Lake Osborne Church

The remarkable account of Pentecost in Acts 2 and God pouring out his Spirit upon his disciples is a glance backwards to the Old Testament Feast of Weeks, and even the Tower of Babel, while at the same time offering a glance forward to the miracle of the global Church, where we're all given a role to play. Tune in and allow God to move us afresh through his Spirit, for his glory and our good.

"Recency bias" is something we can all fall victim to - putting disproportionate weight on the latest part of a picture or experience and not factoring in the whole account. Psalm 77 makes plain that this trap can ensnare us in our spiritual lives also, and when it does we must look at the larger redemptive actions of God throughout Scripture and history and be reminded once again He nev...

As Luke 18 continues, Jesus resets the rhetorical stage with a fresh batch of characters - this time a Pharisee and a Tax Collector who both find themselves at prayer. And yet, if the two characters occupations couldn't be more different, the same is true about their approach to God...yet Jesus tells us only of them went home "justified." Which one? Why? And what does that reveal abo...

Luke 18 opens with one of the more head-scratching parables of Jesus where we're told to always pray and not lose heart but are told so through the illustrative lens of unexpected characters. Tune in as the master storyteller, Jesus, continues to weave rhetorical masterpieces that challenge our expectations and highlight the grace and mercy of God.

Luke 15 crescendos with the third "lost" parable, that of the lost, often termed prodigal son. Yet, upon further look, is there only one lost son? Upon further look, is running far afield the only way to be lost, or do rebellion and religion both feature pitfalls for the heart we must be aware of? And, is this Jesus the one who comes to deliver us from both? Tune in as we continue to hea...

Luke 15 features the "lost" parables of Jesus, culminating with the crown jewel story of the lost (prodigal) son. Before arriving there, however, Jesus first weaves tales of a lost sheep, and a lost coin, which upon being found are met with great rejoicing. Come and listen, again, to Jesus, the one who came to seek and save the lost and marvel at the kingdom over which he reigns.

Luke 15 features the "lost" parables of Jesus, culminating with the crown jewel story of the lost (prodigal) son. Before arriving there, however, Jesus first weaves tales of a lost sheep, and a lost coin, which upon being found are met with great rejoicing. Come and listen, again, to Jesus, the one who came to seek and save the lost and marvel at the kingdom over which he reigns.

The original Easter story and account of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, as told by John, gives us varied reactions to the miracle. Amazingly, the varied reactions - running, weeping, and doubting - are all allowed to exist in the family of God, and all teach us something about our own encounter with the risen Christ.

No, not the stuff you must clean out of your dryer vent but Lent, as in the season of intentional reflection and preparation leading up to Easter. How are we to think of this season? How are we to rescue it from empty ritual and see it as opportunity for Gospel formation? Tune in as Pastor Adam, in part two, walks through a text in Hebrews which sheds light on this season and its power in the Chri...

No, not the stuff you must clean out of your dryer vent but Lent , as in the season of intentional reflection and preparation leading up to Easter. How are we to think of this season? How are we to rescue it from empty ritual and see it as opportunity for Gospel formation? Tune in as Pastor Adam walks through a text in Philippians which sheds light on this season and its power in the Christian lif...

Maybe it was the lost hour of sleep, but Daylight Savings Time had a strange way of calling Colossians 1:9-14 to mind. It's logical flow and beautiful highlighting of God's gospel gift can fuel our days and inform our walks as those whom God has "delivered from the domain of darkness and transferred to the kingdom of his beloved son."

Jesus is never controversial or rude for mere controversy or rudeness sake, yet at the same time never minds making a dinner awkward by challenging falsehood and proclaiming the truth, and we see this again in Luke 14:12-24. Utilizing both the setting and his affection for meals as an illustrative lens he gives the parable of the great banquet - an unexpected picture of his kingdom and who it incl...

Finding himself both a dinner guest, again, with an audience that misunderstands his role as Messiah, and healer to a man with great need, Jesus continues to unveil his paradoxical kingdom. Tune in as Jesus throws one of his favorite pitches - the fastball of Sabbath healing, only to follow up with the curveball of yet another parable to the belief of some and the bewilderment of others.

The image of a door is a significant concept in modern storytelling, be it the round doors of the Shire, the hall of doors in Alice and Wonderland, the back doors of The Matrix, or the door leading off set into the real world in The Truman Show, just to name a few. And yet, long before any of these, Jesus as messiah and master storyteller employed the concept of a door in his own teaching about hi...

Encountering another of Jesus's masterful stories known as parables, we're faced with the seemingly ordinary activities of planting the tiniest of seeds and baking the simplest of bread yet, somehow, being witness to the extraordinary. Tune in and listen to how Jesus even turns our notions of church growth and kingdom work on their heads and delights again in surprising us all.

In one of the signature pitches for the curveball throwing Messiah, Jesus heals on the Sabbath, as recorded in Luke 13:10-17, and in so doing has much to say - both in his day and ours - about the sanctity of human life and the nature of true religion.

Luke's Gospel is filled with the enigmatic stories of Jesus that we call parables. As Jesus continues to instruct his followers on the upside down nature of his kingdom, he employs a parabolic tale of servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding feast. Were they ready for his return? Are we? Tune in and hear from our Lord Jesus through his word as he stands at the door and knocks...

One would be hard pressed to begin the new year - resolutions, anxieties, hopes, fears, and all - with a more poignant text from Jesus who wants us not to fret or belabor but to have faith and believe. Tune in and listen as Jesus tells us in this passage how he has done all that is necessary for us to be people who do just that.

As the crowds continue to gather and follow Jesus, many do skeptically or at arm's length. Will Jesus check the boxes of their preconceived, Messianic notions? Will they allow his words to truly lay bare their hearts or will they continue to ask for signs as a smokescreen for unbelief? And, what do Jonah, Solomon, the Queen of the South, and lamps have to do with all of this? Tune in and hear...

In another of Luke's remarkable recollections of Jesus's ministry as he journeys towards the cross, Jesus proves himself to be king of spirits, expelling a demon and healing a man rendered mute. He is king over all he has made, restoring speech to the formerly possessed man's imprisoned tongue. He is also the returning and rightful king who has conquered the strong man (the devil) who...

The Jesus of Luke's Gospel continues to throw one curveball after another to the delight of the religious outsider and to the perplexing of the religious insider. In Luke 11:1-13, we again see him toss a pitch over the plate that is unexpected, as he takes up the topic of prayer and how one approaches our infinite, holy, yet gracious and resurrecting God.

Luke continues to present to us a portrait of Jesus as the paradoxical, curveball-throwing, religion-disarming, barrier-breaking Messiah and this is seen further in a few short verses detailing Jesus's time visiting the home of Martha and Mary. In the brief glimpse we're given into the lives of these two women, we can see ourselves, we can see our own barriers that must be overcome, and we...

The parable of the Good Samaritan is unique to Luke's Gospel and yet is one of the passages of Scripture most firmly embedded in our cultural lexicon, but do we really understand it? Do we really hear it with the same shock that the original audience would have? Further, do we allow it to challenge our preconceived notions as Jesus intended? Tune in and allow Scripture to overwhelm your famili...

Fresh on the heels of being sent out by Jesus in pairs for ministry and evangelism, seventy-two of his followers return marveling at the Jesus who kept his promises and in whose name was transformative power. Do we as his followers, today, still believe the same? Do we as his followers, today, still marvel at his Gospel? Tune and in remember, afresh, the blessing that is ours as disciples of the O...

As Jesus continues in Luke's Gospel account, this side of his transfiguration on the mountain, and on his way to Jerusalem and the cross, he continues to illuminate realities of his kingdom. Jesus continues to demonstrate he is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, promises, and people and sends his disciples with a message to proclaim. Just what is the nature of that life-changing, kingd...