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Hard hearts before the Lord

Text: Luke 6:6-11Speaker: Jason Ching12/6/15[Listen or Watch] When Jesus breaks society’s Sabbath traditions, his opposition begins to show its true colors. Discussion Questions What was the tradition regarding healing on the Sabbath?  How did the scribes and pharisees show their hard heartedness?  How can we be guilty of the same kind of hard heartedness?  What […]

Persevere in God’s Word

By: Brian Borgman“These things I have spoken to you so you may be kept from stumbling” (John 16:1). The Upper Room Discourse is a wonderfully rich portion of Scripture. Jesus is preparing His disciples for His departure. He is preparing them not only for the coming of the Spirit, but also for coming persecution. He […]

Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath

Text: Luke 6:1-5Speaker: Jason Ching11/22/15[Listen or Watch] Jesus uses a dispute over traditional Sabbath practices to declare something profound about himself. Discussion Questions  What is a likely reason for the creation of all of the extra Sabbath rules?  What story of David is Jesus citing? What lessons are learned from this story?  What do we […]