The Christgazing Podcast

Luke 10:25-37 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"... As you read on, discover, that Jesus loves us all without showing favoritism. What does this say about God? About people? What is your response? A full transcript can be found at amyburgin.com

Luke 10:21-24  At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. Do we consider ourselves wise and learned, or, like little children, are we open to discovery? What does this say abo...

Luke 10:17-20  The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heav...

Luke 10:10-16 "Woe! Woe!"   Jesus is grief-stricken to consider the ones who reject him. Why would God give a person a choice to reject him if to reject him is to die? Could it be because God has withheld nothing good from humankind, including the ability to love fully, which requires the ability to choose?  What does this say about God? About people? What is your response? A full transcript of th...

Luke 10:5-9 Jesus said, " When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.   Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' What does this say about God? About people? What is your response? A full transcript can be found at amyburgin.com

Luke 10:1-4 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go!" What does this say about God? About people? What is your response? A full transcript can be foun...

Luke 9:57-62 ... Jesus replied, "No one who looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God." A man wanted to bury his father before he committed his life to Christ, but was his father still alive and disapproving? What does this passage say about God? About people? What is your response? A full transcript can be found at amyburgin.com

Luke 9:51-56 James and John want to call down fire from heaven to destroy people...but Jesus is resolved and determined to travel to Jerusalem to hand over his life as a substitute so the sinner might not be destroyed by fire. And one day, James and John will really understand. What does this passage say about God? About people? What is your response? A full transcript can be found at amyburgin.co...

Luke 9:46-50 When, like the disciples, our minds fall to comparison, and we secretly wonder how we measure on some scale of greatness, Jesus will work to reset our gaze on that which matters most, Love. When, like John, our minds fall to segregation and exclusion, separating people into groups of who is worthy of doing the work of God and who is not, Jesus will work to reset our gaze on that which...

Luke 9:37-45 If it is topsy turvy to allow a scorpion to march across your living room floor when you are wearing steel toe boots and can easily squash it, how much more so is it topsy turvy to allow a demon to continually slam a boy to the ground when given the power and authority of Christ to cast it out? What does this passage say about God? About people? What is your response? A full transcrip...

Luke 9:27-36 Even when we fall asleep during prayer, like Peter and his companions did, even when we are confused, spouting small, selfish plans as Peter did, Jesus still invites us into his Majesty and transforms us from glory to glory. Oh, may we listen to him! What does this passage say about God? About people? What is your response? A full transcript of this episode can be found at  amyburgin....

Luke 9:18-26 ..."But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "God's Messiah."... What does this say about God? About People? What is your response? A full transcript of this episode can be found at  amyburgin.com .

Luke 9:10-17   ...Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here." He replied,  "You give them something to eat."... What does this say about God? About People? What is your response? A full transcript of this episode can be found at amyburgin.com...

Luke 9:7-9  Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead, others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life. But Herod said, "I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?" And he tried to see him. What does this say about God...

Luke 9:1-6 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick... What does this say about God? About People? What is your response? A full transcript of this episode can be found at amyburgin.com .

Luke 8:49-56 While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. "Your daughter is dead," he said. "Don't bother the teacher anymore." Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed." What does this say about God? About People? What is your response? A full transcript of this episode can be found at amyburgin.com...

Luke 8:42b – 47 As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. "Who touched me?" Jesus asked. What does this say about God? About People? What is your response? With special guest, Dr. Wanita Mer...

Luke 8:26-39 They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of th...

Luke 8:22-25 One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So they got into a boat and set out. As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters;...

Luke 8:19-21  Now Jesus' mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you." He replied,  "My mother and brothers are those who hear God's word and put it into practice." What does this say about God? About People? What is your response? A full transcript of this epi...

Luke 8:16 – 18  Jesus said, "No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand so that those who come in can see the light. For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does n...

Luke 8:11-15   "...the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." What does this say about God? About People? What is your response? A full transcript of this episode can be found at amyburgin.com .

Luke 7:36-50 ...Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon,  "Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.. . What does this say about God? About People? What is your response? A full transcript of this episode can be found at amyburgin.com .

Luke 7:31 - 35 ...For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.' The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is proved right by all her children. What does this say about God? About People? What is your response? A full transcript of this episode can be...

Luke 7:24-30 After John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?... What does this say about God? About People? What is your response? A full transcript of this episode can be found at amyburgin.com .