Luke gives us a chance to step back and ask ourselves how and if our actions match our faith. 

My friends, I apologize! I had some technical trouble today and the sound quality is bad. I will have it fixed for tomorrow, but hopefully you can hear well enough to learn about how how Christ can lift us from the toxic situations we find ourselves in. 

What do the similarities in today's verses teach us about the gospel writers desires for us to know and understand?

We FINALLY get to jump into the book of Mark! So today we will talk a bit about who Mark (John Mark) was and the significance of his gospel, as well as the authority of John.

In those moments of loneliness, when you feel unseen, unknown or unappreciated, take heart in knowing that the Savior knows you, He sees you and He absolutely LOVES you!

Christ asked his disciples, "What seekest thou," essentially He was asking, "what do you want?" The beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ is we know what we want, we know where we ultimately want to be, we know that we want to dwell where He is. And as we've seen multiple times so far this year, the answer to do that is to SEEK Him! 

Here John shows us an attribute of Christian discipleship. He shows us that disciples point people and lead people back to Christ. 

Both John the Beloved and John the Baptist make a point to teach us that there will be many who will not be able to see Christ for who He is. Even among believers. If we are not careful and intentional about our worship we may fall into the trap of not seeing or understanding or even believing all that Christ can do for us. 

If one of the titles for Christ is the light, what can we do to ensure that light is always with us?

How does understanding the Savior's role as the creator strengthen your relationship with Him?