This morning we continue our series in Hebrews 11, Living Forward to a Better Country, where the author of Hebrews calls us to faithful endurance through the portraits of ancient believers. Today, we get to the surprising inclusion of Gideon, one of the Judges of Israel. We’ll see through Gideon’s example, that our faith can overcome our fears as we look to Christ’s work on our behalf and presence with us by his Spirit.

This morning we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations- even us. Today, Jesus sends the disciples- and us- on mission everywhere, amidst opposition, in fulfillment of God’s ancient promises, until the world knows.

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. Today, Jesus and his disciples encounter a demonized man, far from God, left for dead, discarded by society, in need of rescue. Surprisingly, his story is our story.

This morning we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations- even us. Today, Jesus and his disciples encounter a destructive storm at night in the middle of the Sea of Galilee. It’s a familiar story, with a surprising point, that’s meant to spiritually defibrillate our hearts so that we too ask, along with the disciples, “Who is this?”

Today we continue our series in Hebrews 11, Living Forward to a Better Country, where the author of Hebrews calls us to faithful endurance through the portraits of ancient believers. Today, we consider the faith of Joshua as he leads God’s people at the conquest of Jericho, and of Rahab the prostitute, who was from Jericho. Together, they ultimately point us to a faith that perseveres and receives its inheritance, in Christ.

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. Today we reach Jesus’ famous “Parable of the Soils” which explains why people have always responded so differently to him. This parable is a helpful, though challenging, reminder that the fruit of our lives is determined by the hearing of our hearts.

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. Today we wrap up Luke 7 with a heart-searching story of a sinful woman who experienced the liberating power of Jesus’ forgiveness, alongside a Pharisee who is very much relying on his own goodness. It should cause us to ask, “Who am I most like?”

This morning we continue our series in Hebrews 11, Living Forward to a Better Country, where the author of Hebrews calls us to faithful endurance through the portraits of ancient believers. Today, we consider the faith of the people of God, Israel, at the crossing of the Red Sea. Contrasted with the example of Egypt, we are exhorted to persevere by faith, in Christ — remembering who or what we put our faith in ultimately saves us, or drowns us.