Tag: Luke

If Jesus was willing to keep attending the synagogue despite its problems, should I keep attending the established church despite its?

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If you are in a church that follows the lectionary (we are not), then this Sunday, one of the readings will be Luke 4:14-21.  I saw one person on Facebook ask whether a legitimate application was thar despite all of its problems, Jesus was there in the established church of his day.  Now, I suspect… Continue reading If Jesus was willing to keep attending the synagogue despite its problems, should I keep attending the established church despite its?

Going large: How to preach Luke’s Gospel

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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

Where the lost things go

Jesus tells three parables about lost things in Luke 15. First he describes a sheep lost out in the darkness, away from the rest of the flock.  The shepherd leaves 99 behind to go and find the one that is missing.  This has famously been portrayed as an act of recklessness.  Why doesn’t he settle… Continue reading Where the lost things go

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