Sunday, February 5, 2017

Posted on Feb 03 2017
LUKE 7=JESUS HEALS AND RESTORES LIFE! Bible Background: Since last week’s controversy in the synagogue, Luke’s account tells of Jesus’ teaching the crowds (Sermon on the Plain), with special emphasis on “love your enemies”, “do not judge”, and “a
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Sunday, January 29, 2017

Posted on Jan 26 2017
LUKE 6=CONTROVERSY! Bible Background: In Luke 5, the religious ‘experts’ (Pharisees=lay leaders who take their faith very much to heart; scribes=religious law experts) begin to criticize Jesus for pronouncing forgiveness (something only God can do?) and for befriending tax
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Sunday, January 22, 2017

Posted on Jan 20 2017
Luke 5 = The First Disciples Bible Background: Since being driven out of Nazareth, Jesus has been teaching and healing around the Sea of Galilee. Jesus has been to Peter’s house and healed his mother-in-law. Now, he gets into a boat to teach the crowds, and reveals his power to a few
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Sunday, January 15, 2017

Posted on Jan 12 2017
LUKE 4:14f JESUS IN THE HOMETOWN SYNAGOGUE Bible Background: At Jesus’ baptism, we met the ‘grown-up’ Jesus in his first ‘public’ appearance. Then the Spirit led him into the wilderness for 40 days of testing. Now, he begins his ministry near the Sea of Galilee,
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