Dec 21, 2017
Israel's (and thus humanity's) situation has gone from bad to worse.
The "trial" we witnessed in part 2 has become a verdict and sentence: exile (a symbol God may be abandoning the promise of salvation!).
After all "What more was there to do [for Israel]" that had not already been done? What advantage had not been...
Dec 20, 2017
Is God really a harsh judge, hovering in the heavens ready at any moment to accuse and punish?
In this episode, we find ourselves jurors as God indeed places Israel on trial. And yet, even as God makes his case (airtight we might add), we hear not the rage of a king before a traitor, but the pain of a father who wants...
Dec 13, 2017
Few words terrify the typical Christian like "evangelism." It instantly conjures images of hellfire preachers on corners or, worse yet, the awkwardly forced conversation about Jesus with a "non-believing" friend (ugh!).
It's worth noting that Jesus did neither of these, nor asked it of his disciples.
Jesus did, however,...
Dec 10, 2017
Interrupting your regularly scheduled sermon from Luke with a sermon for Advent...
Advent is the season of preparation for Jesus's coming, a time to remember his birth in Bethlehem, yes, but primarily a time to remember that Jesus is coming again. In short, it is a time to get in touch with our need for a savior.
In...