The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most familiar and beloved stories in the Bible. But what is it doing in Luke’s Gospel, and what is the point for us?

How can you make Jesus’s mission as central to your life as it was to his?

To follow Jesus is to keep his mission at the centre of your life: proclaiming the kingdom of God, trusting the power of God.

Why do Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead? Why does it matter whether Jesus rose from the dead? And what if I believe Jesus DID rise from the dead?

To follow Jesus is to keep his mission at the centre of your life: proclaiming the kingdom of God, trusting the power of God.

What must you know to know peace? That Jesus rules with absolute authority, and Jesus rules with life-giving love.

It’s one thing to hear God’s word, and another thing to hear it well. Take care how you hear.

Because Jesus welcomes sinners, welcomed sinners treasure Jesus.

These two simple stories, of Jesus’s authority matched with compassion, show us the faith that we need and the Savior we can rely on.

If you’re a follower of Jesus, you’re called to love your enemies because God loved you when you were his enemy.

If you’re a follower of Jesus, you’re called to love your enemies because God loved you when you were his enemy.

Whatever reveals your desperate need for Jesus is a blessing. Whatever blinds you to your need for Jesus is a threat.

To understand Jesus we need to know that he’s not a Pharisee. To benefit from Jesus, we can’t be Pharisees either.

Through this series of remarkable signs, Luke shows us what to expect if we come to Jesus.

In Jesus’s first public appearances, Luke defines for us the mission Jesus lived for.

Jesus came to win the battle that Adam lost. Luke shows us why he was qualified to fight for God’s people, and how he conquered.

Whether we’re prepared for Jesus hinges on whether we want the change he came to demand and enable.