While attending a meal with religious leaders in Luke 14:1-24, Jesus broke with social norms and caused multiple disruptions. His goal was not to offend but to instruct, first about the use of the Sabbath day and then about the kingdom of God, which he compared to a great banquet. At the end of the parable, the invitation is still going out, so let’s enter while there is room.
Although we may not long to be holy as much as we long to be hopeful (see last week’s sermon), the way Peter describes...
The expression, “the body of Christ,” has become such a common name for the church that we may not reflect upon what it means...
Jesus fulfilled the entire Old Testament by suffering, rising from the dead, and having forgiveness preached to all the nations.