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Welcome back Saints! Today we are continuing our walk through Luke and looking at Christ fulfilling some prophecy and giving us example about how we show the world the Gospel through our deeds.


Messengers from John the Baptist
18 tThe disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, 19 calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” 20 And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?’ ” 21 In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight. 22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them. 23 And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” 
24 When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings’ courts. 26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written, 

                  “ ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, 
      who will prepare your way before you.’ 

28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29 (When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John, 30 but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.) 
31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, 

                  “ ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; 
      we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’ 

33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.” 


The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Lk 7:18–35.

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On today's episode of the Iron Saints podcast we are continue our journey through Luke. We are looking at Christ's heart and how his compassion and mercy at the core of his desire for us. We examine our own actions and whether our acts of service are coming from a place of pride or passion.


Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son
11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. 16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” 17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country. 


The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Lk 7:11–17.

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Eric Hoke @Erichoke - His year of drawing near to the Lord after stepping down from his Lead Pastor role

Bruce and Birgid as they head into the missions field in Uganda. Prayers for their support team here domestically and their passion for purpose on their arrival

Ada and Amara @CrystalHope1979 these little ones were born 4 months early. Pray that the Lord stands by these precious little lives.

Martha @farmingandjesus multiple tumors and lesions found on liver

Sister in Christ @positivitypants Daughter has chosen not to attend church

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Welcome back Saints! Today we continue our walk through the book of Luke and move on from the sermon on the hill. After having seen the calling of the apostles and the teaching on love, hate, blessings and curses we move on with Jesus in His walk and evaluate what the authority of Christ looks like and what it means for us.

7 After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2 Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.” 6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 9 When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Lk 7:1–10.

Eric Hoke @Erichoke - His year of drawing near to the Lord after stepping down from his Lead Pastor role

Bruce and Birgid as they head into the missions field in Uganda. Prayers for their support team here domestically and their passion for purpose on their arrival

Ada and Amara @CrystalHope1979 these little ones were born 4 months early. Pray that the Lord stands by these precious little lives.

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On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. When last we spoke we were looking to the fruit we should bear and how from the abundance of our hearts the mouth speaks. Today we are tackling what a solid foundation and maturity in Christ should look like.


Build Your House on the Rock
46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? 47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. 49 But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”


The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Lk 6:46–49.

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Eric Hoke @Erichoke - His year of drawing near to the Lord after stepping down from his Lead Pastor role

Anthony @Amaranise Pray for the anxiety Anthony carries that the Lord would build him up

Bruce and Birgid as they head into the missions field in Uganda. Prayers for their support team here domestically and their passion for purpose on their arrival

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On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Continuing through His sermon on the hill we examine the fruit of our hearts and the overflow of the mouth and how that applies to the modern world of social media and digital communications.


A Tree and Its Fruit
43 “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.


The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Lk 6:43–45.

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Eric Hoke @Erichoke - His year of drawing near to the Lord after stepping down from his Lead Pastor role

Anthony @Amaranise Pray for the anxiety Anthony carries that the Lord would build him up

Hillary @mamamelon34 Prayers for a speedy recovery from her first surgery on Tuesday

Ada and Amara @CrystalHope1979 these little ones were born 4 months early. Pray that the Lord stands by these precious little lives.

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On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Having tackled the passage about loving enemies now we come down to the sticky issue of judgment. Who has the right to judge? To condemn? Even more important who has the right to forgive?


Judging Others
37 j“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” 
39 He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye. 


The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Lk 6:37–42.

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Eric Hoke @Erichoke - His year of drawing near to the Lord after stepping down from his Lead Pastor role

Lizzie @farmingandjesus pray for this family they strive to adopt but simply do not have the capital to do so. Pray for providence in this trial and thanks for the frist part of the process getting started with the blessings of the body.

Hillary @mamamelon34 Prayers for a speedy recovery from her first surgery on Tuesday

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On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Christ continues to preach after assembling His apostles and we move forward from the Beatitudes into some teaching on God's mercy and justice. 


Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. 29 To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. 30 Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. 31 And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. 
32 “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 


The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Lk 6:27–36.

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Alisa’s Daughter @Positivitypants - Healing and praise for daughter

Eric Hoke @Erichoke - His year of drawing near to the Lord after stepping down from his Lead Pastor role

Sarah Geringer @SarahGeringer- Prayer for spiritual protection over her and her family

Londraa @monyaee_loveee - Prayers to keep going

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On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. After Christ has assembled His apostles He heads right back to teaching the masses. He leads off and we examine today the beatitudes, the message of blessing and woe, and how the world's priorities and God's priorities clearly are not in line.


The Beatitudes
20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: 
“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 
21 “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. 
“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. 
22 “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets. 

Jesus Pronounces Woes
24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. 
25 “Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. 
“Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. 
26 “Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets. 


The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Lk 6:20–26.

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On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Christ is done his back and forth lessons correcting the Pharisees and is moving on. Today we look at the example Christ sets for making big decisions and how that model can bring us blessing and conviction in our own walk.


The Twelve Apostles
12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: 14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. 

Jesus Ministers to a Great Multitude
17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.


The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Lk 6:12–19.

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Alissa’s Daughter @Positivitypants - Healing and praise for daughter

Jim Webb @Jwebb1967 - Place to stay

Eric Hoke @Erichoke - His year of drawing near to the Lord after stepping down from his Lead Pastor role

Anna @AnnaResearcher Bad PTSD episodes and flashbacks

Madison @JenniferBuck65 Covid pneumonia

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On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Today we are looking at Christ's ongoing defense against pettiness from the Pharisees and Sadducees. Today we examine the trap they have set for Christ on the Sabbath and how Jesus calls us to remember what the real purpose of the Sabbath is.


Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
6 On a Sabbath, while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” 3 And Jesus answered them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?” 5 And he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.” 

A Man with a Withered Hand
6 On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. 9 And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” 10 And after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. 


The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Lk 6:1–11.

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