This week our sermon series The Gospel of Luke, Part II: A Journey through Galilee highlights Christ’s exhortation and example to love our enemies. In a world filled with revenge and retaliation, Jesus calls us to do the unimaginable and show kindness and extend forgiveness to those who have harmed us.

Tyler Briggs continues our series “Journey Through Galilee,” this time sitting with Christ as he redefines the world’s perception of what it means to leave the real blessed life. Through seven verses, Jesus lays out eight points for us, giving us a depiction of being in a favorable position before the Lord.

This week our sermon series The Gospel of Luke, Part II: A Journey through Galilee shows us the unfolding of God’s plan to change the world through Christ’s commission of the 12 disciples. Before Christ sends them out, He draws them in to experience the fullness of fellowship with Him. Likewise, our Savior graciously invites us to delight in Him and participate in the greatest mission possible— the mission of God.

This week our sermon series The Gospel of Luke, Part II: A Journey through Galilee highlights the gift of the Sabbath from God to His people throughout the Scriptures. In Christ, we now understand and experience the Sabbath not as merely a day, but a person. The right response to such a gracious invitation is to intentionally draw near to our Savior, in order to delight in Him and receive the satisfaction and restoration that He alone offers.

This week our sermon series The Gospel of Luke, Part II: A Journey through Galilee examines Jesus’ beauty as the Church’s bridegroom and the beauty of the new and better New Covenant. As Jason Bradshaw highlights the manifold beauties and blessings of Christ, we are to respond with sincere repentance and joyful worship.

This week our sermon series The Gospel of Luke, Part II: A Journey through Galilee captures the compassion and power of Christ in the calling and conversion of Levi. In contrast to the prideful pack of self-righteous Pharisees around him, Levi humbly admits his sin and places His faith in Jesus the Great Physician. Likewise, we are to confess, repent, and leave everything to follow Christ, while remaining compassionate towards other sinners.

This week our sermon series The Gospel of Luke, Part II: A Journey through Galilee underscores the power and authority of Jesus to forgive the paralytic’s sins and to heal him of his physical ailment. As the man’s friends lovingly carried him to Christ, we are to likewise do our part and faithfully carry the mats of those around us suffering from spiritual paralysis.

This week our sermon series The Gospel of Luke, Part II: A Journey through Galilee emphasizes the priority and precedent of Jesus to willfully withdraw throughout His ministry to seek intimacy with God the Father. With the dawn of a new year, we would be wise to follow Jesus’ example and resolve to deepen our relationship with God through an intentional rhythm of solitude and prayer.