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The Royal Road 
Scripture: Luke 9:18–27 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
Chapter 9 of the Gospel of Luke forms a hinge in the narrative. Up to this point, the key question has been, “Who is this Jesus?” And in Luke 9, that question begins to be answered and we see His glorious identity be revealed. 
 
From this point on, Jesus is moving inexorably toward Jerusalem and to the crucifixion that awaits him there. So here we are, On the Road with Jesus. Up to Jerusalem, to the cross, and to glory. And He says to each one of us, “Come, follow me.” 
 
• A Glorious Confession 
• A Sobering Clarification 
• A Dangerous Calling 
 
A Glorious Confession 
• Jesus is the long-awaited Davidic King 
 
A Sobering Clarification 
• Jesus’ path to the crown runs through the cross 
 - The Royal Road passes through suffering on the way to glory. 
 - Jesus is the One who shall wear the crown because He is the One who bore the cross. 
 
A Dangerous Calling 
• Jesus bids us follow Him through suffering into glory 
 - You must learn to die to yourself, in order to truly live. 
 - There’s no glory without suffering. 
 
Takeaway: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” 
 
I have decided to follow Jesus. 
I have decided to follow Jesus. 
Though none go with me, still I will follow. 
The world behind me, the cross before me. 
I have decided to follow Jesus. 
No turning back, no turning back. 
 
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The Royal Road
Scripture: Luke 9:18–27
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 

Chapter 9 of the Gospel of Luke forms a hinge in the narrative. Up to this point, the key question has been, “Who is this Jesus?” And in Luke 9, that question begins to be answered and we see His glorious identity be revealed. 

From this point on, Jesus is moving inexorably toward Jerusalem and to the crucifixion that awaits him there. So here we are, On the Road with Jesus. Up to Jerusalem, to the cross, and to glory. And He says to each one of us, “Come, follow me.” 

• A Glorious Confession 
• A Sobering Clarification 
• A Dangerous Calling 

A Glorious Confession 
• Jesus is the long-awaited Davidic King 

A Sobering Clarification 
• Jesus’ path to the crown runs through the cross
   - The Royal Road passes through suffering on the way to glory.
   - Jesus is the One who shall wear the crown because He is the One who bore the cross. 

A Dangerous Calling 
• Jesus bids us follow Him through suffering into glory


The Royal Road | Scripture: Luke 9:18–27 | Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller

Our Mission in this Moment 
Scripture: John 20:19-21 
Speaker: Dr. Ed Stetzer 
 
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you” (John 20:19-21). 
 
1. Fear is the Opposite of Faith (John 20:19a). 
• “On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews” 
 
2. Peace is the Christian Response (John 20:19b). 
• Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 
• “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7). 
 
3. The Cross Is Our Hope and Motivation (John 20:20). 
• “When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.” 
• “For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's” (Romans 14:8). 
 
4. We Go Because Jesus Came to Us (John 20:21). 
• Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you” (John 20:19-21). 
• And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me” (Isaiah 6:8).

Our Mission in this Moment
Scripture: John 20:19-21
Speaker: Dr. Ed Stetzer

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you” (John 20:19-21). 

1. Fear is the Opposite of Faith (John 20:19a).
• “On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews”

2. Peace is the Christian Response (John 20:19b).
• Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 
• “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7).

3. The Cross Is Our Hope and Motivation (John 20:20). 
• “

Our Mission in this Moment | John 20:19-21| Dr. Ed Stetzer

Believe 
Speaker: Pastor Larry McCarthy 
Scripture: John 4:1–26 
 
Reputations are fragile things...you can spend a lifetime crafting a good reputation only to see it shattered by a moment of weakness, a lapse in judgment, and by sin. What do we do with our past? Are we always under the cloud, the indictment of our past actions? 
 
Today, in John chapter 4, we have the privileges of pursuing what we hear from God and hopefully gain a kingdom perspective regarding reputations. 
The context: The shortest distance to return to Galilee would be to go through the territory known as Samaria. But here’s the rub. The Jews and the Samaritans do not like each other. 
 
Jesus did not go through Samaria to save time, Jesus did not go through Samaria to save steps; Jesus went to Samaria to save a Samaritan woman. 
 
Takeaways: 
1. Who is Jesus to you? 
2. What does Jesus say to you, about you? 
3. Why share the Gospel? 
 
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Believe
Speaker: Pastor Larry McCarthy
Scripture: John 4:1–26

Reputations are fragile things...you can spend a lifetime crafting a good reputation only to see it shattered by a moment of weakness, a lapse in judgment, and by sin. What do we do with our past? Are we always under the cloud, the indictment of our past actions?

Today, in John chapter 4, we have the privileges of pursuing what we hear from God and hopefully gain a kingdom perspective regarding reputations.
The context: The shortest distance to return to Galilee would be to go through the territory known as Samaria. But here’s the rub. The Jews and the Samaritans do not like each other.

Jesus did not go through Samaria to save time, Jesus did not go through Samaria to save steps; Jesus went to Samaria to save a Samaritan woman.

Takeaways:
1. Who is Jesus to you?
2. What does Jesus say to you, about you?
3. Why share the Gospel?

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Believe | Pastor Larry McCarthy | John 4:1–26

Who are you listening to? 
Scripture: James 1:19–25 
Speaker: Pastor Justin May 
 
Outline: 
1. Listening to God. 
2. Barriers to hearing from God. 
3. Be transformed by the Word. 
Takeaway: Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to become angry. 
 
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Who are you listening to?
Scripture: James 1:19–25 
Speaker: Pastor Justin May

Outline:
1. Listening to God.
2. Barriers to hearing from God.
3. Be transformed by the Word.
Takeaway: Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to become angry.

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Who Are You Listening To? | James 1:19-25 | Pastor Justin May

The Training of the Twelve 
Scripture: Luke 9:1-17 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
In the Book of Acts—which is the second part of Dr. Luke’s two-volume set of historical works—we find Jesus’ core disciples, the Apostles, turning the world upside down. They’re boldly preaching and going to the ends of the earth to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus! 
 
But that’s not where they began. Before Jesus showed up, the twelve disciples were just ordinary people. But what we’re seeing, in these Gospel accounts, is Jesus training up His twelve disciples. 
 
And we too have been sent out by Jesus to change our world! But every mission requires training. Today, we get to listen in on Jesus’ Masterclass as He prepares His disciples for their mission. There’s so much we can learn from The Training of the Twelve. 
 
This is Jesus’ Masterclass where he gives three crucial lessons: 
• A Lesson in Dependency 
• A Lesson in Vulnerability 
• A Lesson in Inadequacy 
 
1. A Lesson in Dependency 
When you step out into the unknown, I will take care of you. 
When we live on mission, Christ is our provision. 
 
2. A Lesson in Vulnerability 
When you face the fires of hostility, I will be there with you. 
When we live on mission, we are never alone. 
 
3. A Lesson in Inadequacy 
When you come to the end of yourself, I will be more than enough for you. 
When we live on mission, Jesus is always enough. 
 
We may not be Apostles, but we are all of us sent out by Jesus. 
 
Mathew 28:18-20 “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” 
 
There’s no greater adventure in life than to be on mission with Jesus. And so, brothers and sisters, remember, you are loved, more than you know - now let’s... 
 
Takeaway: “Go and Be the Church!” 
 
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The Training of the Twelve
Scripture: Luke 9:1-17
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller

In the Book of Acts—which is the second part of Dr. Luke’s two-volume set of historical works—we find Jesus’ core disciples, the Apostles, turning the world upside down. They’re boldly preaching and going to the ends of the earth to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus! 

But that’s not where they began. Before Jesus showed up, the twelve disciples were just ordinary people. But what we’re seeing, in these Gospel accounts, is Jesus training up His twelve disciples. 

And we too have been sent out by Jesus to change our world! But every mission requires training. Today, we get to listen in on Jesus’ Masterclass as He prepares His disciples for their mission. There’s so much we can learn from The Training of the Twelve. 

This is Jesus’ Masterclass where he gives three crucial lessons: 
• A Lesson in Dependency 
• A Lesson in Vulnerability 
• A Lesson in Inadequacy 

1. A Lesson in Dependency 
When you step out into

The Training Of The Twelve | Luke 9:1-17 | Pastor Philip Miller

In the Care of Jesus 
Scripture: Luke 8:40-56 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
Have you ever noticed that the heroes we most admire—in the books we read and in the films we watch—always combine the paradoxical traits of grit and grace? 
 
And the paradox of those traits is important. It’s easy to be strong and grow hard and calloused. It’s easy to be sensitive and grow soft and battered. In other words, choosing one side of the paradox is the usual course of things. But to put both sides of the paradox together, therein lies true heroism. 
 
In chapter eight of the Gospel of Luke, we find Jesus embodying this kind of paradoxical heroism. Not only is He mighty and strong, but He is also tender and compassionate, full of mercy and care. 
 
Let's walk slowly through these three stories, each of them in the care of Jesus. 
• A Distraught Father 
• A Desperate Woman 
• A Devastated Child 
 
1. A Distraught Father (Luke 8:40–42) 
• Jesus hears our heart’s cry. 
• Our Triune God is quick to respond to our heart’s cries with deep compassion. 
• Won’t you bring your heart’s cry to Jesus? 
 
2. A Desperate Woman (Luke 8:42–48) 
• Jesus knows our deep pain. 
• Just as Jairus is concerned with his daughter, Jesus always has time for his daughters. 
• Won’t you bring your deep pain to Jesus? 
 
3. A Devastated Child (Luke 8:48–56) 
• Jesus wipes away our tears. 
• As Jesus healed the women and raised this young girl, we’re getting a sneak preview of what Jesus will do for all who believe in Him when He returns and makes the world new again. 
• Won’t you bring your tears to Jesus? 
 
Takeaway: Jesus is making everything sad come untrue. 
• Jesus is the Hero we yearn for. 
• He heals a precious daughter of a secret wound that is draining away her life and tenderly lifts a little girl from the clutches of death. 
• He’s the Hero all our other heroes are pointing to. 
 
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In the Care of Jesus 
Scripture: Luke 8:40-56
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller

Have you ever noticed that the heroes we most admire—in the books we read and in the films we watch—always combine the paradoxical traits of grit and grace? 

And the paradox of those traits is important. It’s easy to be strong and grow hard and calloused. It’s easy to be sensitive and grow soft and battered. In other words, choosing one side of the paradox is the usual course of things. But to put both sides of the paradox together, therein lies true heroism. 

In chapter eight of the Gospel of Luke, we find Jesus embodying this kind of paradoxical heroism. Not only is He mighty and strong, but He is also tender and compassionate, full of mercy and care. 

Let's walk slowly through these three stories, each of them in the care of Jesus. 
• A Distraught Father 
• A Desperate Woman 
• A Devastated Child 

1. A Distraught Father (Luke 8:40–42) 
• Jesus hears our heart’s cry.
• Our Triune God is quick to respond 

In the Care of Jesus | Luke 8:40–56 | Pastor Philip Miller

The Commander 
Scripture: Luke 8:22-39 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
You know that moment in a superhero movie where all of a sudden the hero’s true identity is revealed, usually to a close friend? As an audience member, in that moment it’s like you’re in on the secret. 
 
In the Gospel of Luke, we’ve seen Jesus revealing bits and pieces of who He is. Everyone’s asking, “Who is this Jesus?” But today marks a pivotal moment in the story because the hero’s true identity begins to be unveiled. 
 
Jesus is with His closest friends and decides to let them in on the secret of His cosmic power. Jesus is lifting the veil, revealing His true identity, and we get to be part of the inner circle. 
 
1. The Uncontrollable Storm 
 • Jesus is the Commander of nature 
 • At His Word, the wind and waves respond. 
 
2. The Unassailable Captive 
 • Jesus is the Commander of the supernatural. 
 • Satan and his demons submit to Jesus. 
 
3. The Untamable Lord 
 • Jesus is the Commander of all. 
 • Jesus is doing the work of God himself. 
 
Takeaway: Jesus commands our attention 
This is more than a mere man, a prophet, or even the Messiah. Jesus is the Commander of all. He’s not safe, but He’s good. He’s the King. 
 
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The Commander
Scripture: Luke 8:22-39
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 

You know that moment in a superhero movie where all of a sudden the hero’s true identity is revealed, usually to a close friend? As an audience member, in that moment it’s like you’re in on the secret. 

In the Gospel of Luke, we’ve seen Jesus revealing bits and pieces of who He is. Everyone’s asking, “Who is this Jesus?” But today marks a pivotal moment in the story because the hero’s true identity begins to be unveiled. 

Jesus is with His closest friends and decides to let them in on the secret of His cosmic power. Jesus is lifting the veil, revealing His true identity, and we get to be part of the inner circle. 

1. The Uncontrollable Storm 
     • Jesus is the Commander of nature
     • At His Word, the wind and waves respond. 

2. The Unassailable Captive 
     • Jesus is the Commander of the supernatural.
     • Satan and his demons submit to Jesus. 

3. The Untamable Lord 
     • Jesus is the Commander of all

The Commander | Luke 8:22–39 | Pastor Philip Miller

Take Care Then How You Hear 
Scripture: Luke 8:1-21 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
It's human nature to not hear as well as we think we do. Even though our ears are open, we’re not very good at listening. 
 
In our marriages, parenting, friendships, or with colleagues; If we could just learn to listen well, it would transform our relationships. If that’s true when it comes to our human relationships, just imagine how true it must be when it comes to our relationship with God! 
 
In this passage, Jesus is going to teach us how to listen to the Word of God using parables. He’s showing us that the Word of God is like: 
• A Seed in the Soil 
• A Light in the House 
• A Bond in the Family 
 
1. A Seed in the Soil 
God is the sower, His Word is the seed that brings life, and our hearts are the soil. 
Hold fast to the Word. 
 
2. A Light in the House 
God’s Word is like a lamp that shines upon our lives, exposing everything. 
Open up to the Light. 
 
3. A Bond in the Family 
When we choose to listen to the Word of God, we show ourselves to be children of God and members of His family. 
Be part of the Family. 
 
Takeaway: Take care then how you hear. 
• God’s Word is like a Seed in the Soil: What kind of soil are you? 
• God’s Word is like a Light in the House: How are you responding to the light? 
• God’s Word is like a Bond in the Family: Whose family do you belong to? 
 
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” 
 
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Take Care Then How You Hear
Scripture: Luke 8:1-21
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller

It's human nature to not hear as well as we think we do. Even though our ears are open, we’re not very good at listening. 

In our marriages, parenting, friendships, or with colleagues; If we could just learn to listen well, it would transform our relationships. If that’s true when it comes to our human relationships, just imagine how true it must be when it comes to our relationship with God! 

In this passage, Jesus is going to teach us how to listen to the Word of God using parables. He’s showing us that the Word of God is like:
• A Seed in the Soil 
• A Light in the House 
• A Bond in the Family 

1. A Seed in the Soil
God is the sower, His Word is the seed that brings life, and our hearts are the soil.
Hold fast to the Word.

2. A Light in the House
God’s Word is like a lamp that shines upon our lives, exposing everything.
Open up to the Light. 

3. A Bond in the Family
When we choose to listen to th

Take Care Then How You Hear | Luke 8:1–21 | Pastor Philip Miller

The Grace Awakening 
Luke 7:36–50 
Pastor Philip Miller 
 
When three people from totally different worlds collide together in one space, you never know what’s going to happen! 
 
Well, something like that is happening at the end of Luke 7. A Pharisee, Jesus, and a Sinner all end up at the same dinner. Who knows what’s going to happen? Whatever it is, it’s going to be crazy. 
 
Throughout this passage, let's look at each of the main characters in turn... 
 
The Sinner 
The Pharisee 
The Forgiver 
 
And together we’ll discover The Grace Awakening. 
 
 
1.The Sinner 
 
When Simon the Pharisee invited Jesus over to his home, a sinful woman walked in, fell at Jesus’ feet, and washed them in perfume ointment and her tears. 
 
God eagerly welcomes every repentant sinner. No one is beyond the forgiveness of God! 
 
 
2. The Pharisee 
 
For Simon, it was a risk to his religious moralism to invite Jesus over for dinner because of his reputation of eating with sinners and tax collectors. 
 
God is never impressed by our religious moralism. There is no one righteous, no not one. 
 
 
3. The Forgiver 
 
The most shocking part of the story is when Jesus forgives the sinful women when they all know only God can forgive sins! 
 
God saves sinners by grace through faith in Jesus. Jesus is the only hope for sinners like us. 
 
 
Takeaway: We are far more sinful than we ever dared realize, and yet in Christ, we are far more loved than we ever dared hope.

The Grace Awakening
Luke 7:36–50
Pastor Philip Miller

When three people from totally different worlds collide together in one space, you never know what’s going to happen!

Well, something like that is happening at the end of Luke 7. A Pharisee, Jesus, and a Sinner all end up at the same dinner. Who knows what’s going to happen? Whatever it is, it’s going to be crazy.

Throughout this passage, let's look at each of the main characters in turn...

The Sinner
The Pharisee
The Forgiver

And together we’ll discover The Grace Awakening.


1.The Sinner

When Simon the Pharisee invited Jesus over to his home, a sinful woman walked in, fell at Jesus’ feet, and washed them in perfume ointment and her tears.

God eagerly welcomes every repentant sinner. No one is beyond the forgiveness of God!


2. The Pharisee

For Simon, it was a risk to his religious moralism to invite Jesus over for dinner because of his reputation of eating with sinners and tax collectors.

God is never impressed by our re

The Grace Awakening | Luke 7:36–50 | Pastor Philip Miller

Disappointment with God 
Scripture: Luke 7:18-35 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
In these early days of His ministry, Jesus has been disclosing more and more of His authority and power. He’s cast out demons, forgiven sins, and most recently he’s raised the dead. 
 
Everyone is asking the question: Who is this Jesus? 
 
Some consider Him a healer; others think He’s a great prophet. Still, others wonder if He’s the Messiah who would restore the Kingdom and make all things new. And just when it seems like there can be no doubt of who this Jesus is, doubt arises from the most unlikely source, John the Baptist. 
 
John the Baptist began to wonder out loud if Jesus really was the Messiah. What gives rise to this doubt is stemming from John the Baptist’s Disappointment with God. John had all these expectations and Jesus wasn’t delivering on them. 
 
Disappointment with God is something many of us can relate to. In this passage we find three scenarios in which disappointment with God so often arises. 
• When Hope is Deferred 
• When Prayers go Unanswered 
• When Desires are Frustrated 
 
When Hope is Deferred 
• Why doesn’t God fix everything right now? 
• Would you dare to believe I have purpose in this pause? 
• Why God doesn’t just fix everything right now: because He doesn’t want any to perish and He longs for all to reach repentance. 
 
When Prayers go Unanswered 
• Why isn’t God intervening in my situation? 
• Would you dare to trust my goodness in this grief? 
• When God says “no” to His children, He always does so from love. 
 
When Desires are Frustrated. 
The topic shifts from John’s disappointment with God to the Pharisee’s disappointment with God. 
• Why can’t God just play by our rules? 
• We want a customized God, made in our own image. 
• Would you dare to hold onto My character in this confusion? 
 
Takeaway: Would you dare to let God be God? 
 
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Disappointment with God 
Scripture: Luke 7:18-35
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 

In these early days of His ministry, Jesus has been disclosing more and more of His authority and power. He’s cast out demons, forgiven sins, and most recently he’s raised the dead. 

Everyone is asking the question: Who is this Jesus?

Some consider Him a healer; others think He’s a great prophet. Still, others wonder if He’s the Messiah who would restore the Kingdom and make all things new. And just when it seems like there can be no doubt of who this Jesus is, doubt arises from the most unlikely source, John the Baptist.

John the Baptist began to wonder out loud if Jesus really was the Messiah. What gives rise to this doubt is stemming from John the Baptist’s Disappointment with God. John had all these expectations and Jesus wasn’t delivering on them. 

Disappointment with God is something many of us can relate to. In this passage we find three scenarios in which disappointment with God so often arises

Disappointment With God | Luke 7:18-35 | Pastor Philip Miller

The Day You Get Your Life Back 
Scripture: Luke 7:1-17 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
1,991 years ago, a Galilean carpenter turned Rabbi, who’d been crucified and buried for three days, arose and walked out of his tomb alive! In a moment that changed history forever, Jesus revealed His death-defying life for all the world to see! 
 
Let’s go back 3 years before that Resurrection morning to the early days of Jesus’ ministry. 
 
Jesus has performed miraculous signs. Everyone marveled at His authority and power; they’d never seen anything like it! 
 
And now, Jesus is about to reveal His astonishing authority over death and His power of resurrection life! And for some, this was the day they got their lives back! 
 
In this passage we discover Jesus as... 
• The Rescuer 
• The Restorer 
• The Resurrection 
 
The Rescuer: 
Jesus banished death to rescue life. 
• He simply speaks and death flees! 
• Jesus is the Word made flesh. His word is life. 
• The Centurion and his servant got their lives back. 
 
The Restorer: 
Jesus plundered death to restore life. 
• He reached down into death and reclaimed this young man’s life! 
• This was the day the young man and his mother got their life back! 
 
The Resurrection: 
Jesus surrendered to death to resurrect life. 
• Jesus is the eternal life incarnate. 
• When we finally come to the end of ourselves, that’s when Jesus shows up. 
 
Takeaway: This could be the day you get your life back! 
 
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The Day You Get Your Life Back
Scripture: Luke 7:1-17
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller

1,991 years ago, a Galilean carpenter turned Rabbi, who’d been crucified and buried for three days, arose and walked out of his tomb alive! In a moment that changed history forever, Jesus revealed His death-defying life for all the world to see! 

Let’s go back 3 years before that Resurrection morning to the early days of Jesus’ ministry.

Jesus has performed miraculous signs. Everyone marveled at His authority and power; they’d never seen anything like it! 

And now, Jesus is about to reveal His astonishing authority over death and His power of resurrection life! And for some, this was the day they got their lives back! 

In this passage we discover Jesus as... 
• The Rescuer 
• The Restorer 
• The Resurrection 

The Rescuer: 
Jesus banished death to rescue life.
• He simply speaks and death flees!
• Jesus is the Word made flesh. His word is life.
• The Centurion and his servant got their lives back. 

The Day You Get Your Life Back | Luke 7:1-17 | Pastor Philip Miller

The Good Person 
Luke 6:39-49 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
What is a good person? It’s quite an important question. Have you ever felt like you knew someone who seemed like such a good person and then one day, it all came crashing down? 
 
Have you ever wondered if you are a good person? 
 
Consider these 4 parables that Jesus preaches in the Sermon of the Plain: 
- The Blind Leading the Blind 
- The Speck and the Log 
- The Fruit and the Tree 
- The House Built on a Rock 
 
In each of these 4 parables, Jesus offers a critique and a calling, as he teaches us what it means to be a good person. 
 
The Blind Leading the Blind 
Critique: You’re helplessly lost in the dark. 
- You can’t see to save yourself. 
Calling: I’m here to lead you into the light. 
- If you want to become a good person, you need to step into the light. 
- Jesus is here to lead you into the light. 
 
The Speck and the Log 
Critique: You’re obsessed with the problems of others. 
- A symptom of our spiritual blindness is easily identifying the sins of others while remaining oblivious to our own sins. 
Calling: I’ll teach you to be responsible for yourself. 
- Take the log out of your own eye, and then you’ll see clearly enough to help others. 
- Because the biggest problem in your life isn’t somebody else, it’s you. 
 
The Fruit and the Tree 
Critique: You’re attempting behavior modification. 
- Behavior flows from being. 
- No amount of behavior modification will change the badness that’s in your heart. 
Calling: I’m offering you heart transformation. 
- I’m calling you to come to me because I can give you a new heart. 
- If you want to become a good person, you’ll need a good heart. 
 
The House Built on a Rock 
Critique: You’re in for a catastrophic wipeout. 
- A storm will come along that’ll expose your lack of foundation, and that “good person” image will collapse. 
Calling: I’m giving you the blueprint for an enduring life 
 
Takeaway: Come to me. Hear my words. Do them. And live!

The Good Person 
Luke 6:39-49
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller

What is a good person? It’s quite an important question. Have you ever felt like you knew someone who seemed like such a good person and then one day, it all came crashing down?

Have you ever wondered if you are a good person? 

Consider these 4 parables that Jesus preaches in the Sermon of the Plain: 
- The Blind Leading the Blind 
- The Speck and the Log 
- The Fruit and the Tree
- The House Built on a Rock 

In each of these 4 parables, Jesus offers a critique and a calling, as he teaches us what it means to be a good person. 

The Blind Leading the Blind 
Critique: You’re helplessly lost in the dark. 
- You can’t see to save yourself. 
Calling: I’m here to lead you into the light. 
- If you want to become a good person, you need to step into the light.
- Jesus is here to lead you into the light. 

The Speck and the Log 
Critique: You’re obsessed with the problems of others. 
- A symptom of our spiritual blindness is easi

The Good Person | Luke 6:39-49 | Pastor Philip Miller

The Good Way 
Scripture: Luke 6:27-38 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
When comparing Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain in Luke with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew, we get the same core message. But in Luke, Jesus is much more efficient and to the point. 
 
This means in Luke, we’re getting the core of Jesus’ central message. 
There are 3 major elements: 
1. The Blessings and Woes 
 o What is the good life? 
2. The Ethics of Love 
 o What is the good way? 
3. The Closing Parables 
 o What is a good person? 
 
Today, our focus is on that middle section - Jesus’ Ethics of Love: What is the good way? 
 
We will be following three key phrases that build into one complete sentence: Love your enemies as your Father does, with overflowing mercy. 
1. Love Your Enemies 
 o By loving your enemies you are: 
  Embracing the Kingdom of Heaven. 
  Breaking the cycle of violence. 
  Reclaiming your agency. 
  Opening up a window of grace. 
 o The good way overcomes evil with good. 
2. As Your Father Does 
 o The good way to love your enemies is to love even when it’s not reciprocal. 
 o We were once God’s enemies, but Jesus laid down his life for us. 
 o The good way follows in our Father’s footsteps. 
3. With Overflowing Mercy 
 o In God’s mercy, he moved toward us, His enemies, with forgiveness and generosity. 
 o Mercy is: 
  Eager to forgive. 
  Triumphant over judgment. 
  Full of lavish grace. 
 o The good way unites in the hope of redemption. 
 
Takeaway: As an apprentice of the good way of Jesus, who will you extend love to this week? Love Your Enemies as your father does, with Overflowing Mercy. This is the good way of Jesus.

The Good Way
Scripture: Luke 6:27-38
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller
When comparing Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain in Luke with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew, we get the same core message. But in Luke, Jesus is much more efficient and to the point. 

This means in Luke, we’re getting the core of Jesus’ central message. 
There are 3 major elements: 
1. The Blessings and Woes
 o What is the good life?
2. The Ethics of Love
 o What is the good way?
3. The Closing Parables
 o What is a good person?

Today, our focus is on that middle section - Jesus’ Ethics of Love: What is the good way? 

We will be following three key phrases that build into one complete sentence: Love your enemies as your Father does, with overflowing mercy. 
1. Love Your Enemies 
 o By loving your enemies you are:
   Embracing the Kingdom of Heaven. 
   Breaking the cycle of violence. 
   Reclaiming your agency. 
   Opening up a window of grace. 
 o The good way overcomes evil with good. 
2. As Your Father Does 


The Good Way | Luke 6:27-38 | Pastor Philip Miller

The Good Life 
Scripture: Luke 6:17-26 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
Jesus has been causing quite a stir up in Galilee. Many are drawing near in astonishment and faith. While others are recoiling back in skepticism and disbelief. Jesus’ own followers are starting to feel the heat. They’ve left everything and followed Him. Now the Pharisees are starting to question where their loyalties lie. 
 
Of course, we know the answer. Because in Luke 6:12-16, we read that Jesus called his disciples to Himself and chose twelve of them to join His inner circle as Apostles. They’ve decided to go “all in” with Jesus. 
 
And with these words, Jesus begins what scholars call “The Sermon on the Plain.” It bears many similarities to the Sermon on the Mount recorded in Matthew. In both sermons, Jesus begins the same, “Makarios!” Which means blessed, happy, well-off, and favored. It’s the Good Life! 
 
In these opening verses, Jesus is answering three crucial questions: 
• Who has the Good Life? 
• What is the Good Life? 
• Where is the Good Life? 
 
1. Who has the Good Life? 
• The good life belongs to the most unlikely people. 
• Despite poverty, hunger, or exclusion, the Good Life belongs to those who seek Christ. 
 
2. What is the Good Life? 
• The good life is citizenship in the kingdom of God. 
• Jesus shows us what the Good Life is by pairing these couplets of “Blessings” and “Woes” in this passage. 
• You can be a loser in the kingdoms of men, but if you belong to the kingdom of God, you’re a winner. 
 
3. Where is the Good Life? 
• The good life is found in the presence of Jesus. 
• Rejections shall fade in His embrace. 
• Give me Jesus. Give me Jesus! You can have all this world, give me Jesus! 
 
Takeaway: Which Good Life are you living for? 
• Are we living for the Good Life here and now? Or are we living for the real Good Life that begins now and comes in fullness in the age to come? 
 
Matthew 6:18–33 says, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 24 No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. 31 Do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” 
 
“Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth 'thrown in': aim at Earth and you will get neither.” - C.S. Lewis

The Good Life
Scripture: Luke 6:17-26
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller

Jesus has been causing quite a stir up in Galilee. Many are drawing near in astonishment and faith. While others are recoiling back in skepticism and disbelief. Jesus’ own followers are starting to feel the heat. They’ve left everything and followed Him. Now the Pharisees are starting to question where their loyalties lie.

Of course, we know the answer. Because in Luke 6:12-16, we read that Jesus called his disciples to Himself and chose twelve of them to join His inner circle as Apostles. They’ve decided to go “all in” with Jesus.

And with these words, Jesus begins what scholars call “The Sermon on the Plain.” It bears many similarities to the Sermon on the Mount recorded in Matthew. In both sermons, Jesus begins the same, “Makarios!” Which means blessed, happy, well-off, and favored. It’s the Good Life!

In these opening verses, Jesus is answering three crucial questions:
• Who has the Good Life?
• What is the Goo

The Good Life | Luke 6:17–26 | Pastor Philip Miller

Why are we here? Moses, God and the Meaning of Life 
Scripture: Exodus 3:1–15 
Speaker: Dr. Stefan Gustavsson 
1. A Personal God 
2. The God of History 
3. The God of Liberation 4. A Holy God 
Takeaway: God – not nature – is the ultimate foundation of our existence. And, as he has shown us in history, he is on our side.

Why are we here? Moses, God and the Meaning of Life
Scripture: Exodus 3:1–15
Speaker: Dr. Stefan Gustavsson
1. A Personal God
2. The God of History
3. The God of Liberation 4. A Holy God
Takeaway: God – not nature – is the ultimate foundation of our existence. And, as he has shown us in history, he is on our side.

Why are we here? Moses, God and the Meaning of Life | Exodus 3:1–15 | Dr. Stefan Gustavsson

The Call of Discipleship 
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, 27-39; 6:12-16 
Speaker: Pastor Philip 
 
As we come to chapters 5 & 6, we find Dr. Luke brings together two themes like a zipper. Jesus is beginning his ministry and many are drawn to him and choosing to become one of his followers. Yet on the other side, many are skeptical of him, especially the Scribes and the Pharisees. 
Dr. Luke is zippering these two themes together, going back and forth between the Disciples who are drawing near and the Pharisees who are keeping their distance. For today, we will focus our attention on the call of discipleship. 
 
The Command of Jesus 
● Jesus’ Authority is Broad 
 o He knew where the fish were and they caught a large number (5:6a). 
● Jesus’ Vision is Wide 
 o The fishermen caught so many fish they needed two boats (5:6b–7). 
● Jesus’ Ministry is Stretching 
 o Just as the fishing nets were stretching, so will we be stretched in ministry (5:8–11). 
● Jesus’ Call is Transforming 
 o These fishermen will no longer be catching fish, but men. 
 
The Companions of Jesus 
● Jesus’ Authority is Broad 
 o Jesus commanded the attention of the tax-collector, Levi (5:29, 6:12–16). 
● Jesus’ Vision is Wide 
 o Jesus wants to see all people reconciled to Himself (5:30–39). 
● Jesus’ Ministry is Stretching 
 o Jesus’ twelve disciples felt the change and stretching of Jesus’ ministry (6:13). 
● Jesus’ Call is Transforming 
 o It all began with a simple call to follow Jesus (5:27b, 5:10b). 
 
The Commission of Jesus 
● Jesus’ Authority is Broad 
 o He is the Lord and Master of all of life (Matthew 28:18–20). 
● Jesus’ Vision is Wide 
 o He wants all people to come and follow Him (19b–20). 
● Jesus’ Ministry is Stretching 
 o This monumental task will bring Jesus’ disciples to their breaking point, but He knows what He’s doing (20b). 
● Jesus’ Call is Transforming 
 o Because He is with us, what was impossible on our own is now ours to receive. 
 
Takeaways: 
● Will I follow Jesus’ Authority? 
● Will I embrace Jesus’ Vision? 
● Will I stretch toward Jesus’ Ministry? 
● Will I surrender to Jesus’ Calling? 
 
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The Call of Discipleship
Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, 27-39; 6:12-16
Speaker: Pastor Philip

As we come to chapters 5 & 6, we find Dr. Luke brings together two themes like a zipper. Jesus is beginning his ministry and many are drawn to him and choosing to become one of his followers. Yet on the other side, many are skeptical of him, especially the Scribes and the Pharisees.
Dr. Luke is zippering these two themes together, going back and forth between the Disciples who are drawing near and the Pharisees who are keeping their distance. For today, we will focus our attention on the call of discipleship.

The Command of Jesus
● Jesus’ Authority is Broad
     o He knew where the fish were and they caught a large number (5:6a). 
● Jesus’ Vision is Wide
     o The fishermen caught so many fish they needed two boats (5:6b–7). 
● Jesus’ Ministry is Stretching
     o Just as the fishing nets were stretching, so will we be stretched in ministry (5:8–11). 
● Jesus’ Call is Transforming
     o These fis

The Call of Discipleship | Luke 5:1–11, 27–39; 6:12–16 | Pastor Philip Miller

The Word of His Power 
Scripture: Luke 4:31-44 
Speaker Pastor Philip Miller 
 
One of the best descriptions of Jesus is found in Hebrews 1:3, "He is the radiance of the glory of God, the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power." Jesus is the glory of God up close and personal. If you want to know what God is like look at Jesus! When God speaks and brings all creation into existence, that Word is Jesus. Through Him, all things were made and by Him, all things are sustained. When Jesus speaks stuff happens. 
 
This passage shows Jesus, the incarnate Word of God, wielding the word of His power with astonishing authority as He's, dispatching demons, and mending maladies. 
 
1. Astonishing Authority 
What gave Jesus' teaching such astonishing authority? His Approach, His Content, and His Person. 
At the King's word, souls stir. 
o When the incarnate Word of God opens up the inspired word of God, soul's stir and come to life. 
 
2. Dispatching Demons 
The demon in this passage wants Jesus to be quiet and leave town. It's a challenge to Jesus' authority. 
o At the word of Jesus, the evil spirit flees the scene. 
At the King's word, darkness trembles. 
 
3. Mending Maladies 
Jesus lays His hands on the sick to bring them healing. 
o In both creation and re-creation God uses the hands-on approach. 
At the King's word, renewal begins. 
 
Takeaway: If God is for us, who can stand against us? 
The One who upholds the universe by the word of His power has given us His word that He will never leave us, nor will He ever forsake us. He promises to be with us always and to the very end. And if God is for us, who can stand against us? 
 
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The Word of His Power
Scripture: Luke 4:31-44
Speaker Pastor Philip Miller

One of the best descriptions of Jesus is found in Hebrews 1:3, "He is the radiance of the glory of God, the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power." Jesus is the glory of God up close and personal. If you want to know what God is like look at Jesus! When God speaks and brings all creation into existence, that Word is Jesus. Through Him, all things were made and by Him, all things are sustained. When Jesus speaks stuff happens. 

This passage shows Jesus, the incarnate Word of God, wielding the word of His power with astonishing authority as He's, dispatching demons, and mending maladies. 

1. Astonishing Authority 
What gave Jesus' teaching such astonishing authority? His Approach, His Content, and His Person. 
At the King's word, souls stir.
o When the incarnate Word of God opens up the inspired word of God, soul's stir and come to life. 

2. Dispatching Demons
The de

The Word of His Power | Luke 4:31-44 | Pastor Philip

The Homecoming 
Scripture: Luke 4:14-30 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
In The Lord of The Rings, when Frodo, Sam, Pippen, and Mary return to the Shire, they come home changed. When they left, they were a ragtag bunch of mischievous friends, but now they’re heroes. However, the other hobbits of The Shire don’t know about their adventures. So, as these four friends arrive home in all their regalia, their old neighbors are left staring. 
 
In Luke 4, at His own homecoming, something a bit like that happens to Jesus. He comes back to Nazareth and He’s changed. The Father endorsed Him from Heaven and the Spirit descended upon Him. 
 
And now Jesus returns North to Galilee in the power of the Spirit to begin His ministry and His old neighbors don’t know what to do with Him. This is Jesus’ homecoming where He reveals to his childhood friends and neighbors, just who He is, and why He’s come. 
 
Luke 4:16–21 | The Prophecy - The days of renewal are here in Jesus. 
Jesus is teaching about the prophecies from the book of Isaiah in the synagogue. 
 
Jesus proclaims that those prophecies have been fulfilled. He is the Servant of the Lord and He is bringing the days of renewal. 
 
Luke 4:22–24 | The Prejudice - The days of humbling are here in Jesus 
The people spoke well of Jesus and marveled at what he was saying, but they couldn’t get over who was saying it. 
 
They ask him to perform a miracle like he’s done elsewhere. But he simply replies that no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. Instead of humbling their hearts, they begin to resist Jesus’ teaching even more. 
 
Luke 4:25–30 | The Peril - The days of decision are here in Jesus 
Jesus references the stories of Elijah and Elisha to make the point that Israel rejects the Lord's prophets. 
 
When you reject God’s mercies and the renewal of all things, great peril will come before you. 
 
Jesus’ warning makes the people livid and they want to throw him off of a cliff. But Jesus slips away. No one can take his life from him. 
 
Jesus has come, and with Him, are the days of renewal. But they will only be ours if we humbly receive Him. 
 
Takeaway: What will you do with Jesus? 
 
C. S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity 
“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: 
I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a 
great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.” 
 
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The Homecoming 
Scripture: Luke 4:14-30
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller

In The Lord of The Rings, when Frodo, Sam, Pippen, and Mary return to the Shire, they come home changed. When they left, they were a ragtag bunch of mischievous friends, but now they’re heroes. However, the other hobbits of The Shire don’t know about their adventures. So, as these four friends arrive home in all their regalia, their old neighbors are left staring.

In Luke 4, at His own homecoming, something a bit like that happens to Jesus. He comes back to Nazareth and He’s changed. The Father endorsed Him from Heaven and the Spirit descended upon Him.

And now Jesus returns North to Galilee in the power of the Spirit to begin His ministry and His old neighbors don’t know what to do with Him. This is Jesus’ homecoming where He reveals to his childhood friends and neighbors, just who He is, and why He’s come.

Luke 4:16–21 | The Prophecy - The days of renewal are here in Jesus.
Jesus is teaching about the prophecie

The Homecoming | Scripture: Luke 4:14-30 | Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller

A Savior Like None Other 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
Scripture: Luke 3:21–4:13 
 
When being interviewed for a job, people are always asking about the same things: your background, your credentials, your qualifications, and your experience. They’re trying to see if there’s a fit between the job and what you have to offer. You’ve got to get the right person in the right assignment if you want to have the right outcomes. 
 
In 1st century Israel, there was one position in particular that so many longed to see filled, the Messiah. Then one day, Jesus of Nazareth stepped out onto the stage of history as the Savior of the World. 
 
Luke is going to show us that Jesus stands alone, uniquely prepared, to be a Savior like none other. Luke gives us three accounts concerning Jesus. His Baptism, His Genealogy, and His Temptation. 
 
Let’s consider each of these accounts as we discover Jesus to be the Son of God, the Son of Man, and the Son of Righteousness. 
 
1) Son of God - Luke 3:21–22 
In His Baptism – We see Jesus is divine. 
 - Jesus’ baptism brings hope to all of creation. 
 
2) Son of Man - Luke 3:23–38 
In His Genealogy – We see Jesus is human. 
 - Son of David - heir of the throne. 
 - Son of Abraham - heir of the promise. 
 - Son of Adam - heir of humanity. 
 
3) Son of Righteousness - Luke 4:1–13 
In His Temptations – We see Jesus is perfect. 
 - Jesus is the true and better Israel, Adam, and humanity. 
 
Takeaway: Jesus is our only, all-sufficient Savior! 
 
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A Savior Like None Other
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture: Luke 3:21–4:13

When being interviewed for a job, people are always asking about the same things: your background, your credentials, your qualifications, and your experience. They’re trying to see if there’s a fit between the job and what you have to offer. You’ve got to get the right person in the right assignment if you want to have the right outcomes.

In 1st century Israel, there was one position in particular that so many longed to see filled, the Messiah. Then one day, Jesus of Nazareth stepped out onto the stage of history as the Savior of the World.

Luke is going to show us that Jesus stands alone, uniquely prepared, to be a Savior like none other. Luke gives us three accounts concerning Jesus. His Baptism, His Genealogy, and His Temptation.

Let’s consider each of these accounts as we discover Jesus to be the Son of God, the Son of Man, and the Son of Righteousness.

1) Son of God - Luke 3:21–22
In His Baptism 

A Savior Like None Other | Luke 3:21-4:13

A Voice in the Wilderness 
Scripture: Luke 3:1-20 
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller 
 
 
Dr. Luke has been weaving together the stories of these two remarkable boys—John and Jesus—born six months apart, both of whom will be integral in this new chapter of redemption that God is writing in salvation history. God is clearly on the move, and these two boys will be central to His saving work as it breaks through! 
 
 
The last we heard of John was in Luke 1:80, “And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.” But today we’re going to see him rising into the height of his ministry. John the Baptist will prepare the way of the Lord, crying out as a voice in the wilderness. 
 
 
John’s call, in this passage, is to the “why”, “what”, and the “how” of repentance. 
 
 
The “Why” of Repentance 
Repentance is a call to rethink the way you’re living, to turn around, and head in a whole new direction. Repentance feels like death, but it is the only way to life. 
 
 
The “What” of Repentance (3:3-6) 
There are four major life-patterns that John is calling people to turn away from. 
 
 
1. Cultural Religiosity (3:7-9) 
In John’s day, like ours, people hid behind their religious cultural heritage and failed to love God for themselves. 
When the Lord shows up, He will separate those who truly know him and are bearing good fruit, from those who are fruitlessly going along with the religious cultural flow. 
 
 
2. Disintegrated Faith (3:10-14) 
Repentance is about getting right with God, but the fruit of repentance is about living right with others. Loving God rightly means loving others rightly. 
 
 
3. Hypocritical Fakery (3:15-17) 
Jesus will baptize, not with water but the Holy Spirit and fire. 
The Lord is separating the valuable and genuine from what is worthless and false. Jesus can see through all the fakery, and He’ll sort it out perfectly on the day of judgment. 
 
 
4. Defiant Indulgence (3:19-20) 
John called Herod out for his Defiant Indulgence. Herod figured that the rules didn’t apply to him because he was in power. 
Repentance is turning away from ourselves, and turning instead toward God. 
 
 
The “How” of Repentance 
Whenever we feel the weight of conviction, we’re faced with a choice. To yield in tenderness or to become defensive. 
 
 
Repentance means surrendering to the Lord, and walking in faithful obedience. 
 
 
That’s why we need Jesus. Jesus took the fire, he felt the purging and rose again to clothe us in his righteousness forever. 
 
 
Takeaway: Repentance is good news, if you and I will receive it. 
 
 
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A Voice in the Wilderness
Scripture: Luke 3:1-20
Speaker: Pastor Philip Miller


Dr. Luke has been weaving together the stories of these two remarkable boys—John and Jesus—born six months apart, both of whom will be integral in this new chapter of redemption that God is writing in salvation history. God is clearly on the move, and these two boys will be central to His saving work as it breaks through!


The last we heard of John was in Luke 1:80, “And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.” But today we’re going to see him rising into the height of his ministry. John the Baptist will prepare the way of the Lord, crying out as a voice in the wilderness.


John’s call, in this passage, is to the “why”, “what”, and the “how” of repentance.


The “Why” of Repentance
Repentance is a call to rethink the way you’re living, to turn around, and head in a whole new direction. Repentance feels like death, but it i

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