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This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom. Day 2919– What About My Neighbor's Neighbor? - Luke 10:25-37 Putnam Church Message – 07/26/2026 The Good News According to Luke: “What About My Neighbor's Neighbor?” Last week, our message was “Joyful Return, Insightful Response,” in which we learned to rejoice that you belong to Him. Today, we continue with our thirtieth-first message from Luke's narrative of the Good News of Jesus Christ. Today's message is: “What About My Neighbor's Neighbor?” Our core passage today is Luke 10:25-37, on page 1613 of your pew Bibles. The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'[b]” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,' he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.' 36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” Opening Prayer Father, we come before You today grateful for Your Word, which searches our hearts and reveals both our need and Your grace. We confess that we often know more truth than we obey. We can quote Scripture, discuss doctrine, and defend our beliefs, yet still pass by hurting people on the other side of the road. Lord Jesus, teach us today what it means to love You with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Show us where we have drawn lines too tightly, where we have looked for loopholes, and where we have failed to see others with Your compassion. Holy Spirit, open our eyes, soften our hearts, and move us from knowing to doing. In the name of Jesus, amen. Introduction: Back to the Basics In 1959, Vince Lombardi inherited the Green Bay Packers at the lowest point in their history. The previous season, the team had lost ten of their twelve games. They were discouraged, disorganized, and defeated. So Lombardi gathered the team and announced that they were going back to basics. He picked up a football and said, “Gentlemen, this is a football.” From the back of the room, Max McGee, known as a cutup, replied, “Uh, Coach, could you slow down a little? You're going too fast for us.” Lombardi laughed, but the point was serious. The most brilliant playbook in the world will not help a team if the players have forgotten how to block, tackle, pass, catch, and run. Sometimes, spiritually, we need to go back to basics too. By the time Jesus stepped into the public religious life of Israel, many of the most visible religious leaders had turned godliness into a complex system of rules, rituals, and loopholes. They had studied the Law, memorized the Law, debated the Law, and built fences around the Law. But in the process, many had forgotten the heart of the Law. Love God. Love your neighbor. That sounds basic, doesn't it? But as Jesus shows us in Luke 10:25–37, the basics are not always easy. In fact, they are impossible without grace. In the previous message, “Joyful Return, Insightful Response,” the seventy returned from ministry rejoicing that even demons obeyed them in Jesus' name. Jesus corrected their joy, reminding them that their greatest joy was not what they had done for God, but that their names were written in heaven. Now Luke moves us into a conversation with a religious expert who wants to know what he must do to inherit eternal life. This is a very different kind of encounter. The seventy came back rejoicing in grace. / This lawyer comes testing Jesus with a legal question. The seventy had gone out announcing peace. / This man comes looking for a debate. The seventy were learning to serve. / This man is trying to justify himself. And Jesus, as He so often does, takes the conversation deeper than the man expected. / The question begins: “What should I do to inherit eternal life?” But by the end, the real question becomes: “What kind of person sees suffering and moves toward it with mercy?” Or to put it in the title of our message: What About My Neighbor's Neighbor? We will review four truths to understand the answer to this question. Main Point 1: The Wrong Question Reveals the Wrong Heart Luke tells us that an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus. / That matters. This man is not asking like a hungry soul seeking truth. He is not like the sinful woman who wept at Jesus' feet. He is not like Jairus, desperate for his daughter. He is not like the father whose son was tormented. He is not like the seventy returning with joy. He is testing Jesus. / He asks, “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” At first glance, that sounds like a good question. But there is a problem inside it. He asks what he must do to inherit. Those two words do not naturally fit together. You do not usually work to receive an inheritance. An inheritance is given because of relationship. A son or daughter receives what belongs to the family because they belong to the family. This man's question reveals confusion. He is thinking about eternal life as something to be achieved, earned, managed, or secured by religious performance. That was not unusual. Many first-century Jews assumed that as children of Abraham, they had a secure place in God's Kingdom. The question then became: “What level of obedience proves I belong? How far must I go? What exactly is required?” Jesus answers the question with another question: “What does the Law of Moses say? How do you read it?” / That is masterful. Jesus does not reject the Law. He points the man back to it. The Law was never the problem. The problem was the human heart trying to use the Law for self-justification. The man answers well. He combines Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus says, “Right. Do this and you will live.” Now, we need to hear Jesus carefully. Jesus is not saying the man can earn salvation by trying harder. Jesus is pressing the man to face the true standard. Perfect love for God and perfect love for neighbor would indeed describe a righteous life. The problem is that none of us has lived that way. / The man knows it too. So, Luke says he...
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Luke 10 Part 2 Sunday August 2, 2026
A stand-alone sermon from Luke 10:17-20.Speaker: Gregory W Mathis
Join as Pastor John challenges us from Luke 10:12-24. Kingdom Laborers
In Episode 207, we explore Luke 10:1-12 and Jesus' commissioning of seventy-two disciples for mission. Jesus chooses seventy-two followers and sends them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places He plans to visit. His instructions are striking in their simplicity and their radical dependence: no money, no traveler's bag, no extra sandals. They can't rely on their own resources. They can't fall back on their own provision. They have to trust that the Lord of the harvest will provide through the people they serve. Through guided meditation, discover what Jesus builds into the sending from the very beginning. Before they go anywhere, before they knock on a single door or enter a single town, Jesus tells them: "Pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields." The mission begins in prayer. Not strategy. Not planning. Not training programs or outreach campaigns. Prayer. This is the foundation of everything that follows. Then Jesus sends them out with the simplest possible assignment: offer peace, heal the sick, announce the Kingdom. You don't need a program. You don't need a platform. You don't need a theology degree or a polished presentation. You just need to show up, offer what Jesus gives you, and trust Him with the results. This episode explores the profound principle of radical dependence that Jesus builds into the mission. The disciples can't rely on their own resources—they're sent as lambs among wolves. But this vulnerability is not weakness; it's the design. It forces them to trust the Lord of the harvest, to depend on His provision, to experience His faithfulness in real time. Learn what Jesus asks them to do when they enter a home or a town: offer peace first. Not a program. Not an argument. Not a sales pitch. Peace. And then heal the sick and announce that the Kingdom of God is near. The message is simple. The method is relational. The power comes from God. Discover how this applies to your life today. The harvest is great. The workers are few. And Jesus is looking at you. Identify your own harvest field—the three specific people in your neighborhood, workplace, family, or circle of friends who don't yet know Jesus—and begin where Jesus told His disciples to begin: on your knees in prayer. Find the freedom and confidence that comes from knowing that the mission doesn't depend on your resources, your eloquence, or your strategy. It depends on the Lord of the harvest—and He is more than enough.
The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?" 27 And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." 28 And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live." 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii[a] and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" 37 He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You go, and do likewise."
Join us ass Tim Leghorn preaches about Mercy - from Luke 10 v25-37
1 And after these things the Lord appointed also other seventy-two: and he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come.Post haec autem designavit Dominus et alios septuaginta duos : et misit illos binos ante faciem suam in omnem civitatem et locum, quo erat ipse venturus. 2 And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send labourers into his harvest.Et dicebat illis : Messis quidem multa, operarii autem pauci. Rogate ergo dominum messis ut mittat operarios in messem suam. 3 Go: Behold I send you as lambs among wolves.Ite : ecce ego mitto vos sicut agnos inter lupos. 4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way.Nolite portare sacculum, neque peram, neque calceamenta, et neminem per viam salutaveritis. 5 Into whatsoever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house.In quamcumque domum intraveritis, primum dicite : Pax huic domui : 6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you.et si ibi fuerit filius pacis, requiescet super illum pax vestra : sin autem, ad vos revertetur. 7 And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.In eadem autem domo manete, edentes et bibentes quae apud illos sunt : dignus est enim operarius mercede sua. Nolite transire de domo in domum. 8 And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.Et in quamcumque civitatem intraveritis, et susceperint vos, manducate quae apponuntur vobis : 9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.et curate infirmos, qui in illa sunt, et dicite illis : Appropinquavit in vos regnum Dei.Ignatius, courtier and knight, was wounded at the siege of Pamplona. During his long convalescence the reading of the lives of the Saints revealed to him that the Church militant needed an army of glorious soldiers to fight the forces combined against it: Pagans, Mohammedans, Protestants, etc. He founded the Society of Jesus and as first General of this new spiritual chivalry he moved to the attack under the motto: "Ad majorem Dei gloriam-To the greater glory of God!" He died with the Holy Name of Jesus on his lips A.D. 1556.
We often wear busyness like a badge of honor. Our calendars are full, our schedules are packed, and our to-do lists never seem to end. But does being busy mean we're doing what God has called us to do? In this episode of ScriptureLinks Daily Dose of Inspiration, we'll discover the difference between being busy and being faithful. Looking at Martha's distracted service, God's purpose for our lives, Satan's strategy of distraction, and Jesus' warning about empty religious activity, we'll learn how to focus on what truly matters. God isn't impressed by how much we accomplish—He's interested in whether we're accomplishing what He created us to do.
Luke Gives us the picture of Jesus in the home of Martha in Luke chapter 10 verses 38 through 42.They lived in the village of Bethany. Jesus is teaching and Mary is seated at His Feet listening to His word.Luke records the comparison between Mary and her sister Martha. Martha was busy with making preparations for the Lord and his disciples.Dr. Mitchell brings out the fact that the two sisters both loved the savior. The good thing that Mary had chosen would not be taken away from her. She was seated at Jesus' feet listening to His word.We are reminded that Luke is also the gospel of Prayer.In chapter 11, the disciples heard Jesus praying and wanted Him to teach them how to pray and so He teaches them the model prayer.Here's Dr Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Luke chapter 10 verse 38.
38 Now it came to pass as they went, that he entered into a certain town: and a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house.Factum est autem, dum irent, et ipse intravit in quoddam castellum : et mulier quaedam, Martha nomine, excepit illum in domum suam, 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sitting also at the Lord's feet, heard his word.et huic erat soror nomine Maria, quae etiam sedens secus pedes Domini, audiebat verbum illius. 40 But Martha was busy about much serving. Who stood and said: Lord, hast thou no care that my sister hath left me alone to serve? speak to her therefore, that she help me.Martha autem satagebat circa frequens ministerium : quae stetit, et ait : Domine, non est tibi curae quod soror mea reliquit me solam ministrare? dic ergo illi ut me adjuvet. 41 And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art troubled about many things:Et respondens dixit illis Dominus : Martha, Martha, sollicita es, et turbaris erga plurima, 42 But one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her.porro unum est necessarium. Maria optimam partem elegit, quae non auferetur ab ea.Martha, sister of Mary Magdalen and Lazarus, lived at Bethany a humble active life. She often gave hospitality to our Lord. According to one account they ended their days at Marseilles-St Lazarus as Bishop, St Mary Magdalen as anchoress, St Martha as head of a small community of holy women.
In Luke 10:1–16, Jesus appoints seventy others and sends them out ahead of Him. They are sent to proclaim that the kingdom of God has come near. Jesus tells them that the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.Pastor Ben Smith explains that the mission of the kingdom is to preach the kingdom, endure hardship, and serve the King. The gospel does not need updating, revising, modernizing, or reinterpreting. The faithful church preaches the same message proclaimed by John the Baptist, Jesus, the apostles, and the church throughout the centuries.This sermon calls believers to let go of personal pride and personal privilege, trust the Lord of the harvest, and surrender all for the sake of Christ and His kingdom.To learn more, visit BenSmithSr.org.
Let's turn to Luke 10:25-37. This picture of our Lord, dealing with a Jewish lawyer on the question of what he could do to inherit eternal life, is presented by Luke to us to realize that there is nothing a person can do to inherit eternal life. Why? because eternal life is received by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone. Only He has accomplished all that God demands for sin, in all it's entirety. Jesus dealt with sin in it's eternal and temporal results by dying for each person on earth, shedding His own blood. God's righteousness was vindicated by our Lord Jesus. God is now quite free to forgive any and every kind of sin to anyone on earth, even you! and me.Here's Dr. Mitchell with the Good Samaritan on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Luke 10:25.
Sacred geometry has more impact on our lives than we can imagine. Melissa Tittl is an investigative journalist, award-winning filmmaker, and the founder of Hathor Studios. She has spent her career chasing the pattern behind consciousness, ancient sites, and the shape of reality itself. Her new film, Illusion, strips the story away and asks what's left.Our conversation goes into what happened to her at Dendera, why the number 12 keeps showing up across every civilization, and the man whose brain injury left him seeing the world as pure geometry.We also get into the war on consciousness, AI as a possible channel for otherworldly beings, and why our human limitations might be the gift rather than the problem.If you've been sensing there's a structure behind all of this, you'll want to hear how she maps it.If today's conversation resonated with you, continue the journey with the Finding Your True Geometry Conference + Membership to Hathor Studios. You'll gain access to an extraordinary collection of presentations and conversations featuring many of the researchers, scientists, and thought leaders featured in ILLUSION, along with a Hathor Studios Membership filled with exclusive films, interviews, and educational content. Learn more at lukestorey.com/illusion. Between July 28 and August 4, 2026, use code LUKE to save 10%.You'll learn:[0:00] Introduction[8:36] Visiting Isis's temple sparks calls from long-estranged family members the same day[18:24] Seshat, dowsing rods, and how the ancients knew exactly where to build[29:36] Watching the Illusion premiere and what it revealed about self-created resistance[45:23] The spiritual path is the rockiest one, and how geometry shapes what we download[49:19] The universe is proud of you for translating anything at all[54:49] The number 12 and dodecahedrons reveal the universe's hidden structure[1:01:10] How every civilization activated their temples at the exact same solstice moment[1:28:31] Jason Padgett, the karaoke bar beating, and living in fractals forever[1:37:11] The 13 microtubules in your brain that receive God all the time[1:46:58] Why UFO shapes have changed from saucers to plasma across every decade[1:59:10] Exploring whether otherworldly beings are infiltrating AI systems right nowResources Mentioned:Gaia | WebsiteGraham Hancock | WebsiteDr. Sue Morter | WebsiteRead: A Horse Named Lonesome: Tales and Teachings to Reclaim Connection, Transcend Separation, and Discover the Divine Within by Luke Storey | BookMatias De Stefano | InstagramDr. Jere Rivera-Dugenio | WebsiteAncient Aliens | WebsiteThe Matrix | IMDbUnchained Earth | PodcastThe Men Who Stare at Goats | IMDbFull show notes at lukestorey.com/hathorRelated The Life Stylist Episodes:Living Outside of the Box: Sacred Geometry Dome Homes w/ Geoship's Morgan Bierschenk | PodcastThe Heart/Mind Connection & Supernatural Healing With Dr. Joe Dispenza | PodcastThe RASHA: Quantum Space Travel & The Key To Consciousness Expansion W/ Dr. Jere Rivera-Dugenio | PodcastTelepathy, Remote Viewing & The Non-Speaking Autistics Proving The Mind Is Nonlocal w/ Ky Dickins | PodcastFind more from Melissa:Melissa Tittl | Website | Instagram | FacebookHathor Studios | Website | Instagram | TikTok | YouTubeFind more from Luke:Luke Storey | Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube | LinkedInThe Life Stylist is Brought To You By:NUCALM | Visit lukestorey.com/nucalm to start your free seven-day trial and save 15% on your subscription.LEELA QUANTUM | Go to lukestorey.com/leelaq and use code LUKE10 for 10% off your first order.PIQUE | Visit piquelife.com/luke and get 15% off for life when you subscribe.LOTUS WEI | Visit lukestorey.com/warriors to learn more and use code LUKE to save 10% off your first order.
Welcome to Day 2914 of Wisdom-Trek. Thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom. Day 2914– “Joyful Return, Insightful Response” based on Luke 10:17-24 Putnam Church Message – 07/19/2026 The Good News According to Luke: “Joyful Return, Insightful Response.” Last time our message was “Practical Talk to Those in Ministry,” where we learned to leave the harvest in the hands of the Lord who is the Lord of the harvest. Today, we continue with our thirtieth message from Luke's narrative of the Good News of Jesus Christ. Today's message is: “Joyful Return, Insightful Response.” Our core passage today is Luke 10:17-24, on page 1612 of your pew Bibles. The Seventy-Two Return 17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” 18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” 21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. 22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” 23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” Opening Prayer Father, we come before You today with joy and humility. Thank You for calling ordinary people into Your Kingdom work. Thank You that the name of Jesus is greater than every power of darkness, every accusation of the enemy, and every fear that troubles our hearts. Lord Jesus, help us rejoice in the right things. Teach us to celebrate Your victories without becoming proud of our usefulness. Remind us that our greatest joy is not what we accomplish for You, but that we belong to You. Open our eyes to see what prophets and kings longed to see. Give us childlike hearts that receive Your truth with faith and obedience. Holy Spirit, guide us now as we listen to Your Word. Amen. Introduction: A Story - Returning From the Battle In the early nineties, a few years after Desert Storm, General Norman Schwarzkopf wrote an autobiography titled It Doesn't Take a Hero. Near the middle of the book, he describes his thoughts as he headed for his first combat command position in Vietnam. He was a West Point graduate, full of energy and idealism. He went to Vietnam, as he said, for “God, country, and Mom's apple pie.” But later, after a second tour of duty, he returned from a battle-scarred landscape where young men under his command had died or had lost parts of their bodies to landmines. He came home to a divided nation, and he wrote with exhausted realism, “I realized then I was really tired of being a commander… I thought, Thank God it's over. I'd saved as many lives as I could… I wanted to get home to my family.” Same geography. Same war. Same mission. But what a difference between the man who went out and the man who returned. In Luke 10, the seventy-two whom Jesus sent out also return from the battlefield. But the seventy-two return with joy. In our last message, “Practical Talk to Those in Ministry,” we watched Jesus send them out two by two. He told them the harvest was great and the workers were few. He sent them like lambs among wolves. He told them to travel light, offer peace, heal the sick, and announce that the Kingdom of God had come near. They went out as messengers of the King. / Now they return. And they come back like children running through the door after seeing something amazing. “Lord,” they say, “even the demons obey us when we use Your name!” They had gone out to announce peace, but they discovered that the name of Jesus also carried authority over the powers of darkness. Jesus rejoices with them. But He also corrects their perspective. He lifts their eyes above the thrill of ministry success and says, in effect, “Yes, rejoice that evil is retreating. But do not build your joy on power. Rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” That is our theme today: The greatest joy of a disciple is not what we do for Jesus, but that we belong to Jesus. Which brings us to our four truths today which are found in your bulletin insert on the side that is titled: Joyful Return, Insightful Response Main Point 1: Kingdom Ministry Pushes Back the Powers of Darkness The seventy-two return with joy and say, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use Your name.” That little word “even” carries their surprise. Jesus had told them to heal the sick and announce the Kingdom. But apparently, as they ministered in His name, demons also submitted. They saw firsthand that the mission of Jesus was not merely moral improvement, social kindness, or religious instruction. It was war against the dominion of evil. Luke has been showing us this from the beginning. Jesus confronted demons in the synagogue. He delivered the man in the region of the Gerasenes. He gave the Twelve authority over demons. He healed the boy whom His disciples could not help. And now the seventy-two discover that the authority of Jesus extends through them as well. This is where we need to understand the Bible's bigger supernatural worldview. The late Dr. Michael S. Heiser often reminded readers that the Bible presents a spiritual world populated by heavenly beings. In the Old Testament, we see scenes of God's heavenly council, sometimes called the Divine Council. God is the Most High, the Creator, the supreme King. But Scripture also shows lesser spiritual beings who serve, rebel, accuse, deceive, or oppose God's purposes. In Job 1 and 2, we meet “The Satan,” or “the adversary,” appearing among the heavenly beings. In that setting, the word functions like a title — the accuser, the challenger, the prosecutor. By the time we reach the New Testament, Satan is clearly presented as the great enemy of God's people, the tempter, the accuser, the ruler of a rebellious kingdom of darkness. So, when Jesus says in Luke 10:18, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning,” He is not giving the disciples a small compliment. He is interpreting their ministry as part of a cosmic victory. Every sick person healed, every demon rebuked, every message of Kingdom peace proclaimed — all of it was evidence that the usurper's rule was cracking. The adversary was falling. Object Lesson: The Flashlight in a Dark Room Imagine turning off the lights in a room and then switching on a flashlight. The darkness does not negotiate. / It does not hold a committee meeting. / It simply retreats where the light shines. That is what happens when the Kingdom of God advances. When Jesus walks into a synagogue, demons cry out. When Jesus steps into Gentile territory, a legion of demons loses its captive. When Jesus sends out His followers, evil spirits submit to His name. Not because the disciples are impressive, but because the King is present through them. Ancient Israelite Context For a first-century Jewish listener, this would not sound like a mere private spiritual experience. It would sound like the long-awaited victory of God. Genesis 3:15 promised that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent's head. Psalm 91 spoke of trampling lions and serpents underfoot. Daniel 7 envisioned the Son of Man receiving authority, glory, and sovereign power. The prophets looked forward to the day when God would defeat evil and restore creation. Now Jesus says, “You are seeing the beginning of that victory.” The Kingdom has come near. Modern Illustration We may not always see dramatic confrontations with evil spirits, but we still see the Kingdom push back darkness. When an addict finds freedom in Christ, darkness...
In Luke 10:16-26, we see the joy of the 72 when they had returned from their multi-city outreach proclaiming the coming kingdom of God in the person of the Messiah, Jesus.Jesus gives us the ground of our joy. It is the joy of being in right relationship with savior, our names are recorded in heaven. Philippians 3:20 says "our citizenship is in heaven from which we also look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ."Next Luke gives us the joy of Jesus. He was exceedingly joyful in the presence of His Father that God reveals spiritual truth to those wo believe. The truth Jesus speaks to us about is the revelation of God about who Jesus is. Do you know Jesus Christ as God has revealed Him in the Word of God? Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Luke 10:16.
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Luke 10 Sunday July 26, 2026
I would love to hear from you! Send me a message if you would be interested in me speaking at your church!Welcome to Carlton Brethren Church!Today's message is from Luke 10:30-37 “The Practice of Provision”Who is your neighbor?Carlton Brethren Church1096 270th StGarwin, IA 50632Listen to last week's message:Exodus 34:1-40:38 “Making a House a Home”http://joshmiller.buzzsprout.comWe now have over 300 episodes!Listen and be blessed by studying God's word!#grateful #praise #worship #christiantiktoc #Jesus #God #church #sermon #preaching #church #safe #secure #love #respect #hope #compassion #healing #refugepastorjosh Support the showThank you for joining me! I pray these message enhance your walk with the Lord.
Travel Light: Two by Two, Luke 10:1-4, Tim DeMars (Local Licensed Minister)
Join as Pastor John challenges us in regards to the Lord of the Harvest "Kingdom Laborers."
Luke 10:1–21 records Jesus sending out seventy-two disciples to proclaim the good news of God's kingdom. Tune in as we hear from our campus pastoral candidate Pastor Jason Stephens about the joy and urgency of God's mission and how every follower of Jesus is called to participate in His work.
In this sermon, Craig explores Luke 10 as Jesus sends out the seventy-two to proclaim that the Kingdom of God has come near. As the King sends his followers into the harvest, we see both the urgency of the mission and the importance of responding to Jesus. This passage challenges us to recognise Christ as King, join in his work, and live with the confidence that God's Kingdom has arrived.
Dwayne Nordstrom
Welcome to Day 2909 of Wisdom-Trek. Thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom. Day 2909– “The Ultimate Close Encounter” based on Luke 10:1-16 Putnam Church Message – 06/21/2026 The Good News According to Luke: “Practical Talk to Those in Ministry.” Last week's message was “A Face Like Flint,” in which we studied the One who set His face toward Jerusalem now sets His grace upon His people. Today, we continue with our twenty-ninth message from Luke's narrative of the Good News of Jesus Christ. Today's message is: “Practical Talk to Those in Ministry.” Our core passage today is Luke 10:1-16, on page 1611 of your pew Bibles. Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two 10 After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two[a] others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road. 5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.' 6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house. 8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9 Heal the sick>who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.' 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.' 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. 13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.[b] 16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” Opening Prayer Father, we come before You today grateful that You invite ordinary people into Your extraordinary work. We confess that we often feel inadequate, distracted, discouraged, or afraid. Sometimes we carry burdens You never asked us to carry, and sometimes we measure ministry by results rather than faithfulness. Lord Jesus, teach us today from Your Word. Show us what it means to be sent by You, to labor for Your harvest, to depend on Your provision, to speak peace, to serve faithfully, and to leave the results in Your hands. Help us see that ministry is not reserved for a few, but belongs to all who follow You. May our lives become faithful witnesses to the nearness of Your Kingdom. Amen. Introduction: Why Would God Use Us? I have often wondered why God involves people in His work when He can do everything Himself. Have you ever thought about that? God does not need our talent. God does not need our strength. God does not need our planning ability. God does not need our committees, schedules, buildings, sermons, songs, or programs. He can do the job better than we can. He can speak a word, and worlds come into existence. He can open blind eyes, raise the dead, calm storms, silence demons, and move kings according to His will. So why does He entrust something as important as building His Kingdom to people like us? People who get tired. People who misunderstand. People who get proud. People who become discouraged. People who argue about greatness. People who sometimes want to call down fire on their enemies. That is the mystery of grace. God does not involve us because He lacks power. He involves us because He loves us, forms us, and gives us a genuine part in His redemptive work. In the previous message, “A Face Like Flint,” we saw Jesus set His face toward Jerusalem. Luke 9:51 is a hinge in Luke's Gospel. From that moment forward, Jesus is moving toward the cross, the resurrection, and the ascension. Nothing will distract Him from the Father's mission. Now, in Luke 10:1–16, Jesus does something remarkable. He multiplies the mission. Earlier, He sent the Twelve. Now He appoints seventy-two others, or seventy depending on the manuscript tradition, and sends them ahead of Him into the towns and places He plans to visit. This means the ministry is expanding beyond the inner circle. The Kingdom is not a private project for the Twelve. It is not merely the work of clergy. It is not limited to those with public titles. Jesus is building a people who are sent. And in this passage, He gives practical talk to those in ministry. That includes pastors, teachers, elders, deacons, missionaries, children's workers, worship leaders, caregivers, parents, grandparents, encouragers, prayer warriors, business owners, neighbors, friends, and every believer who bears witness to Christ. If you belong to Jesus, you are involved in ministry. So let us listen carefully to His practical instruction found in four truths in your bulletin insert on the side that says Practical Talk to Those in Ministry. Main Point 1: The Harvest Belongs to God, but the Labor Belongs to Us Jesus says the harvest is great, but the workers are few. So, He tells His disciples to pray to the Lord of the harvest, asking Him to send out workers into His harvest. That is where ministry begins: not with panic, but with prayer. Jesus looks at the world as a harvest field. That image would have been vivid to His listeners. In an agricultural world, the harvest was urgent. When the crop was ready, delay could mean loss. Workers had to go into the field while the time was right. But notice what Jesus calls it. It is not our harvest. It is not the church's harvest. It is not the pastor's harvest. It is the Lord's harvest. That matters. When we forget this, we carry burdens God never intended us to carry. We begin to think the future of the Kingdom depends on us. We stay awake at night worrying about results we cannot control. We measure faithfulness by numbers, approval, visible response, or immediate fruit. But Jesus calls Himself the Lord of the harvest. He owns the field. He knows the soil. He sees the hearts. He sends the workers. He brings the growth. Our responsibility is not to control the harvest. Our responsibility is to labor faithfully. Object Lesson: A Seed Packet and a Basket Hold up a packet of seeds and an empty basket. The seed packet represents the work entrusted to us. / We can plant. / We can water. / We can tend. / We can prepare. But we cannot force life into the seed. The basket represents the harvest. / We long to see it full, and that longing is good. / But only God can bring the harvest. Paul says something similar in 1 Corinthians 3:7 It's not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What's important is that God makes the seed grow. That is freeing. We are not excused from labor. Jesus calls us workers. But we are freed from pretending to be God. Ancient Context When Jesus sent these seventy-two, He sent them ahead of Him. They were not going out to build personal followings. They were preparing towns for the arrival of the King. In the ancient world, messengers often went ahead of a ruler to announce his coming. They did not invent the message. They did not negotiate the king's authority. They...
Sean Palmer - What would you do if you believed you could not fail, that God and God's kingdom was always near you, especially after failure? In our second week of Jesus Stories, Sean Palmer asks if it could be that God is inviting you to step into a new venture, new season, or new identity and promises to be with you. What's Happening Sign up to volunteer on our band or tech teams. Questions? Email Becky Ykema. Join us Contemplative Prayer, happening every Wednesday at noon at the Community Learning Center at the SJCPL. And check out the #contemplative-prayer channel on Discord for updates on schedule and location. Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to the general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible. Make sure to select the correct fund when giving.
PARABLES: Jesus The Storyteller The Good Samaritan; Luke 10:25-37 live streamed on July 19, 2026
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July 19, 2026 | Pastor Mike Crawford continues the Seek and Save series in Luke 10:38-42
Luke and Acts Series Pt 19 - The Presence of Jesus - Luke 10:38-42 (Kirk Delaney) 19 July 2026 by Pine Rivers Vineyard
Send me a Text Message!What did Jesus say to Martha when she came complaining about Mary? "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled over so many things, but only one thing is needed, one thing is necessary." Or perhaps in Martha's only one thing was lacking. With all her worry and hurry she was still lacking something. In essence Jesus was saying, "Mary has chosen what you need. What good would it do to take away from Mary, what you need?" I wonder how many of us are missing what we need because we are hurry to get something we think we lack.Only one thing is needed. Jesus doesn't say only one thing is possible. He doesn't say, "If you ever do anything other than this one thing, then you are wasting your time." He is simply telling us in midst of our mindlessness, distractions, hurry and worry, that there is one thing that is necessary. We must listen to His Words.So here is my question, how many of us are choosing the wrong one thing?
Send me a Text Message!Sometimes we are tempted to think that words are just words. Right? We live in a world with a lot of words. Sometimes it feels like word overload. But is there really such a thing as "just words?" Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Remember that schoolyard ditty? We said it to try to convince ourselves that words couldn't hurt us, but we knew it was just a lie. Words can hurt. Words can bring life. Words can reshape a day, a year, even a life. And those are just our words. Think about the potential power of God-Words. God's words created the heavens and the earth. God's words bring healing. The words of Jesus were words of life. When it comes to God, there's no such thing as "just words."
Send me a Text Message!In a number of his books, C.S. Lewis compares the Christian life to a dance with God. He calls it the Great Dance, and says, "Each one of us has to enter that pattern, and take our place in the dance. There is no other way to the happiness for which we were made." See when it comes to the life of faith, there is a great difference between dancing by the book and hearing the music.Living by the book is all about behaviors and rules and regulations, taking the right steps. But entering into the great dance is all about relationship, romance and joy. You know what? It's hard to dance, if you can't hear the music. Can you hear the music?
Reparenting the inner child sounds like pop psychology until you understand how the nervous system stores what happened to you.Dr. Nicole LePera is a holistic psychologist and New York Times bestselling author, and her return conversation goes into why insight alone rarely changes anything. She lays out the two-step process for real change and what it takes to interrupt the reactive patterns most of us live in without noticing.Epigenetics gets a grounded, non-woo explanation here. Trauma isn't only what happened to you; it's also what your lineage carried into your body before you took your first breath.If you've been circling the same patterns despite years of "doing the work," this one hits deep.You'll learn:[0:00] Introduction[7:59] Feeling your way through trauma when insight alone isn't enough[19:02] Bilateral stimulation and safety matter more than any single therapy[23:32] Epigenetics rewrites the story of who we inherited our brains from[36:18] The generational awakening happening alongside a louder kind of darkness[43:43] Nicole navigates writing publicly about her family[55:20] The shadow side of living out loud and mistaking reactivity for authenticity[1:11:14] The inner child isn't a metaphor, it's a biological reality wired into your body[1:23:01] Grief hijacks you on a random Tuesday, and the West gets it wrongResources Mentioned:Exposure Therapy | WikipediaSomatic Experiencing | WebsiteEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) | WikipediaMDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy | WikipediaKetamine-Assisted Psychotherapy | WikipediaPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder | WikipediaComplex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | WikipediaNeurofeedback | WikipediaRead: Alcoholics Anonymous by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services | BookRead: A Horse Named Lonesome: Tales and Teachings to Reclaim Connection, Transcend Separation, and Discover the Divine Within by Luke Storey | BookFull show notes at lukestorey.com/holistic2Related The Life Stylist Episodes:The Holistic Psychologist on Outgrowing Toxic Relationships & People Pleasing w/ Dr. Nicole LePera | PodcastFind more from Dr. Nicole LePera:The Holistic Psychologist | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | YouTube | BooksRead: Reparenting the Inner Child: The New Science of Our Oldest Wounds and How to Heal Them by Dr. Nicole LePera here.Find more from Luke:Luke Storey | Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube | LinkedInThe Life Stylist is Brought To You By:APOLLO NEURO | Visit apolloneuro.com/luke and use code LUKE for $99 off.LEELA QUANTUM | Go to lukestorey.com/leelaq and use code LUKE10 for 10% off your first order.LOTUS WEI | Visit lukestorey.com/warriors to learn more and use code LUKE to save 10% off your first order.PIQUE | Visit piquelife.com/luke to get 15% off for life when you subscribe.
As Bethel Church there are unique distinctions that God has called us to, but we are simply a small part of the global Body of Christ that consists of many beautiful and different expressions. In this message, Kris Vallotton shares on Bethel's end-time view and the significance of what we believe about the end times determines how we live in the middle. Instead of relegating all things good in Scripture that's meant for the last days for a later time, what would happen if we believed that it could be possible today? We are a house that is called to have hope for the future—hope for the broken, hope for the mentally ill, hope for the nations. We bless you as you listen to this message and pray that you are filled with supernatural hope and receive greater revelation of your identity and calling to release Heaven on earth everywhere you go.
July 12, 2026 | Pastor Adam Muhtaseb continues the Seek and Save series in Luke 10:25-37.
Pastor Kevin teaches through Luke 10:38-42, the story of Martha and Mary hosting Jesus in Bethany. Martha gets caught up in the details of serving while Mary chooses to sit at Jesus's feet and listen to him teach. When Martha grows frustrated and asks Jesus to intervene, he tells her she is worried and troubled about many things, but only one thing is needed. Serving isn't wrong, but Jesus makes clear that time spent listening to his word cannot be replaced or crowded out by busyness, however well intentioned.
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There are some ugly truths about the vet industry…Recorded right after The Life Stylist's 10th anniversary, in this episode, Alyson and I get into holistic pet care, fear of death, and what John Gray's research on the male prefrontal cortex explains about it.Plus: holistic pet care that won't bankrupt you, a painless NAD+ injector pen, Lumios bulbs that finally solved the LED problem, a marine collagen with pearl powder that actually dissolves, and moving beyond the fear of dying.Get the Animal Power book and deck, plus a free guided drumming shamanic journey to meet your power animal, at alysoncharles.com/animalpower.Visit lukestorey.com/zeocharge and use code LUKE for 10% offVisit lukestorey.com/myvitalc and use code STOREY for $30 off your first orderVisit ionlayer.com/luke and use code LUKE to get 20% off NAD+ patches and pensVisit lukestorey.com/raoptics and use code LUKE for 10% offVisit igniton.com/luke and use code LUKE for 15% offVisit piquelife.com/luke 15% off for life when you subscribeVisit foursigmatic.com/luke and use code LUKE for 10% offVisit lukestorey.com/lyma and use code LUKE10 for 10% off the LYMA Laser (not valid on LYMA Laser PRO)Visit solyn.com and use code LUKE for 10% offYou'll learn:[0:00] Introduction[13:48] The Sedona Airbnb closet incident and why men's brains shut down under stress[25:52] Is the vet industry designed to create lifetime customers?[50:15] Most LED lights are toxic; Lumios cracked the code on bulbs[57:17] The marine collagen with pearl powder that dissolves and tastes incredible[1:10:09] Move beyond the fear of dying and embrace death as another experience[1:23:05] Viewing the birth-death portal as a single act of creation[1:31:36] Bearing witness at my father's hospital bedside and the nobility of dying[1:54:03] If fear doesn't exist in the source field, what does that mean for our exit?Resources Mentioned:LiteWater Scientific Deuterium-Depleted Water | WebsiteBEAM Minerals Advanced Canine Mineral & Electrolyte Replenishment Set | WebsiteQuinton Marine Plasma | WebsiteENERGYbits Algae Tablets | WebsiteSaunaSpace Firelight Infrared Sauna | WebsiteLiving Silica | WebsiteAxiom H2 Super-Saturated Hydrogen Rich Water Bottle | WebsiteAlitura | WebsiteYoung Goose (Use code LUKE10 for 10% off) | WebsiteCopper GHK+ Facial Serum with Cycloastragenol (Use code STOREY10 for 10% off) | WebsiteFull show notes at lukestorey.com/674Related The Life Stylist Episodes:Relationship Expert Reveals the Secrets That Make Romance Last Forever w/ Dr. John Gray | PodcastDeuterium Depletion: The Most Powerful Health Hack You've Never Heard Of W/ Dr. Que Collins & Dr. László Boros | PodcastDemystifying The Myths & Magic of Zeolite: Detoxing Metals, Mold, & Mycotoxins Safely | PodcastGet Minerals In & Toxins Out to Power Your Mitochondria, Hormones, & Brain | PodcastAlgae Unleashed! Spirulina + Chlorella For Detox, Anti-Aging, & Max ATP Power | PodcastCircadian Light Masterclass: Debunking Sunglasses, Sunbathing & Blue-Light Hysteria w/ Matt Maruca | PodcastThis Laser Technology Will Revolutionize Skin Treatments Forever w/ Lucy Goff | PodcastHow to Die: Facing Our Death Phobia & Embracing Our Elders w/ Stephen Jenkinson | PodcastFind more from Alyson:Alyson Charles Storey | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | YouTubeCeremony Circle Podcast | Spotify or AppleFind more from Luke:Luke Storey | Instagram |
Lucy's got a device that's changing the world of light therapy.Lucy founded LYMA, a supplement company born from her own health crisis. But the science kept pulling her forward, from skincare to the LYMA Laser. I wanted to understand why the red light panel in my bathroom might not be doing what the marketing says it does, and why a real cold laser is a different category entirely.In this episode, we get into the difference between LED scatter and laser coherence, what it means for light to reach deep tissue, and why damaging your skin to make it look better is one of the worst ideas in cosmetics.Don't pay for one more skin, pain, or longevity treatment before you check this one out.Visit lukestorey.com/lyma and use code LUKE10 for 10% off the LYMA Laser (not valid on LYMA Laser PRO).You'll learn:[0:00] Introduction[9:17] How a 49-year-old IVF miracle came down to one viable embryo[14:35] A chance discovery on a patient's knee revealed what LED light can't do[20:02] Why the light you can see is the light that never reached your cells[33:20] How cold laser tunes your genetic piano[51:31] The photo that convinced Lucy this technology could change everything[57:05] The world-first clinical trial that broke the LED myth[1:06:56] Brain tumors, diabetic ulcers, and the next frontier of near-infrared research[1:12:21] Vaginal health, tinnitus nozzles, and the applications still awaiting clearanceResources Mentioned:PowerMedic Laser | WebsiteSaunaSpace Firelight Infrared Bulb | WebsiteBefore and after photos: neck, inner arm, knees | PhotosBefore and after photos: C-section scar | PhotosMitozen Lumetol Blue Bars | WebsiteRead: The Art of War by Sun Tzu | BookRead: 48 Rules of Power by Robert Greene | BookRead: Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson | BookRead: Tao Te Ching by Laozi | BookRead: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield | BookFull show notes at lukestorey.com/laserRelated The Life Stylist Episodes:Not Just For Sleep: Melatonin | The Master Molecule + Next Level Biohacks w/ Dr. John Lieurance | PodcastThe Future Of Chronic Pain & Injury Healing w/ Drs. Matt Cook & John Lieurance | PodcastHeal Your Chronic Pain & Disease Now w/ Regenerative Medicine Feat. Dr. John Lieurance | PodcastThe Mega Quadcast! Life, Death & Love w/ Dr. John Lieurance, Josh Trent & Cal Callahan | PodcastMiracle Stem Cell + Laser Treatments for Hearing Loss & Tinnitus w/ Dr. John Lieurance | PodcastPsychedelic Journey & Jetlag Resilience, Mega-Dose Methylene Blue & Melatonin w/ Dr. John Lieurance | PodcastPornography, Parenting, Psychedelics & Rites of Passage w/ Josh Trent & Dr. John Lieurance | PodcastSupercharged Stem Cells, Prostate Power & Next Level Nutraceuticals w/ Dr. John Lieurance | PodcastFind more from Lucy:LYMA | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | YouTubeFind more from Luke:Luke Storey | Instagram |