Grace Road Church

In this season finale of the Grace Road Show, Andrea, Cody and Kevin catch up on quarantine, discuss Andrea's chicken farm, and talk about what it will mean for the church to be a community of grace in a fractured world.

This summer, issues of murder, race, equal justice, love, charity, and reconciliation are once again in the forefront. Rather than look to worldly solutions, Christians can rely on the Gospel for the motivation for, the template for, and the guide to loving our neighbors well across lines that might divide.

Similar to the beginning of chapter nine, Jesus sends out seventy two disciples on a mission to various cities and villages to preach the good news of the kingdom. He offers them instructions and warnings for their work as His ambassadors. The disciples return with joy, and possibly a hint of pride, to which Jesus responds with some much needed perspective. We find instructions here on our similar role as Christ’s ambassadors in the world.

The Cross’s Shadow

Luke 9:51-62

This passage begins with Jesus determining to make this his final journey to Jerusalem before He is crucified. From this point on, everything in Luke’s gospel sits in the shadow of the cross and is interpreted by looking at it through the cross. 

Cody, Andrea, and Kevin discuss the complexities of reopening church services. (Recorded the morning of 5/22/2020)

In the next section of Luke 9 we find the disciples arguing over greatness. Jesus gives a lesson about pride, teaching the disciples that greatness is marked by humble service and to guard themselves from battling the wrong enemy.

Cody, Andrea, and Kevin discuss conspiracy theories. The government does not want you to know this stuff. Listen before they take it down!

Luke 9:37-45

Majesty
If you remember the passage from last week, Jesus had taken Peter, James, and John up on a mountain to pray. And there, Jesus was transfigured in front of them. His face changed, he glowed sparkling white, and Moses and Elijah showed up to talk about the Exodus that Jesus would accomplish at Jerusalem.

Peter wanted to capture that glory and keep it with them, so he suggested they build three tents, one for Jesus, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. But he didn’t know what he was talking about, and a voice came from heaven saying, “This is my son, hear him.” They were enveloped in a cloud, and then it stopped.

Now they head down from the mountain.

And when they come down, this is what they meet:

Luke 9:37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 

Jesus, Peter, James, and John go up on the mountain. The disciples witness the transfiguration. The voice from heaven speaks, commanding disciples everywhere to hear Jesus.