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Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.

While Peter correctly identified Jesus as God's Anointed, the disciples still had much to learn about the Anointed's work and what it means to go after him.

In preparation for the time when he would not be with them, Jesus began to give the disciples on-the-job training in evangelizing and showing compassion. (Because of a tech problem, we couldn't get into our building today, so we worshiped outside on the patio, and this audio recording is less clear than normal.)

Two stories combine to show how Jesus has power to make people whole again and to call us to believe his words.

The demons revealed that their only purpose is to destroy, while Jesus demonstrated his power to heal and restore.

In a boat journey across the lake, Jesus showed himself to be an exhausted human and almighty God.

The Parable of the Soils describes the division caused by Jesus' preaching and urges us to hear his word well to receive more and more.

During a dinner at a religious leader's house, a sinful woman crashed the party and gave Jesus an opportunity to teach about big forgiveness and big love.

From prison, John the Baptist sent to ask Jesus if he was the coming one. Jesus answered by demonstrating that in the kingdom of God, mercy precedes judgment.

In encounters with a powerful man and a destitute woman, Jesus showed the authority of his word over sickness and death.

Probably the most difficult of Jesus' commands is for his disciples to love our enemies, following what he already did for his enemies to make us his friends.

Happy are those who have the kingdom of God, even if they lack much on earth, and the most pitiful are those who do not have the kingdom, even if they have abundance for a short time now.

In a series of controversies with the religious leaders, Jesus revealed the nature of the Kingdom of God and how he would bring it to the world.

In three related episodes, Jesus demonstrated his authority to forgive our sins.

Having defended himself from the devil’s temptations, Jesus went on the offensive as the one anointed to deliver people from sin and oppression.

As the second Adam and the faithful Israel, Jesus resisted temptation and so can help us when we are tempted.

In the next pair of sections about John and Jesus, Luke reported that the Word of God came upon John, and the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus.

The extraordinary events in Jerusalem and the mundane events in Nazareth reveal Jesus' uniqueness and his ordinariness.

We need to look again at the familiar story of Jesus’ birth to see the many connections with past promises and their coming fulfillment.

John’s birth and Zechariah’s prophecy pointed to the greatest manifestation of God’s mercy ever.

Although the son of Elizabeth would be great, the son of Mary would be even greater!

The opening of Luke's narrative about Jesus helps us know for certain the things we have learned about Jesus.

While David rejoiced in being rescued from an untimely death, his words pointed to his descendant who would experience an untimely death but be rescued from the grave.

The ideal king’s marriage to the ideal bride not only teaches us about marriage but also about the relationship between God and his people.

God’s creation shows forth his majesty and the majesty of humanity and of the Son of Man.