Grace in Louisville

Jesus shows his power over creaton as he calms a storm on the Sea of Galilee. Through his question for the disciples, "Where is you faith?" and the question of their hearts, "Who is this man?" we find that our faith increases as we know more fully who Jesus is. And if Jesus is with us, and he is who he says he is, then nothing can shake us.

Jesus exhorts us to take care how we listen to the word, because it is those who hear the word and do it who are truly members of God's family.

Through both a real life example and a parable, Jesus tells us that the fruit of the word planted in our lives is determined by the soil of our hearts.

As Jesus dines with Simon the Pharisee a sinful woman astonishes everyone and gives Jesus the opportunity to teach us that those who are forgiven much, love much.

Doubt crept into John the Baptist's mind when Jesus did not meet his expectations of the Messiah, but Jesus helped him see that he was better than John could have expected. The Pharisee's expectations became demands, such that they were unwilling to come to Christ in repentance and faith.

Jesus meets a widow who has just lost her only son and responds with compassion and power - the same way he responds to us in our times of deepest sorrow and need and they way we should respond to others.

Jesus heals a centurion's servant and teaches that in his kingdom it's not who you are, who you know, or what you can do that makes you worthy, but who you place your humble faith in.

Jesus closes out the Sermon on the Plain with a strong warning. He teaches us that if we claim he is our Lord and King, then we will do what he says.

Jesus helps us see that unless we are changed in our essential nature - unless we are given a new heart - we cannot walk in his ways. But if we have been changed, then we can and we must.

Love and mercy flow from our lives when we see the love and and mercy we have been shown and the love and mercy we still need every day.

Jesus calls his disciples to a radical love that extends to all people, including enemies, and displays to the world the greatness of God's love and mercy seen in the gospel.

Jesus begins the Sermon on the Plain by making it clear that in the value system of his kingdom, those who the world despises are the ones who are truly blessed.

As Jesus chooses the twelve, heals with power, casts out demons, and preaches of the principles his followers are to live by, he makes it clear that, while rooted in the Old Covenant, his kingdom is a kingdom unlike anything else.

Jesus reveals that the heart of the Sabbath is found in both loving God and loving others, and that those two commands are never in conflict.

In the call of Levi (Matthew), Jesus caps off a series of encounters with the outcasts of society and lets the grumbling Pharisees know that he did not come for those who think they are righteous but for sinners who know they need to repent.

When a paralytic is brought to Jesus, he gives him what he really needs - the forgiveness of sins - and then proves that he has the authority to grant such forgiveness by healing him.

When a helpless leper comes to Jesus, he is fully confident that Jesus is able to cleanse him, but is he willing?

Jesus performs a miracle close to Simon's eyes and heart when he causes a miraculous catch of fish. Simon sees his sinfulness in light of Jesus' majesty, and Jesus pronounces forgiveness and transformation on Simon's life.

As Luke describes a day in the life of Jesus, it becomes clear that Jesus is filled with phenomenal power - powerful teaching, power over spiritual darkness, power of disease, a power rooted in dependence on the Father, and a power that is open to all who will believe.

At the beginning of Jesus' ministry, he returns to his hometown and makes two things clear: who he is and the reality that all must respond to his claims.

Pastor Henry offered us a meditation on John the Beloved, who life and example calls us to follow him as he followed, loved, and obeyed Christ

On the 1 year anniversary of moving to our new location, we reflected on the grand, world-changing mission God has called all believers to by remembering some of the truth we find in the book of Acts.

Easter is a day of victory for the Light over the darkness, and it is in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus that God calls us out of the darkness and into the kingdom of His Son, the Light of the world.

The cross of Jesus shows us clearly the depth of our sin and the great depth of God's love.

Why was Jesus baptized as he began his ministry? For many reasons, but ultimately for his great glory and to accomplish our salvation.