And behold, there was a paralyzed man brought by his friends to Jesus. This “interruption” in Jesus’ teaching reveals a powerful lesson on community. When Jesus saw “their” faith (the faith of the man’s friends), spiritual and physical healing is the result. Christian community in its truest form brings others face to face with the living Christ. We are, by nature, carriers of the Gospel, taking it to others and others to it.

Luke 5:17-26; 1 Corinthians 15:9

Sunday AM – Rev 21:2-6 – God is painting a picture for our future where everything leads back to perfection.  What’s more, He’s letting you paint with him.

Saturday AM – Our sin and obstacles are real, but our God is faithful.  Romans 3:23

Friday PM – Gen 1:1 – In the beginning, God chose to create an object for His love.

Behold, the veil was torn.  Many supernatural events happened when Jesus died.  Why all the fuss about a torn curtain?

(Matt 27:45-54, Gen 2:17, Gen 9:11, Gen 17:4, Ex 19:5-6, Ex 26:31-33, Jer 31:31, Lk 22:20, Heb 8:6, Matt 5:17, Num 11:17-25, Deut 34:9, Ps 51:11, I Kings 3:7-12, Joel 2:28-29, Jn 14:25-26, Jn 16:7, Acts 1:4-5, Acts 2:1-4, Psalm 22:1, Eph 3:20, Rom 8:11)

In Luke 7, a tender interaction with Jesus invites us deeper into worship.

(Luke 7:36-50, Rom 3:23, I Jn 1:8, Is 64:6, Matt 22:26-40, Heb 4:16, Ez 36:26, I Jn 3:1)

Behold, Our GiftsZacchaeus’ meeting with Jesus creates a desire to right the wrongs of his life, to become a giver instead of a taker. Proximity to Christ results in us laying down our money, our time, our gifts. Zacchaeus models our “behold” back to God.

Main Scripture: Luke 19: 1-10

Lambs and baptisms apparently have something in common.  God knew we needed familiar landmarks to help us see, understand, and participate in the spiritual world. But when we remove God from that equation, we’re left with cold, lifeless religion.

(Jn 1:26-37, Heb 9:22, Hos 6:6, Ps 51:16, I Sam 15:22, Matt 5:17-20, Acts 2:37-39, Acts 8:12, Acts 22:16, Col 2:12, Gal 3:27, I Peter 3:21, Jn 1:14, I Jn 1:1, Phil 2:5-11, Heb 10:1-10, Eph 2:8-9, Rom 12:1)

Elisha’s servant gets a rude awakening when his eyes are opened by God, revealing a reality unknown to him before.  If we accept that God is real and Jesus is who he said he was, then our eyes need to be opened as well.

(2 Kings 6:11-17, Matt 26:50-54, Eph 6:12, Matt 13:15, Jn 20:24-29, Matt 7:7-12, Jer 29:13, Is 43:19, Jn 13:3, Matt 17:20, Matt 6:25, Jn 14:12, Matt 16:18, Rom 8:11)