This week, Eric, Kirsten and Rex talk about the beginning of the sermon on the plain. Topics include:

• Blessings that don't look like blessings
• The mercy of God
• The importance of community
• Eric's birthday

Featuring as a special guest the spider that crawled on Rex's arm. 

This passage begins Jesus's Sermon on the Plain. In it, Jesus shows the blessing of following Him, the sorrow of following self, and the overarching call to love in the Christian life. 

This week, Vince, Kirsten, and Rex look back at Luke 6:12-19. Topics include

• The diversity of the apostles (and the Church!).
• God's pursuit of those far from him.
• Roller skating through IKEA as the world ends.

In Luke 6:12-19, we see Jesus intentionally choosing a diverse, unlikely group of men who would serve as his apostles. 

This week, Eric, Jory, and Rex look back at Luke 6:1-11. Topics include:

• What makes someone a Pharisee?
• Why did Jesus choose to heal someone who didn't ask for it?
• Why does Jesus call him self "The Son of Man" so much? 
• How can we keep our guards up against dead religion?
• What is the correct way to use a microphone?

When religious rules overshadow God's compassion, true rest becomes impossible. The beginning of Luke 6 contrasts the joyless legalism of the Pharisees with the healing authority of Jesus, the true Lord of the Sabbath.

This week, Eric, Vince, Kirsten, and Rex talk through the end of Luke 5. Topics include:

• Jesus' pursuit of those far from him
• What it means that Jesus came for the sick
• How to find joy and awe as a response to Jesus
• Dutch Bros coffee

The final section of Luke 5 shows how Jesus intentionally pursues those who are far from him. Through the story of Levi the tax collector, we discover that turning away from sin and turning toward Christ naturally results in a life of celebration rather than joyless legalism.

This week, Jory, Kirsten, Vince, and Rex look further into Jesus' healings in Luke chapter 5. Topics include:

• Faith and healing
• Jesus' pursuit of the outcast
• Jesus' presence with us now
• Hazelnuts

Luke 5:12-26 describes the continuation of Jesus' ministry. Through the accounts of the leper and the paralyzed man, we see a Savior who offers both physical restoration and the ultimate healing of forgiveness.