FBC Ponca City

The Pharisees and scribes grumbled at Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners. Jesus' response is to share three parables. These stories in Luke 15 paint the picture of how our gracious Father cares for us. 

Have you counted the cost of discipleship? Through Luke 14:25-35, Jesus reveals 3 choices about our lives that must happen for us to be His disciples. Listen to find out if you bear the marks of a disciple.  

What is keeping you from the kingdom? From Luke 14:1-24, we can find five obstacles that could get between you and Jesus. 

Salvation is not casual. It is a free gift, but it is not casual. So what does that mean for us? Luke 13:22-35 highlights that we must pursue the narrow door because Jesus is the only path to eternal life. 

Jesus heals a woman with a disabling spirit in Luke 13:10-21 which results with a confrontation from a a ruler of the synagogue. From this passage, we can ask ourselves four questions to wonder if we are reflecting Jesus well.

Like the men in Luke 13:1-9, we sometimes get so wrapped up in others' sins that we forget about our own judgment. Biblical repentance has three steps we must not forget. We must continue to die daily and proclaim repentance to be fully obedient to God. 

Jesus said in Luke 12:49, that he “came to cast fire on the earth.” Sometimes we have the idea that Jesus doesn’t expect much from us, that our responsibility to Him is not too great, or for those who are not followers of Him, that He has no real bearing upon their lives. But Jesus attacks those sentiments head on in Luke 12:49-50. 

We know that Jesus is coming back. So what do we do in the meantime? We must stay ready, and readiness is embodied in faithfulness. Luke 12:35-48 shows us why we need to stay ready and faithful. 

Jesus gives the crowd in Luke 12:13-34 a couple of warnings, the symptoms of the warnings, and the cures. What is satisfying you in this life? Who do you place your trust in? 

Can you claim with confidence today that you are a little Christ? Luke 12:1-12 poses four diagnostic questions about your life to help you answer this claim.