Text: Luke 17:20-37 | Listen to Message If That…Then What? Jesus claimed that he would return one day – suddenly and unmistakably – to judge the whole earth. On that day, a separation will be made: the faithless will go into everlasting punishment and the faithful (those who trust in Jesus as Lord and Savior) will […]

Text: Luke 17:11-19 | Listen to Message Is Jesus Your Sugar Daddy? It’s a familiar enough children’s Bible story: Ten lepers were healed but only one bothered to return and actually thank Jesus. The standard lesson is something like, “Don’t be like the nine; be like the one and live with a heart of gratitude.” Sure, […]

Text: Luke 17:1-10 | Listen to Message Helping Others with Their Sin In stark contrast to the religious culture of his day, Jesus envisioned a culture in which everyone made it easier on everyone else not to sin – and easier to find true forgiveness when they did. This isn’t wishful thinking or pie-in-the-sky theology. Jesus […]

Text: Luke 16:19-31 | Listen to Message Is Hell Fair? “How could a loving God send people to hell?” This is perhaps our culture’s greatest objection to Christianity: it’s impossible for many to fathom why anyone would choose to believe in a God who punishes sinners…forever. Ironically, the hell most people don’t believe in bears little […]