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.
In encounters with a powerful man and a destitute woman, Jesus showed the authority of his word over sickness and death.
Ringing in our ears from the book of Judges is the cry for a king, so we are not surprised to find that the...
To be ready for Jesus’ coming, we need to be doing what he has already told us to do.