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Simon Peter Was He Simon or Was He Peter Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. We learned the twelve were divided into three groups, or three teams, of four. Each group had a leader. Simon Peter was the leader of the first group and also, as we will see, the leader of the twelve. Philip was … Read more
Apostles Ordinary Men Chosen to be Extraordinary Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. The apostles were very ordinary men chosen to do something extraordinary. No one had ever done, or was ever asked to do, what Jesus asked them to do. They were uneducated and unimportant nobody’s chosen to spend time with Jesus. That’s how God … Read more
The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6: How to Be a True Disciple – audio video notes. Witness Jesus healing on the Sabbath, choosing His disciples, and delivering the powerful Sermon on the Plain. There are nineteen messages in this chapter. Why so many? In all my years of ministry, I never studied intensely each apostle. So, … Read more
Sabbath Good or Evil Luke 6:6-11: How to Confront Legalism explores Jesus’ deliberate challenge to religious hypocrisy. In this passage, Jesus stages a confrontation by healing a man with a shriveled hand on the Sabbath, directly challenging the Pharisees’ rigid interpretation of Sabbath laws. He poses a provocative question about doing good versus evil on … Read more
Sabbath Day Petty or Pertinent Luke 6:1-5: How to Rest explores Jesus’ radical approach to the Sabbath, challenging the legalistic interpretations of His time. The passage recounts Jesus and His disciples picking grain on the Sabbath, which the Pharisees deemed unlawful. Jesus responds by referencing David’s actions and declares Himself “Lord of the Sabbath,” emphasizing … Read more
Traditions Patches Wineskins Luke 5:31-39: How to Change – Jesus uses the images of new patches on old garments and new wine in old wineskins to illustrate that His message cannot simply be added to old religious traditions; instead, genuine transformation requires embracing the new and letting go of rigid, outdated forms. People often resist … Read more
How Low Will Jesus Go for Sinners Luke 5:27-33 audio video notes. This was an evangelistic dinner celebrating Matthew Levi’s new life, given in honor of Jesus. Who did he invite? Religious people? No, that would not be any fun and they wouldn’t come anyway. He gathered everyone in his world made up of tax … Read more
PhDs Pharisees a Paralytic and Jesus Luke 5:15-26 audio video notes. Do you know any “paralytics”? Do you know people with a paralyzed life? Or, do you know people with a paralyzed marriage, paralyzed family, paralyzed by addictions, paralyzed by sin? Religion rejects them. Jesus wants to heal. Are you carrying them to Jesus, or … Read more
How Does Sin Look to God Leprosy of the Soul Luke 5:12-15 audio video notes. Have you ever wondered how sin appears to God? I mean, if you could see sin’s effects on your heart and soul, how would it look? Leprosy is how sin looks. God used leprosy as an illustration of sin. If … Read more
When Jesus Gets In Your Boat Luke 5:1-11: How to Trust (12,000 YouTube views). Have you ever had a life-changing experience where you look back and say, “That changed my life!”? The experience not only changed how you lived, but it changed why you would die. Simon, James, and John have such an experience in … Read more