You may have noticed a new page on the site. The Jesus Project is an attempt to bring together some resources looking at Jesus and the Gospels, focusing on Luke’s account in his Gospel. The aim is to integrate materials for families, the First Look Course and an evangelistic resource and more in depth teaching… Continue reading The Faithroots Jesus Project
Tag: Jesus and the Gospels
A meal with Jesus
Here’s the latest in our “Jesus and the Gospels” series
Mustard
The image of someone with only a small amount of faith, comparable to the size of a tiny seed being able accomplish great things whether the casting of a tree as in Luke 17, mountain (Mark 11:22) or both (Matthew 17:20), is an evocative one. It is central to Jesus’ teaching about faith in Luke… Continue reading Mustard
Lost sons, shrewd stewards and loved beggars -common themes across the parables
One of the fascinating things that stands out as we read the parables of Jesus is to see the literary themes that link them together. As well as linking back to the stories about a lost sheep and a lost coin, the parable of the prodigal son links forward to the two parables in Luke… Continue reading Lost sons, shrewd stewards and loved beggars -common themes across the parables
What time is it?
This week’s Faithroots Podcast takes a look at Luke 13 with questinos about suffering, faith and repentance.
Reckoning
Luke 16 brings together two parables, one is the story of a shrewd manager who is identified at first as dishonest but ends up commended. The second story tells us the fate of a rich man and the beggar who lived at his gate. Both parables are unique to Luke. Sandwiched between them is some… Continue reading Reckoning
Going large: How to preach Luke’s Gospel
Our church are about to begin a teaching series on Luke’s Gospel. I’m also currently working through some teaching material on Luke here on Faithroots. I suspect that some of those accessing the resources here are doing so in order to prepare for preaching. So, I thought that it might be worth having a look… Continue reading Going large: How to preach Luke’s Gospel
Yeast, fear and wisdom
Our latest podcast on Jesus and the Gospels takes a look at Luke Chapter 12.
Time to repent
In Jesus day, there wasn’t really any question that sin was a problem, nor that it deserved judgement.. A culture that accepted the reality of sin may seem a long way from our “sinless and shameless” culture today. However, there were questions about the nature of sin and more pertinently who was a sinner. To… Continue reading Time to repent
Neighbours: What matters most
Our Latest Faithroots Podcast in the Jesus and the Gospels series has a look at Luke 10.
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