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Luke 7 | John the Baptizer hears about all the things that Jesus is doing. He is confused. Seems John had a preconceived notion as to what the Messiah was going to be. Jesus isn't fitting his vision of how this all works. I don't think John is alone in his confusion.

Luke 7 | A widow is burying her only son. Tragic. She no longer has any means of support except the generosity of her neighbors. But, then she meets a man on the road that tells her not to cry. As if that is going to stop her.

Luke 7 | As Luke is an outsider to the Jesus story writing to outsiders, he always finds the outsiders in Jesus' story. Today we find a Roman Army Centurion who seeks out Jesus for a favor. Pretty cool story of what the Kingdom of God looks like.

Luke 6 | Turns out Jesus is quite funny as he is hurting our feelings! We are wrapping up the Sermon on the Plain where Jesus tells us how to have good judgement as we learn not to judge. And, Jesus uses a barrage of illustrations to make His point land hard.

Today, Jesus has some strange picks for student leaders, and hurts everyone's feelings. Somehow, Jesus is again doubling down on what brings value to our world.

Luke 6 | Jesus and His disciples are walking on the sabbath and get caught breaking a regulation, then Jesus is teaching in the synagogue on the sabbath and is challenged by attorneys and Pharisees. Jesus challenges them right back and puts people at the center of His ministry once again.

Jesus finds Levi on the road. Levi is sitting in a tax collectors booth. Not surprising, because Levi is a tax collector! And, they are just the worst. And Jesus gives him the invite to come follow.

Jesus is out somewhere in Galilee healing crowds of folks in a local house. A paralyzed man's friends deliver him to Jesus through the roof of the house! The man is healed physically and spiritually by Jesus in the presence of a crowd and the Pharisees.

Luke 4 | Jesus goes back to his home synagogue where He is honored as a hometown hero, until the home crowd wants to murder him.

Luke shares Jesus' experience with temptation by the Devil, and how Jesus used scripture to reject the Devil's attempt to gain Jesus allegiance.