Because of Jesus' resurrection, believers in Christ experience a resurrection in their own lives the moment they put their faith and trust in Him for salvation. Are you living the resurrected life? It's time to start living from Jesus instead of for Jesus.

#easter #resurrectionsunday #resurrection #resurrectionlife #raisedwithjesus #bornagain

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Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is a pivotal point on His road to the cross and His resurrection. The people wanted Him to make their situation with Rome better, but He was up to something so much bigger than changing temporary circumstances. Jesus was entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to bring peace between man and God through His substitutionary atonement on the cross.

#palmsunday #john12

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What is meaning of Jesus anointed at Bethany? In John 12:1-8, Mary anoints Jesus as an act of humility and worship, regardless of what others might think about her. God uses it to prepare Jesus' body for future burial after His finished work on the cross.

After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, the religious leaders of plot to kill Jesus. However, God was at work to bring about His plan to rescue humanity from their sin through the substitutionary atonement of Jesus. What Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin meant for evil, God meant for good.

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#john11 #resurrection

How are we supposed to love our enemies? That seems impossible! And in your flesh, it is impossible. But Jesus loved His enemies, and if you are in Christ, He will love your enemies as He expresses His life through you.

Luke 6:27-28... “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

#luke6 #loveyourenemy #loveyourenemies

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In Luke 6, Jesus encounters the rule-police (Pharisees) who call Him out for breaking the rules on the Sabbath. He declares in Luke 6:5, I am the Lord of the Sabbath! What is the meaning of Luke 6:5? If Jesus was willing to break the rules of tradition in His day to love people and show them compassion, then shouldn't we expect Him to do the same in and through us today?

5 Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” (Luke 6:5)

#luke6 #luke65 #pharisees

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One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
3 Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.” 5 Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
6 On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. 8 But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.
9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
10 He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was completely restored. 11 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus. (Luke 6:1-11)

In Luke 5, Jesus tells a parable about wineskins and also about a new patch on an old cloth. What is the meaning of these parables? Basically, Jesus is saying that He didn't come to mix the old covenant and the new covenant. He did not come to mix grace with law. He came to fulfill the law and offer us a whole new life as we receive His grace by faith.

#luke5 #parable #parableofjesus #parablesofjesus

Luke 5:36 Meaning: He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

Luke 5:37-38... 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins.

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Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners tells us that we should expect Him to express His life through us today in ways that lead us to do the same thing. Who are the tax collectors and sinners of our day that Jesus wants to use you to invest in and be in relationship with?

Luke 5:32 - I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

#luke5 #sinner #taxcollector #repentance

Luke 5:27-32 sermon

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