Luke 15 is an invitation of grace for the outcasts and a warning for the insiders. It's not about morality (just do the right thing), and it's more than God's pursuit of us (but not less), it's a warning meant to inspire us towards repentance, joy, and embracing a grace for the outcasts.

Luke 15

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The story of the first Christmas, recorded in Matthew 1 and 2, is full of surprises, each of which reveals an aspect of the Gospel that still has the power to amaze us today.

Matthew 1-2

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In a stunning Christmas surprise, the Magi - pagan scholars skilled in religious texts, dreams, and the stars - become the first Gentile worshipers of Jesus, foreshadowing God’s plan to call followers from every nation.

Matthew 2:1-23

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In a surprising twist, the news about Jesus unmasked three responses still common today: Herod’s hostile fear, the religious leader’s complacent indifference, and the Magi’s joyful worship.

Matthew 2:1-18

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Jesus' miraculous conception confronted Joseph and Mary with a scandalous, faith-testing situation that required radical obedience, revealing how God fulfills His ancient promises through the most surprising means.

Matthew 1:18-25

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Matthew’s genealogy presents Jesus as the royal Son of David, the promised Seed of Abraham who will bless all nations, and the Savior who redeems a family tree—and a world—marred by startling sin and scandal.

Matthew 1:1-17

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Christians are called to uphold the living apostolic tradition—not as empty ritual, but as the unchanging truth received with a faith that is alive, growing, and joyfully obedient to God’s Word.

Matthew 15:6-9; 1 Corinthians 11:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:15 (ESV)

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All Christians are called to be part of local churches where they are led and cared for by elders, worship God, learn the Scripture, receive the sacraments, pray together, serve one another, and carry out the Great Commission together.

1 Corinthians 1:1-2

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Christians believe in God’s one Church, which is composed of all who believe in Jesus Christ, is set upon the foundation of Jesus Christ laid by the apostles, and is built through the ages by the work of the Spirit to be the dwelling place of God in the earth.

Ephesians 2:19-22

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Christians believe in the Trinity - the one true God eternally exists as one God in Three Persons - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father, Son, and Spirit are distinct Persons, but are one in being, power, and glory.

Deuteronomy 6:4, 1 Corinthians 12:4-6

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