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Apostle Philip: How to Believe Beyond Reason Luke 6:12-16. Philip, a pragmatic and analytical apostle, often struggled with faith beyond reason. Jesus tested Philip by asking how to feed a large crowd, revealing Philip’s reliance on logic over miracles. Despite witnessing numerous miracles, Philip still sought tangible evidence, asking Jesus to “show us the Father.” …
Apostle John Truth and Love Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. Apostle John is known for two things – Truth and Love. How special is that? How many of us desire a spouse characterized by truth and love, and how many of us desire friends characterized by truth and love? Also how many of us want …
Apostle James a Son of Thunder Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. These were the apostles closest to Jesus – Peter, James, and John. Apostle James was on Peter’s team – the first team. Apostle James enjoyed a very close relationship with Jesus and was present in the more private times of Jesus, yet we don’t …
Apostle Andrew Brought Him to Jesus Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. How did Apostle Andrew die? It is said he led the wife of a Roman governor to Jesus. Imagine that! However, it infuriated her husband. The governor demanded his wife recant her allegiance to Jesus Christ. She refused, so the governor had Apostle Andrew …
Apostle Peter Do You Love Me More Luke 6:12-16 explores Jesus’ transformative call to Peter. After denying Christ three times, Peter is confronted by the risen Jesus who asks him thrice, “Do you love me?” This interaction challenges Peter to demonstrate his love through obedience and service, ultimately commissioning him to “feed my sheep.” The …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …