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Join us as Pastor Zach continues through our 'Parable' series!
Rev. John Bothof - Scripture: Matthew 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke13:18-19 Text: Matthew 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke13:18-19
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are once again looking at a “Tough Text” in Luke's Gospel. In chapter 13:1-5, Jesus talks about some people who died, some because of Pilate's meanness and some others who died because a tower fell and they happened to be under it.
Daily Dose of Hope September 1, 2025 Scripture – Luke 13:22-35 Prayer: Abba Father, We come to you today with gratitude. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for wanting a relationship with us. Thank you for never leaving our side. Help us to follow you more closely, Lord. We need your truth. We need your guidance and direction. With every fiber of our being, we need you. As we read your Word today and reflect on it, Lord, speak to us. Help us grow closer to you. Let us know where we are falling short so that we can be the people you have called us to be. In Your Name, Amen. Welcome back to the Daily Dose of Hope, the devotional and podcast that complements the Bible reading plan for New Hope Church in Brandon, Florida. Happy Monday! We are currently working our way through the Gospels and Acts. Today, we are finishing up Luke 13. Jesus tells his listeners that the way to heaven is through the narrow door. He doesn't directly answer the question about how many will be saved. It's less an issue about how many (which is out of our control) but rather you will be saved (totally in our control). The door is narrow because only a few choose to truly follow Jesus through it. Most people would choose the wider door or the wider road; it's easier and most of the people are headed that way. This Scripture always reminds me of Robert Frost's poem, The Road Not Taken. Many of you probably know it. I would close with the poem except for Frost was a complicated man who was never that clear about his faith. He had some kind of belief but never professed Jesus as Savior. I think he struggled with this narrow door/wide door issue. And there really isn't anything more important in life, getting the doors and roads correct. Yet, elements of Frost's work point to exactly what Jesus is saying, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Which door have you chosen? Which road will you pursue? We close today's reading with Jesus' sorrow over Jerusalem. This text has always touched me. People are warning Jesus to leave Jerusalem. Even Jewish leaders are warning Jesus that Herod is out to get him, although we have no idea if their concern is sincere. But most people know Jesus is no longer safe there. The stark reality is that powerful people want him gone, as in dead. But he continues to lament over his people, he laments over the city. Keep in mind that to Jews, Jerusalem was the center of everything. This is where the Temple resided. This was God's city. Jesus proclaims, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'” And when he says this, he is grieving over his city, God's city. But he is also making a point. Jesus knows his fate. He tells them to warn the fox (Herod) that he already knows his fate. Jesus knows what will happen and he knows that it will happen in Jerusalem. He will be killed but he will rise in three days. God will have the last word. Blessings, Pastor Vicki
In his healing hands, Jesus sets the whole world free. In the work of our hands, God's handiwork can come to life, as well.
Daily Dose of Hope August 29, 2025 Scripture – Luke 13:1-21 Prayer: Father God, hear our prayer this morning. We are awed by your power and strength. We are amazed by your love. Thank you, Lord, for the many ways you show in our lives to teach us and care for us. Help us gather our scattered thoughts right now and focus on you. In these next few moments of silence, help us (help me) be still and know that you are God...Come Holy Spirit, and help us walk through this Scripture in a way that honors you. Show up and help us discover whatever it is you want us to learn. This is your Word and we want to hear from you. In Your powerful name, Amen. Welcome back, everyone, to the Daily Dose of Hope, a deep dive into the Gospels and Acts. Today, we dive into the first half of Luke 13. Our reading begins today with Jesus' discission about repenting. It seems that the death of the Galileans is weighing heavy but what happened to them is not clear. Most scholars agree that there was a group of Galileans who died at the hands of the Roman government, possibly engaging in resistance. Keep in mind, the Galileans would have been Jewish. After killing them, Pilate mixed their blood with the blood of animals used in sacrifices. Of course, this would have been appalling to the Jews. Surprisingly, Jesus in this text is not concerned with anger toward the Romans or empathy toward the Jews. He is concerned with repentance. He tells the group around him that their sins, whatever they are, are not less than the Galileans killed for their resistance. Keep in mind, in that culture, there would have been a general consensus that suffering was a result of great sin. But Jesus is clear, we are all guilty of sin in God's eyes and we need to repent. Don't get too caught up pointing out the sins of others; we are all sinners. Every single one of us. Be careful who you point fingers at. We move from there to another healing on the Sabbath. A woman crippled for eighteen years is set free by Jesus. If Jesus didn't seem to have compassion about the Galileans, he certainly shows it here. The Jewish leaders insist that healing should only occur on the six working days and not on the Sabbath. But he calls them out on that, “Don't you guys take your animals out to get water on the Sabbath? And you won't allow me to free this poor woman from bondage?” He doesn't hesitate to point out their hypocrisy, which has been a theme over the last few chapters. It sure is easy to hold others to a standard to which you don't hold yourself. We close with the final part of today's reading. Jesus gives us two examples of what God's Kingdom is like. First, he says that the Kingdom is like a mustard seed. The listeners would have been familiar with these little seeds; they were the smallest of all the garden seeds available in Palestine during the time of Jesus. But even though they were small, these seeds could grow into a really big bush or tree. It was actually against the law to plant these seeds in a public garden because they would literally take over and choke out the other plants. It's amazing that something so little, almost invisible really, became something that took over the whole garden. Jesus then moves from the garden to the kitchen and says the Kingdom of God is like yeast that a women mixed with sixty pounds of flour until it was all mixed through. Yeast is also really small. Of course, what we know is that the woman would not have used yeast from a little package like we have (that's a modern invention). In Jesus' time, when you prepared dough for baking, you would take a small piece of leavened dough (dough with the yeast already in it) that you had been saving, and mix it in the new batch of dough. When the new batch was done, you would take a small piece of the dough from that and save it for the next batch. So picture this: the woman has one piece of leavened dough and she takes it and works it all the way through sixty pounds of flour. That's a lot of flour! Jesus puts these two parables together to help us get a glimpse of the Kingdom of God. You see, in God's Kingdom, small things can yield really big results. Tiny seeds can produce a big tree, so big that birds can nest in it. A little bit of yeasty dough can be mixed with flour to make enough bread to feed hundreds of people. Here are some thoughts about this: · God's economy is different. In the world, big things are valued–big money, big jobs, big cars, big houses, big, flashy, noticeable---these are all things that indicate power, prestige, control. In God's Kingdom, it's okay for things to be small. Small, seemingly insignificant things can make a huge difference. Mustard seeds, yeast, loaves & fishes, a random act of kindness, a kind or encouraging word, spending time with God in prayer, offering a prayer over someone else, the widow's mite, a humble life lived with integrity, sharing our faith story with someone, or our willingness to serve others. Small things that all can yield huge results for God's Kingdom. · God does the work but human action is required. In each of these parables, there is human action that was part of the growth. The seed must be planted in the ground and probably watered too. The yeast must be worked through the flour. Although God could accomplish these things on his own, he asks people to invest part of ourselves in his work. Then, God honors that obedience, he honors our effort, our willingness, and our faith, no matter how small and insignificant we think it is and he grows it exponentially. · Things aren't always as they seem. God works in ways we cannot see or understand. Science is amazing in that it can show us what is happening under the ground with the seed and what's going on in that loaf of bread, but science can't necessarily explain why it happens. In God's Kingdom, things aren't always what they seem. This is important: we might not always see God's power at work, but it's there in the smallest and most unusual ways, changing and transforming us, guiding us, and leading us closer to Jesus. God is at work there in ways you can't see. The chronic health issue that is so debilitating and limiting-God's at work there in ways you can't understand. Your troubled marriage, your difficult job situation, your finances-God has the ability to work in and through them (with your help) in ways you can't see or understand. Blessings, Pastor Vicki
Disciplined for Holiness | Luke 13:22–30 | The Narrow Door When I was young, I took piano lessons. My teacher was kind, but relentless. She circled the same mistakes week after week, making me slow down and repeat the basics until I could play them well. At the time, it felt tedious. But she wasn't punishing me—she was preparing me for something better. In the same way, God disciplines His children. His discipline is not aimless punishment, but loving training that shapes, strengthens, and prepares us for holiness. Through His Word, He teaches us the narrow way, that we may share in His holiness and enter the narrow door of life.
Disciplined for Holiness | Luke 13:22–30 | The Narrow Door When I was young, I took piano lessons. My teacher was kind, but relentless. She circled the same mistakes week after week, making me slow down and repeat the basics until I could play them well. At the time, it felt tedious. But she wasn't punishing me—she was preparing me for something better. In the same way, God disciplines His children. His discipline is not aimless punishment, but loving training that shapes, strengthens, and prepares us for holiness. Through His Word, He teaches us the narrow way, that we may share in His holiness and enter the narrow door of life.
Luke 13:22-30Jesus passed through towns and villages,teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.Someone asked him,"Lord, will only a few people be saved?"He answered them,"Strive to enter through the narrow gate,for many, I tell you, will attempt to enterbut will not be strong enough.After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door,then will you stand outside knocking and saying,'Lord, open the door for us.'He will say to you in reply,'I do not know where you are from.And you will say,'We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.'Then he will say to you,'I do not know where you are from.Depart from me, all you evildoers!'And there will be wailing and grinding of teethwhen you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacoband all the prophets in the kingdom of Godand you yourselves cast out.And people will come from the east and the westand from the north and the southand will recline at table in the kingdom of God.For behold, some are last who will be first,and some are first who will be last."
Luke 13:22-30Jesus passed through towns and villages,teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.Someone asked him,"Lord, will only a few people be saved?"He answered them,"Strive to enter through the narrow gate,for many, I tell you, will attempt to enterbut will not be strong enough.After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door,then will you stand outside knocking and saying,'Lord, open the door for us.'He will say to you in reply,'I do not know where you are from.And you will say,'We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.'Then he will say to you,'I do not know where you are from.Depart from me, all you evildoers!'And there will be wailing and grinding of teethwhen you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacoband all the prophets in the kingdom of Godand you yourselves cast out.And people will come from the east and the westand from the north and the southand will recline at table in the kingdom of God.For behold, some are last who will be first,and some are first who will be last."
Associate Pastor Isaiah DeVyldere preaches from the Gospel of Luke on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost.
Brianna teaches on liberation and the gift of attention.
And we're the key. We need to make sure this room isn't welcoming to indifference. We need to advocate that meetings halt until anonymous faces have names. We need to fight for budgets that carry a compass and know when they've strayed from their true direction. We need our prayers to have hands and feet. We need to straighten what's gotten crooked—not because we can solve everything, but because we refuse to keep the ox watered while a daughter stays bent. Subscribe to us on iTunes! Sermon text: web | doc
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8/24/2025 - Luke 13:22-30 - Pastor Sean DemingSermon Videohttps://youtu.be/dEkmq7eINE8Full Worship Servicehttps://youtu.be/d6c5L9kIxuMChildren's Message (Video)https://youtu.be/lIwSKjpNM7U~~Recent Videos:https://www.faithmoorpark.com/recent~~Prayer Requests:https://www.faithmoorpark.com/prayers~~Visit our web site to learn more about Faith Lutheran Church. Watch View past worship services, sermons, bible studies, and devotions.https://www.faithmoorpark.com/~~Support Faith Lutheran Church:Online Giving:https://www.faithmoorpark.com/giving~~Faith Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod (LCMS) located in Moorpark, California.
In Luke 13:18-35, Jesus discusses the way into the Kingdom of God.Pastor Christopher Feigles
Jesus fulfills the law of God for us, through his life, death, and resurrection. When we come to God's mountain, Jesus is our way to God, and to his everlasting party in heaven.
Jesus passed through towns and villages,teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.Someone asked him,"Lord, will only a few people be saved?"He answered them,"Strive to enter through the narrow gate,for many, I tell you, will attempt to enterbut will not be strong enough.After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door,then will you stand outside knocking and saying,'Lord, open the door for us.'He will say to you in reply,'I do not know where you are from.And you will say,'We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.'Then he will say to you,'I do not know where you are from.Depart from me, all you evildoers!'And there will be wailing and grinding of teethwhen you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacoband all the prophets in the kingdom of Godand you yourselves cast out.And people will come from the east and the westand from the north and the southand will recline at table in the kingdom of God.For behold, some are last who will be first,and some are first who will be last."
17 Esther 6-8; 19 Psalms 115-116; 42 Luke 13
Sermon - Luke 13:22-30 - No Safe Questions by Community Lutheran Church
Just because "everyone says" something doesn't make it true. People have all kinds of ideas about who gets to go to heaven or how they might get there. Jesus says, however, that the door to heaven is narrow, and few will be able to enter it. Jesus himself is the only way in.Pastor Schroeder's sermon preached at Faith at August 24, 2025. Intro/Outro Music: “Depth of Field” by David Hilowitz
Esther 6-8; Psalms 114-116; Luke 13
This episode includes a children's sermon.
The Cost of Discipleship // Luke: Jesus For Everyone // Luke 13:1-9 // Doug Glynn// 08.24.25
FPC Knoxville's 8/24/25 Sunday Sermon - “Bent Logic” - Rev. Mark Curtis (Jeremiah 1:4-10/Luke 13: 10-17 )Hymn Of Response: " I, the Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am, Lord) " performed by Scott Scheetz and our adult choir.Prayers Of The People and The Lord's Prayer by Rev. Dr. Meredith Loftis
SERIES: Wounds that HealWhen it comes to the uncomfortable topic of who goes to heaven and who goes to hell, it is natural to want to avoid the issue. One way we do that is to direct our attention to more theoretical questions. “What is heaven like?” “How old will we be there?” Today someone asks, “Lord, are only a few going to be saved?” Jesus brushes all such questions aside. Instead, he answers the question we should be asking. “How might I be saved?” Jesus explains there is only one way—entering through a very narrow door. Jesus' words cut deep! For he teaches that it is very easy to develop a false sense of security about our standing before God based on some superficial familiarity we have with him. Jesus warns that many who think they are on the path to heaven will end up shut out. These wounding words of Jesus provide healing, pushing us toward that narrow door: faith in him.
10 Now [Jesus] was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your ailment.” 13 When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. 14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the Sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured and not on the Sabbath day.” 15 But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it to water? 16 And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath day?” 17 When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame, and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things being done by him.
Readings: Isaiah 58:9b-14 | Psalm 103:1-8 | Hebrews 12:18-29 | Luke 13:10-17. Preached for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost (2025-08-24).
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 24, 2025 Our Worship Series: Wounds That Heal. This Sunday's Message: The Door Is Very NarrowFirst Lesson: Isaiah 66:18-24.Second Lesson: Hebrews 12:18-24Gospel and Sermon Text: Luke 13:22-30. There is Only One Way to Get Through the Narrow Door of HeavenPastor Ron Koehler
Lectionary 21 Year C (11th Sunday after Pentecost)
Sermon Series based on Luke. Luke 13:10-17.
Sermon for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (C) Sunday, 24 August A+D 2025 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch
8/24/25 - Message by Rev. Eric Robinson
The eleventh Sunday after Pentecost - Pastor James Pierce
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Disciplined for Holiness | Luke 13:22–30 | The Narrow Door When I was young, I took piano lessons. My teacher was kind, but relentless. She circled the same mistakes week after week, making me slow down and repeat the basics until I could play them well. At the time, it felt tedious. But she wasn't punishing me—she was preparing me for something better. In the same way, God disciplines His children. His discipline is not aimless punishment, but loving training that shapes, strengthens, and prepares us for holiness. Through His Word, He teaches us the narrow way, that we may share in His holiness and enter the narrow door of life.
Year C, Proper 16, Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
This week on the Beardcast Matt and Zach look at Luke 13:10-17. Check out their thoughts on orthodoxy (right belief) vs orthopraxy (right practice). Connect with the Bearded Theologians at https://www.linktr.ee/Beardedtheologians You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, or wherever else you listen to Podcast. #BeardedTheologians #Beardcast #Theology #TheologicalDiscussion #TheologicalReflection #Podcast #Vodcast #ReligiousDiscussion #Faith #FaithJourney #Christianity #ChristianLiving #BibleStudy #Gospel #HolyDisruptions #SermonOnThePlain #Baptism #Peace #Grace #Hope #Love #Joy #Advent #Church #Discipleship
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss divine election. From this text – where Jesus gets a question about the number of people who will be saved – we see that sinners approach God's choice in terms of the law, the only thing they know. But those who come to God with no works or law-keeping to offer know in faith that God chooses by giving a promise to those who do not deserve it. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi More from the hosts: John Hoyum Steven Paulson
In this week's reading, Jesus heals a woman who has been bent over for 18 years. But it seems not everyone is thrilled with his actions. John Kennedy and Rob Schwartz examine why Jesus and the leader of the synagogue had such different views of the Sabbath, what this woman's reality must have been like, and how being seen is a transformative event. Want to have your question or comment featured on the podcast? Leave a voicemail on our Rev'd Up hotline! Call (203) 442-5002.Learn more about St. Mark's at https://www.stmarksnewcanaan.org
Jesus heals a woman on the sabbath who had been suffering for 18 years.The leader of the synagogue ignores her praising God and rebukes Jesus for breaking the law by healing on the sabbath. Sarah Stenson teaches us how Jesus holds up the mirror to reveal what is in your heart. It comes down to whether or not you believe God judges you based on how good or bad you are at following the law, at being a good person. Jesus is the one who sets the woman free with his words of forgiveness. He gave her faith. That is what it means to remember the sabbath and keep it holy: to hear God's word and receive God's forgiveness. CARE OF SOULS - ADDICTIONIn Care of Souls, a special mini-series podcast from Luther House of Study, Lutheran pastors and theologians come together to explore the deeply personal and pastoral task of preaching to and caring for those struggling with life's challenging situations: addiction, death, family disharmony, and more. Rooted in the theology of the cross and the Lutheran tradition of radical grace, this series offers both theological depth and practical guidance for pastors, church workers, and lay leaders.With conversations, real-life stories, and reflections from the front lines of ministry, Care of Souls equips listeners to enter the broken places of addiction not with easy answers, but with the crucified and risen Christ.Because in the end, it's not about fixing people—it's about preaching the Gospel.Listen to Care of Souls wherever you listen to podcasts or on the Luther House website: Care of Souls - AddictionSING TO THE LORD Martin Luther said, "Next to the word of God, the art of music is the greatest treasure in the world." To understand the importance of hymnody in the Lutheran church, Lars Olson and Mason Van Essen sit down with Zachary Brockhoff to discuss the lectionary's hymns, their meaning and history, and how the music preaches the Gospel.
We don't always see things clearly, but God always does. We should trust Him. --- Jesus told stories to help anyone willing to listen better understand life in the Kingdom of God. These stories meet us where we are and take us to deeper places in our faith. Join us as we listen to Jesus' stories and ask Him to help us grow. Sermon Notes: http://bible.com/events/49476684 Submit a Question: bit.ly/BeyondSundayQuestions
Lead Pastor Kris McDaniel preaches from Luke.Learn more at atltrinity.org.
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