Send us a text

Headlines don’t change hearts, but Jesus does. Starting with reports of Pilate’s brutality and a collapsing tower, we turn the camera inward as Luke 13 pushes a hard yet hopeful message: repent while there’s time, because fruitless religion cannot stand in the light of a living King. From there, we walk into a synagogue where a woman bent for eighteen years finally stands tall. The debate over Sabbath rules becomes a masterclass in mercy, exposing how our tidy systems can miss the very point of God’s rest. Truth lands with power: opponents are shamed, the crowd rejoices, and the healing clarifies what the heart of God looks like in public.

We slow down with two short parables that carry a long arc: the mustard seed and the leaven. The kingdom of God grows quietly, spreads deeply, and transforms everything it touches. That means faithfulness in small places matters. It means hidden work is still holy work. And it means we can expect global impact that doesn’t need a spotlight to be real. Then comes the narrow door—sobering, urgent, and honest. Familiar routines and borrowed credentials will not open it. Yet the table inside stretches wide, welcoming people from every direction to recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Radical invitation meets real urgency.

As the scene closes, Jesus calls Herod a fox, stays on mission, and laments over Jerusalem with a tenderness that refuses to harden. We talk about courage without cruelty, conviction with compassion, and why sharing our faith matters when the door won’t stay open forever. If you’ve been wrestling with repentance, hypocrisy, or the slow grind of ministry, this conversation will both unsettle and strengthen you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope and clarity, and leave a review to tell us what part of Luke 13 challenged you most.

Text us at 737-231-0605 with any questions.