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Luke 5:17-26 The healing of the paralytic not only authenticates the greater healing that only Jesus can perform – the forgiveness of sins, but it also points to human involvement in that healing.

Luke 5:17-26 Faith that is convinced that Jesus is able to both effect healing, but more amazingly forgive sin, is a faith that will stop at nothing to get people to encounter Jesus.

Luke 5:12-16 Sometimes we become so consumed with the urgent and visible problems in our lives that we fail to see the deeper problem beneath them all. In this passage, we’ll learn to recognize our greatest need and the lasting solution Jesus offers to those willing to see their true condition.

Luke 5:12-16  Jesus encounters a man full of leprosy whose deepest need is not simply healing, but cleansing. This morning we examine how the leper’s condition points us to our own spiritual uncleanness and our inability to make ourselves clean before God. Through this powerful interaction, we see Christ’s willingness and authority to cleanse those who come to Him in humble faith....

Luke 5:12-16 A man with an incurable, wasting disease was completely healed with only four words: “I will; be clean.” We too need to hear those same words – and be healed from the wasting disease called sin – a disease that can only be cured by Jesus.

Luke 5:1-11 When Jesus calls you to be His disciple, it means doing what He says (even when it doesn’t make sense), God becoming big to you (which terrifies and attracts), joining Him on His mission (by filling your net with things of eternal value), and surrendering everything (and discovering the life you were made for there).

Luke 5:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 tells us the dramatic story of Jesus calling his first disciples. From this passage we learn that following Jesus entails recognizing our sinfulness and unworthiness while simultaneously acknowledging the supreme worth of Christ. Following Jesus is not easy; he calls his followers to be willing to lay everything down for his sake. In the end though, he is more than worth it...

Luke 5:1-11 This morning we look at Luke 5:1–11 and the calling of Peter, James, andJohn. In a moment of failure, and after fishing all night with empty nets, Jesus calls them to be His disciples. Not because of their effort, but because of His grace. He callsthem to trust His word, reveals their unworthiness, and then gives them a new purpose. This passage shows us that Jesus meets us in ou...

Luke 4:38-44 And he (Jesus) arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. 39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them. 40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases broug...

Luke 4:38-44 In a world searching for meaning, Jesus shows us in Luke 4:38-44 what a truly purposeful life looks like. He compassionately heals, powerfully frees, and intentionally proclaims the good news, revealing both His mission and ours. As His followers, we are called to follow His example for our good and God’s glory.

Luke 4:38-41 Do you feel that Jesus tires of hearing of your needs or requests? In this account Jesus demonstrates how his love responds to our requests and it heals our physical and spiritual hurts. His love carries authority and hope for us as evidenced in His sacrifice on the cross and rising from the grave.

Luke 4:31-37 In our text this morning we see a shift from Jesus' prophetic declaration to Jesus' powerful demonstration.

Luke 4:31-37 Words matter. But it’s the person speaking who adds power, authority, and impact to those words. Every single one of us has someone whose words have profoundly mattered to us; a person whose every word we’ve clung to. But what is it about that person that convinced you to give them such influence in your life? Their title? Their experience? Their character? Or, most import...

Luke 4:31-37 Satanic and demonic encounters marked the beginning of Jesus’ earthly ministry and the inauguration of the kingdom of God. This factor revealed another – Jesus’ absolute power and authority. These factors authenticate who Jesus is, what He said, and what He came to do.

John 11:17-27 This Easter in the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead in John 11 we see that He is more than just a healer or a prophet but also the resurrection and the life! What Jesus does for Lazarus proves that He has the power to keep His promise. He had just finished telling Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life” and that “whoever believes in me, though he di...

John 11:21-27 Easter is the joyous celebration that death is not the end of the story. In John 11, Jesus, the loving, Son of God, makes an astounding statement in the face of the death of his friend Lazarus: “I am the resurrection and the life.” Through the raising of Lazarus from the dead and through his own resurrection, Jesus demonstrates that he has the power over death, sin and Sa...

John 11: 38-44 What Jesus did for Lazarus proves that He has the power to keep His promise: “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” (John 11:25-26). The message of Easter is that those who believe in Jesus will live eternally, even though they die physically, and that Jesu...

John 11:1-6 Good Friday is the most powerful reminder that suffering is not futile, even though we tend to think it is; and that it doesn’t get the final word, even though it can feel like it does. In the midst of suffering we rarely understand the why. But the story of Lazarus — and the cross most of all — gives us a window into a few of the reasons why. The story of Jesus raisi...

John 11:1-6 Good Friday is the most powerful reminder that suffering & death are not futile, even though we tend to think they are. They don’t get the final word, even though it can feel like they do. When people suffer – particularly when it results in death, we rarely understand the why. But the story of Lazarus – and the cross most of all – gives us a window into a f...

Leviticus 19:1-18 Like children striving to earn a parent’s approval, we often misunderstand love as something to be achieved rather than received. The closing chapters of Leviticus remind us that holiness is not a burden to earn God’s favour but a response to the grace we’ve already been given through Christ. Because we stand in His holiness, our lives of obedience become an exp...

Leviticus 19:1-18 Leviticus 19 calls the people of God is to be holy, set apart, because God is holy. Rather than give ourselves to a list of rules, do’s and don’ts, whereby we strive to achieve perfection, we are called to embrace a life that reflects the character of God. Holiness is played out, expressed, and experienced, in our attitudes and actions towards God and others, finding...

Leviticus 19:1-18 Leviticus 19 calls the people of God is to be holy, set apart, because God is holy. Rather than give ourselves to a list of rules, do’s and don’ts, whereby we strive to achieve perfection, we are called to embrace a life that reflects the character of God. Holiness is played out, expressed, and experienced, in our attitudes and actions towards God and others, finding...

Leviticus 16:20-34 For a culture that prioritizes radical autonomy and expressive individualism, the very concept of sin is often dismissed as a tool of psychological oppression—a toxic relic of shame based religious systems seen as an affront to personal dignity. Yet, this cultural avoidance often leaves us with a deeper, more restless anxiety: if there is no such thing as sin, there is als...

Leviticus 16:20-34 This morning we look at the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16, showing how it's sacrifices and scapegoat point to the seriousness of sin and God’s provision for atonement. This is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who bears our guilt and removes our sin once for all. It calls us to rest in His finished work and live with humble confidence, knowing there is no condemnati...

Leviticus 16:1-19 One of the ways that the storyline of the Bible can be summarized is through the lens of God’s presence as the goal. The dilemma is that God is more holy than our sinful selves can bear. In the centre of Leviticus is God’s solution to the dilemma: Atonement.