Grace Preacher Podcast

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 …

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 expresse…

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:…

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 cov…

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…

In Luke 5:20, before healing a paralytic, Jesus said to him, "Friend your sins are forgiven."  Jesus has the authority to forgive sins.  If you've received Jesus for salvation, you have complete forg…

Jesus reaches toward people who are untouchable, invisible, or on the outside looking in.  As He expresses His life through us, He will do the same thing through us today.

In Luke 5:12, a man with lep…

What is your calling in life?  Do you have a calling on your life?  In Luke 5, we see Simon Peter receive his calling from Jesus to fish for people.  You have a unique calling on your life as well wh…

Should we meet people's needs or share the gospel with them?  Sometimes people will say things like, "Preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words," but what we see from Jesus is that words are nec…

In Luke 4, Jesus is teaching in the synagogue with authority, but He encounters a demon who is exercising his authority over another man.  It's good vs. evil.  One authority vs. another authority.  W…

What is your purpose?  Your purpose is related to Jesus' purpose.  Jesus expresses His life through you, so the more you know about Jesus' purpose, the more you'll know what your purpose is and what …

The Christian life is all about new life in Christ, life with others, and life expressed.  Jesus puts His life in us and then begins to express His life through us.  As we begin to study the gospel o…

What does John mean when he says that those who become children of God are born of God?  John tells us that those who receive Jesus by believing in His name, are given the authority to become childre…

In John 1:6-8, the apostle John makes a dramatic shift from Jesus, the eternal Logos, to John the Baptist.  What is the meaning of John 1:6-8?  What did John the Baptist come to do and why did he com…

In John 1:4, John says that in Jesus is zoe life and that His zoe life is the light of all mankind.  What is the meaning of zoe life?  What does it mean that Jesus is life and light?  What impact doe…

In the gospel of John, Jesus is described as the Word (Logos).  What is the meaning of the Word was God?  John declares that in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was G…

Fear, worry, and anxiety do not come from God but from the enemy.  In Christ, you have a spirit of power, love, and sound judgment.  In Christ, you can walk in faith over fear!

2 Timothy 1:7... for Go…

As Christians, we don’t discipline ourselves to serve out of obligation or duty.  We allow Jesus to lead us into a rhythm of walking in the good works that He will do in us and through us, and we get…

You were created to be in relationship with other people.  Even though God created Adam perfectly and was in relationship with him, God described Him as "alone" and said it was "not good."  God is a …

Jesus spent time in silence and solitude.  God spoke to Elijah through a gentle whisper (1 Kings 19:12).  The Lord said, "Be still and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10) 

Jesus will pull us away from …