kingdom Luke 17:20-37 Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation; 21 neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.” 22 He said to the disciples, “The days will come,…
10. Persist in Prayer and Be Humble
Scriptures: Luke 18:1-17 Two Parables – Persistence and Humility Luke 18:1-8 He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up, 2 saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God, and didn’t respect man. 3 A widow was in that city, and she often came…
11. Let the Children Come to Me
Scriptures: Luke 18:15-17; Mark 10:13-22; Matthew 19:13-22 Let the Children Come to Me Luke 18:15-17 They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s…
12. The Rich Young Ruler
Scriptures: Luke 18:18-30; Mark 10:23-31; Matthew 19:23-30 The Rich Young Ruler Luke 18:18-27 A certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one—God. 20 You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t…
1. It Doesn’t Seem Fair
Scriptures: Matthew 20:1-16 Labourers in the Vineyard Matthew 20:1-16 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. 2 When he had agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his…
2. Sacrifice vs Ambition
Scriptures: Luke 18:31-34; Mark 10:32-45; Matthew 20:11-24 Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time Luke 18:31-34 He took the twelve aside, and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed. 32 For he will be delivered…
1. Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
Scriptures: Luke 18:31-43; Mark 10:46-52; Matthew 20:25-34 Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar Luke 18:31-34 He took the twelve aside, and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed. 32 For he will be delivered up to…
2. Jesus and Zacchaeus
Scriptures: Luke 19:1-10 Jesus and Zacchaeus Luke 19:1-10 He entered and was passing through Jericho. 2 There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short. 4 He ran on ahead,…
3. God’s Investment in Us – What To Do With It
Scriptures: Luke 19:11-27 The Parable of the Ten Minas Luke 19:11-27 As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that God’s Kingdom would be revealed immediately. 12 He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom,…
1. The Death of Lazarus
Scriptures: John 11:1-16 The Death of Lazarus John 11:1-16 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha. 2 It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3 The sisters therefore sent…
2. The Resurrection and the Life
Scriptures: John 11:17-37 I Am the Resurrection and the Life John 11:17-27 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away. 19 Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their…
3. Jesus Raises Lazarus
Scriptures: John 11:38-46 Jesus Raises Lazarus John 11:38-46 Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for…
4. The Plot to Kill Jesus
Scriptures: John 11:47-57 The Plot to Kill Jesus John 11:45-57 Therefore many of the Jews, who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did, believed in him. 46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done. 47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and…
5. Jesus Anointed at Bethany (John)
Scriptures: John 12:1-11 Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany John 12:1-11 Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him….
6. Jesus Anointed at Bethany (Mark & Matthew)
Scriptures: Mark 14:1-11; Matthew 26:1-13 Jesus Anointed at Bethany Mark 14:1-11 It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him. (2) For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be…