Simon Peter had gotten something right:  When the Lord asked his disciples who they thought that he, the Son of Man, was, Peter had responded, "You are God's Messiah!"  But after this, Peter and his brethren were to experience a long string of failures.  For the next few weeks, it seemed that they consistently got things wrong.  Today we will look at seven instances that Luke provides of Jesus' disciples getting things very wrong over and over again.  This message was originally given at Memory Chapel on Sunday January 15, 2023.

We explore a title of our Lord that he often used but we seldom consider:  the Son of Man.  What does it mean?  What is its significance?  This message was originally given at Memory Chapel on Sunday January 8, 2023.

The Twelve get sent on tour; Herod the Tetrarch becomes totally perplexed; thousands turn up to be taught; and privately, Jesus reveals a troubling aspect of his Messiah mission before issuing a test of total commitment.  What is the take-away for us?  This message was originally given at Memory Chapel on Sunday January 1, 2023.

We take a look at three stories that Luke 8 provides that display Jesus' power and authority:  over the physical realm, over the spiritual realm, and over disease and physical death.  This message was originally given at Memory Chapel on Sunday November 20, 2022.

We look at the well-known parable of the Seeds & the Sower.  "Why do you teach in parables?" the disciples asked him.  Jesus' answer was a bit surprising:  "To conceal the truth!"  We'll examine that perplexing purpose as well as the responsibility we have to not only be hearers but also doers of the word.  Finally, we'll look at an amazing new concept that Jesus presented to his listeners:  "the Family of God".  This message was originally given at Memory Chapel on Sunday November 13, 2022.

Jesus was preaching and telling the good news of the Kingdom of God.  What is it about God's Kingdom that makes it good news for us?  Today we look at three ways that the Kingdom of God is truly good news for us.  This sermon was originally given at Memory Chapel on Sunday November 6, 2022.

Jesus accepts a Pharisee's invitation to dinner, but things take a dramatic turn when an uninvited woman shows up at the table.  What follows is real-life dinner theater with these featured roles:  the Separatist, the Sinner, the Savior, and a group we'll call the Supper Club.

Luke 7 provides us with three instances of Jesus showing compassion:  A foreigner, a grieving mother, and a prophet who was struggling with his faith.  We learn that God shows mercy to the merciful and that when a person places their faith in him it will always move his compassionate heart; God has compassion on those who are in great need; and God even has compassion on those who are struggling in their faith.  Jesus IS God's compassion in action.

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This is a tale of two Israels:  An apostate unbelieving Israel that was cut off from God's blessings when they rejected his Messiah and a faithful remnant-Israel who embraced the Savior and entered into blessing.  How is the faithful remnant to relate to each other in the kingdom?  How is the faithful Israel of God to relate to those on the outside of the kingdom?  And how are they to distinguish one from the other?  These questions and more will be explored in this episode.  This message was originally given at Memory Chapel on Sunday October 16, 2022.

We have seen Jesus speak and act with authority in the preceding chapter of Luke's gospel.  Now Luke shows us seven ways that Jesus claimed authority over proclaiming God's Kingdom, calling people into it, making the unclean clean, forgiving sins, inviting sinners into fellowship, declaring the forms of the old arrangement (the old covenant law of Moses) to be inadequate for kingdom life, and even authority to alter  the old arrangement's forms so as to make a new arrangement between God and humanity that is suitable for life in the Kingdom of God.