This is a glorious passage that shows Jesus’ compassion and help in the midst of a broken world, as well as His power over sickness, sorrow, and death itself.

Life will bring storms. The only hope we have in standing through the storm is to have a firm foundation. As Jesus closed the Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6, he warned his followers not to build foundationless lives.

Life will bring storms. The only hope we have in standing through the storm is to have a firm foundation. As Jesus closed the Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6, he warned his followers not to build foundationless lives.

Jesus’ call to radical love in the previous text continues. In this text we see what has become perhaps the most beloved verse in the whole Bible for our culture, “Judge not, and you will not be judged.” Does Jesus mean that we should not have moral or ethical discernment? Is He calling us to not confront each other, or talk about sin? How does it all connect to trees and fruit? Or logs and specks?

Jesus’ call to radical love in the previous text continues. In this text we see what has become perhaps the most beloved verse in the whole Bible for our culture, “Judge not, and you will not be judged.” Does Jesus mean that we should not have moral or ethical discernment? Is He calling us to not confront each other, or talk about sin? How does it all connect to trees and fruit? Or logs and specks?

As Jesus established a new movement of the people of God, He taught a new ethic. The foundation for the movement would be love. The most incomprehensible type of love. Love for people we can barely stand to encounter.

As Jesus established a new movement of the people of God, He taught a new ethic. The foundation for the movement would be love. The most incomprehensible type of love. Love for people we can barely stand to encounter.

Jesus redefined the People of God. There are foundational elements for understanding the makeup, calling, ministry, and ethic of His work in His Kingdom that begin to emerge in Luke 6:12-26. He continued to turn categories upside down and shatter expectations.

Jesus redefined the People of God. There are foundational elements for understanding the makeup, calling, ministry, and ethic of His work in His Kingdom that begin to emerge in Luke 6:12-26. He continued to turn categories upside down and shatter expectations.

Jesus continued to shake up the categories of the religious leaders of the time in Luke 6:1-11. With the bold claim to be the Lord of the Sabbath, He reshaped everything. Jesus brought real rest. Not just a day off, but rest for our souls. In the midst of the busyness and stress of our lives, particularly in the city, this is a message we need desperately. There is hope for true rest in Jesus.