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Expositional style teaching on Luke CH 14:25-30 that will examine some pointed words given by the Savior in regard to the cost associated with being His disciples. This teaching will expound on these verses and attempt to remove potential misconceptions for Church age believers, while detailing several challenges that we must consider with following the Lord, in the hopes to energize our desire to fully commit to Christ. Taught by Assistant Pastor Mac at Calvary Kaneohe Hawaii.

Pastor Mac provides an expositional style teaching on Luke CH 14:25-30 that will examine some pointed words given by the Savior in regards to the cost associated with being His disciples.  This teaching will expound on these verses and attempt to remove potential misconceptions for Church age believers, while detailing several challenges that we must consider with following the Lord, in the hopes to energize our desire to fully commit to Christ. Social MediaMobile & TV Apps: https://subsplash.com/calvarychapelkaneohe/appProphecy Website: http://jdfarag.orgChurch Website: http://www.calvarychapelkaneohe.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/JDFaragFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JDFaragInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/JDFarag

Weekly Message from Maranatha Church of Jacksonville. Find out more at maranathajax.com

Weekly Message from Maranatha Church of Jacksonville. Find out more at maranathajax.com

Weekly Message from Maranatha Church of Jacksonville. Find out more at maranathajax.com

Weekly Message from Maranatha Church of Jacksonville. Find out more at maranathajax.com

THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR This parable compares the prayer of a proud Pharisee with the prayer of a humble tax collector, and the parable highlights the fascinating mix of power and social status between the different groups that Jesus moved amongst on his journey into Jerusalem. The Roman governors and soldiers held the ultimate and most enforceable power base and made their powerful presence felt by everybody with their unforms and swords and spears. Next on the list were the Pharisees and Sadducees and other Jewish religious leaders who had a religious tribal power base, and they made their power status felt by their robes and rituals and blatant virtue signalling of their righteous adherence to the ordinances and commandments of the Jewish Law.  Then there were Jewish landowners and traders and slave owners whose money gave them a self-satisfied sphere of influence. Then there were the general labourers and slaves in the community who went about their business of making ends meet. Then there were the poor and needy and lame and blind who were powerless and lived just to survive. Another group that was strangely alien to everyone were the tax collectors. They were Jewish men who acted as the puppets of the Roman officials under strict orders to glean as much revenue as they could and they were disliked and unpopular with the entire Jewish community – their only power base was intimidation. A unique group that had a peesence within the community were the disciples and followers of Jesus, which included his mother and other women who provided support and provision for Jesus and the twelve.  Jesus had a particular relationship and influence with each of these groups. His relationship with the Romans was a little awkward and indifferent on their part but they sensed his inner power and authority and he had gained their respect because of his character and integrity, that brough supernatural healing and comfort to many people, even amongst their own, including a centurion whose son he had saved from dying. But in the end, it was a Roman governor that admired the stature and goodness of Jesus who came under pressure from the Jewish leaders and reluctantly ordered him to be crucified on a cross at Calvary. To the Pharisees and other Jewish leaders Jesus was not just a rival but an enemy and a threat. They too saw his upright character and integrity, and they too sensed his inner power and authority that brough supernatural healing and comfort to many people, but this only made them feel more threatened and they were out to get him, to disempower him one way or another. And this was especially so because of the admiration and awe of the general Jewish community towards Jesus whom many believed was the Messiah they had been waiting for. The Pharisees were out to trap him at every turn and to prove themselves more righteous and knowledgeable of the Law and more approved of by God than Jesus was. And Jesus had a strange but telling relationship with tax collectors. They were in a bind, caught in the middle of having to serve the military might of Rome and trying to hold their heads up in front of their fellow Jews who resented them as traitors or turncoats. But someone had to do the job, and Rome had all the say. Jesus saw into the hearts of some of these men and knew their shame and guilt and confusion and saw miraculous transformation in the hearts of three of them. Jesus called Matthew the tax collector to become one of his twelve disciples who loyally recorded the living words of Jesus for the whole world to read. Jesus touched the troubled heart of Zacchaeus the tax collector who climbed up a tree to get a glimpse of Jesus passing by. Jesus told him to come down from his tree and said he wanted to come into is home and called him a son of Abraham, which offended the crowd. But Zacchaeus then repented of any cheating and intimidation of any people in the crow and personally repaid them four times as much as they had paid in their taxes. The next tax collector that Jesus honours is the one who humbly prays his prayer to God in the temple – in this parable in Luke Ch 18. Luke 18:9-15 He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed this about himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.' And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell you that this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” This very straightforward parable speaks of how God despises pride and honours humility, and the power conscious Pharisees to whom it was directed would have felt resentful that Jesus was not honouring their religious virtue signalling. The things that they performed in accordance with the Law were in order, as was their criticism of the sinful acts of extortion and adultery and injustice. But after they heard this parable, they hardened their hearts and doubled down on finding a way to do away with Jesus as we see written in the following chapters of Luke. Jesus is teaching us here that the greatest sin was their pride that compared themselves with others that they esteemed as less spiritual or honourable than themselves. The Pharisees who heard the parable not only despised the tax collector as being less spiritual than themselves, but they judged him as despised in the eyes of God as well.  And Jesus knew they even judged himself in the same way. Pride can end up judging God as well as other people, just as the pride of Lucifer judged God and then caused Adam and Eve to judge God, telling them that God had deceived them and deprived them by withholding the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil from them.  The humble tax collector in the temple was honest about what he had done and judged himself and not God. He took responsibility and asked God for mercy, humbly trusting God's goodness and loving mercy and giving God the right place in his life. He got his relationship with himself and with God aligned with truth and with reality – totally unlike the Pharisee. That is why Jesus said that that man went home justified – true to himself and true to God. The proud person lives in deception and the humble person lives in enlightenment. When a humble person takes a lowest place God raises them into just the right place for their life. They come into alignment with God and are more likely to hear his truth and to understand it and to do it. They don't have to compare themselves with others or judge them because they can leave that with God – that is having faith in a just God, and that is living a contented life. In the Old Testament God calls himself the High and Lofty One. He is not being proud in saying this but simply stating the relationship between Almighty God and humanity. He says in Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Jesus is the prime example. The Bible says he made himself of no reputation. He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death…Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him a name which is above every name. (Philippians 2:5) The apostle Peter says to us Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. (1Peter 5:6-7) That does not only mean he cares for you but that he is doing the caring so that you don't have to become full of care - not careless but carefree. And now bring all these things to God knowing that you're in alignment with him and see yourself as he sees you. That's not being proud, that's being grateful. He came down to hit that horizontal line and he says just go there - don't try and get up higher yourself and don't put yourself down so low that you feel too unworthy to connect with me. Get horizontal and be a human being as my son was and I'll meet you right at the middle and I'll align you with me vertically and everything around you on that plane in which you live will start working out for the things that I want for you. I have the final say and I bring all things together for good to you and you'll hear the truth and you'll know that you're loved and you'll get understanding. And you'll receive the healing that you need in spirit soul and body amen.  How ignorant and unaware were those who put Jesus on a cross as the most shameful dishonourable death there was - that they were actually making an illustration of God as the vertical and the horizontal for all life - a place where God's will cuts across the will of man, and there is a place in the centre of that cross where God meets us. When Jesus was on the cross the place where the vertical met the horizontal was right at his heart and that is his heart for us. He says all I desire is your heart for me at that spot and I'll get you there. Ask him to take you to that place and he will – Amen.  

PARABLES 17 HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS  Today I'm sharing the parable of the king who invites many privileged guests to his son's wedding feast, but they are all too busy attend. This is one of many end times parables that Jesus taught, after finishing two years and some months ministry in Galilee and then heading towards Jerusalem to begin the second part of his ministry. In Jerusalem he would begin to teach about his death and resurrection and ascension into heaven and his return to earth in the last days.   This parable is prophetic of the wedding feast of Jesus and his bride the Church in the last days. It tells the story of a King who was arranging a wedding feast for his son and had invited certain privileged guests, and many of those guests did not honour the king with their acceptances but made excuses for why they could not come. Both Matthew (Ch.22) and Luke (Ch.14) tell the story and the stories each complement one another emphasising certain attitudes and values in one story, and not in the other, and giving detail in one story to supplement the other. Matthew defines the man who was inviting the guests as a king, which makes the refusal to attend, a grave insult or rebuff. Luke makes the emphasis that the dinner tables were already set and just waiting to be occupied by the guests, which means that there was little or no notice for the guests to plan the event in their calendar, because the date of a wedding was never announced a long time beforehand as they are today. In those times the bridegroom would have to prepare a home for he and his bride to live in, and only then would he let people know when he was ready. And this all had to meet with the parents' approval and when it was determined that the home was ready, the groom would gather his friends and go to retrieve his bride—often at night, with lamps and great celebration. The bride and her companions had to be constantly prepared (as seen in the Parable of the Ten Virgins), and did not know the exact day or hour of his arrival. Once the groom arrived, the wedding celebration began and could last for seven days or more and unprepared, or unresponsive guests who were not ready for the announcement missed out on the feast. When the king heard of the rebuffs to his invitation, he was furious, and he punished those privileged people firmly. Matthew writes. Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore, go into the highways (Luke adds the byways – (or hedges), and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.' So those servants went out into the highways and byways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.  In the Gospel of Luke, the servants are to firstly go to the streets and lanes to the poor and disabled and the blind and the crippled. And when these had come in the servant said to the master that there was still lots of room left still n as room.' Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. And those people came in, and they would have brought their friends with them. Compel may seem to be a forceful word, but the Apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5 that the love of God ‘compelled' him to reach out to bring others into the Kingdom of God. God the Father wants a full house for the marriage feast of his Son Jesus to his Bride which is the Church, and this will occur at God's appointed time, but if those in the Church are not prepared and ready, God will still get himself a full house. He will be sending the Holy Spirit (his servants in the parable) into the world to open peoples' hearts to receive his invitation. There will be highways and byways people out there and streets and lanes people out there, that may be at different stages of spiritual growth or have some weird and wonderful ideas about God, but if they have hearts to know God they will be taught of the Lord and hear and receive the full message of Jesus, and their souls will be saved. And they will also bring their friends with them.  The following words about God that we are about to hear are from two people who in recent times have become listened to by millions of people around the world day after day, and they influence people in the political culture or the philosophical or even alternate cultures. They are sincerely grappling to understand the mystery of faith, and I believe God has given them a voice as a trumpet sound to awaken unbelieving hearts to the goodness of God. And these people already proclaim Jesus as God and as our resurrected Lord and Saviour. These two people are Jordan Peterson and Russel Brand who preach Jesus, and the transforming work of God in their lives. You will hear these if you listen to the podcast and in the PDF file of the notes you can click on the links to the video clips that we saw in church.  Jordan Peterson – video clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PbKxMnoCao&list=PLKki_g3WkrNeYJr2mUzjFh4B1lOzRp8bH&index=1 Russel Brand – video clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQhznYoCeOc&list=PLKki_g3WkrNeYJr2mUzjFh4B1lOzRp8bH&index=2 God is speaking to us from Heaven in these days more than ever before in history. The Bible says in Acts Ch 2 that on the Day of Pentecost ‘Each one heard God speak in their own language'.  This is not merely a spoken national language or dialect but it is the uniquely personal way that God has created the individual human spirit of every person on the planet to hear the Holy Spirit speak to them in a deeply personal way, using all kinds of communicational frameworks.  Many hear The Holy Spirit by reading in the Word of God, and some by hearing the heart of God through a song, whether spiritual or secular, and others see God in the awesomeness and beauty of his creation or even in a dream or a vision. For others it may be the prompting of God through a meaningful phrase that comes into our mind and that only we could personally interpret. When we have faith in the work of the Kingdom of God in Heaven, we begin to understand the spiritual reality that God's will in Heaven is always waiting to happen on earth in our lives. That spiritual reality becomes our new reality for our hearts and minds – what we think and what we believe. And if we ask for the Holy Spirit to become active in our lives, we will be guided by the Holy Spirit to hear what God is saying to us though Jesus and see with eyes of faith what he showing us to do. We will pray prayers of surrender to receive God's answers and get his results rather than our demands for our own wishes.  In the days of Jesus, a wedding was not planned with a calendar. And a wedding feast will be prepared for God's people before Jesus returns, and we don't have a calendar for that either, but the same principle applies about being prepared and ready for the anticipated event – Jesus said that only the Father knows the day and the hour. This parable emphasizes faithfulness, and the expectancy of the joy of final oneness together, making marriage a powerful metaphor for God's covenant love. God is stirring this love response in peoples' hearts through familiar and unfamiliar ways and voices in these days. The Holy Spirit can use all of us as doorkeepers that can open the doors of peoples' hearts to hear the voice of Jesus personally and offer their lives to him as he has done for us. Be open to engaging with the highways and byways people in your world - so that you can help them understand the hope that lives in your life concerning the reality of Jesus.  

Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther) | St. Luke, ch.2 / The Happy Prince / Christmas Poetry | December 22, 1941Welles tells the story of the nativity. Also, the Happy Prince fable by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), and poetry by G.K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith) (1874-1936).#christmas #christmasradio #oscarwilde #thenativity: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:::: :

Luke Ch. 2 -- vs21

What effect do the words of the Bible have on you as you read them?  They vary greatly as we have seen today: but this causes us to exercise our minds in many different ways – and this is good for us.  God has overseen the recording of many different events and messages so that what he has caused to be written is a lifelong study – indeed, more than a study, often a cause of prayerful meditation.  So often it is about human failure and the causes of that failure. Our Old Testament readings today were both about the dismal end of God's nation.  The final 2 chapters in 2nd Kings detailed the dreadful destruction of Jerusalem and the distress of the people – and Ezekiel 13 is about the ungodliness at the time and how the Lord GOD said, “I will make stormy winds break out in my wrath … and great hailstones in wrath to make a full end.” [v.13]  And today? The Psalms of David had long been written so would one here and there, who knew them, have mediated on them?  Maybe Psalm 12, to take one example; it ends with the words, “on every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted …”!  Those trying to be righteous would surely have meditated on the two previous verses which start, “The words of the LORD are pure words …” !  We compare the forecasts of the destruction of Jerusalem with the forecasts Jesus made of his death and the reaction of his hearers to these forecasts. . We read today in Luke Ch. 9, “… while they were all marvelling at everything he was doing, Jesus  said to his disciples, “Let these words sink into your ears: the Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.'  But they did not understand this saying … “ [v.43-45] Their minds were focussed on “which of them was the greatest” [v.46]!  With that state of mind his words would not sink into their minds!    We see a telling comparison with what we will read later in Luke in Ch.24.  After his resurrection, 2 disciples who had walked with an unrecognized Messiah later confessed, “Did not our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” [v.32]  They were in a mood to “let these words sink” into their minds!  He had chided them, that they “were slow of heart to believe all that the prophets had spoken” [v.25].  It seems to be our nature to believe only what we want to believe – but in looking at all that the prophets have spoken and seeing alarming comparisons with our world today to the forecasts then of the destruction of Jerusalem and the reasons for it, let us cause the words of Christ and the prophets to sink more fully into our minds, so we can walk with greater and greater faith in the increasing darkness of today's world.

Our reading of Luke Ch. 6 today is a briefer form of what we call ‘the sermon on the mount' that's  in Matt. Ch.'s 5,6 & 7. Luke, who travelled with Paul to Rome and was in Rome with him (2 Tim. 4 v.11), wrote his gospel primarily for Gentiles.  We saw in Luke 1 v.3 that it was addressed to Theophilus.  We wondered if some might be puzzled by v.23 in today's chapter: we have heard it quoted to show we go to heaven when we die.  The verse reads, “Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for behold, your reward is great in heaven …”  Truly there will be the greatest joy “in that day” – that day being when “the kingdom of God” is established, “for yours is the kingdom of God.” [v.20]   This is, to quote the well-known Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5), when the meek are blessed “for they shall inherit the earth.” [v.5] – to get the fullest sense we need to compare the 2 chapters realizing, when it says “kingdom of heaven”, it means a heavenly kingdom to come on earth. However, what do the words in Luke mean – why “in that day” will they “leap for joy” if heaven is the place of their reward the moment they die – what happens “in that day”? In John 3 v.15 we read “no one has ascended to heaven” except Jesus.  Peter preached that even David, the great Psalmist, and Jesus was in a sense “his son” (see Matt. 22 v.42, &c), “died and was buried … for David did not ascend into the heavens” [Acts 2 v.29,34] The particular verse that clears up this mystery is the message of Jesus in Rev. 22 v.12, “Behold I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to reward everyone for what he (or she) has done. Jesus is bringing the reward to true believers when he returns to raise the dead and set up his kingdom. He will reward those who have truly served him and done their human best, aided by his grace, to live the way of life he preached; then, as he told one man, “you will have treasure in heaven; and come follow me.” [Mark 10 v.21]  If we have accepted that invitation, let us keep our feet firmly on the narrow path, that Jesus has trod before us!  If we have not yet done so, let us ask ourselves, ‘Why not?'  There is great joy in witnessing a person take on the name of Christ in baptism – may others be soon motivated to do the same.

Expositional style teaching utilizing Luke CH 11:27-28 as an outlining for Christians to consider when it comes to hearing the word of God. This teaching will examine these two verses in its contextual setting, while gleaning lessons that can be extracted and applied, specifically as it pertains to dealing with “unintended distractions”, that tie into our most important actions of not only hearing the word, but keeping it. The post “Keeping God's Word”-LUK-011-027-May 12, 2024 appeared first on Calvary Chapel Kaneohe.

Expositional style teaching utilizing Luke CH 11:27-28 as an outlining for Christians to consider when it comes to hearing the word of God.  This teaching will examine these two verses in its contextual setting, while gleaning lessons that can be extracted and applied, specifically as it pertains to dealing with “unintended distractions”, that tie into our most important actions of not only hearing the word, but keeping it.  Taught by Assistant Pastor Mac at Calvary Kaneohe Hawaii.  Social MediaProphecy Website: http://jdfarag.orgMobile/TV Apps: https://subsplash.com/calvarychapelkaneohe/app Church Website: http://www.calvarychapelkaneohe.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/JDFaragFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/JDFaragInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/JDFarag

Luke Ch 7 vs 36-39, 44-50 - Blain Brock - Sunday, April 21, 2024

Luke Ch 7 vs 36-39, 44-50 - Blain Brock - Sunday, April 21, 2024

Jonathan Procopio preaches on “a man and his lifetime”, “a man in the flame”, and “a man and his message” from Luke Ch 16:19-31. (Recorded at Sussex Gospel Hall conference, NB, Canada, 30th Sept 2023) The post Alarm to the Unconverted (16 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.

Help me continue making great content for listeners everywhere at patreon.com/JeremyMcCandlessEpisode Notes:Welcome to "What Children Can Teach Us," my latest episode where we explore profound spiritual truths through the lens of childhood innocence and faith. I'm delighted to embark on this journey with you as we delve into the wisdom found in Luke Ch 18: Vs 15-17.In this passage, we encounter a beautiful moment where Jesus welcomes children with open arms, illustrating the significance of childlike faith in the Kingdom of God. As we unpack these verses, we'll discover the invaluable lessons that children can impart to us about trust, humility, and dependency on God.Join us as we uncover the timeless truths hidden within the simplicity of childhood and learn how embracing childlike faith can deepen our relationship with our Heavenly Father. Get ready to be inspired and uplifted by the profound insights that children can offer us on our journey of faith.Thank you for tuning in to "What Children Can Teach Us." Let's embark on this adventure together and discover the transformative power of childlike faith in our lives.Subscribe here to receive my new church history podcast every week.https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.comSupport the showJeremy McCandless is creating podcasts and devotional resources | PatreonHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere.https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com

Luke Ch. 2:21-38

Luke Ch. 2:15-20

Luke Ch. 2:1-7 & Malachi Ch. 1-4

The real reason for Christmas. Take time to give thanks to the Lord! Luke Ch 2 was read from a YouTube video. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesusandacupofjoe/message

Luke Ch. 24:36-53 & 1 Samuel Ch. 29-31

Luke Ch. 24:1-35 & 1 Samuel Ch. 27-28

Luke Ch. 23:26-56 & 1 Samuel Ch. 24-26

Luke Ch. 23:1-25 & 1 Samuel Ch. 21-23

Luke Ch. 22:39-71 & 1 Samuel Ch. 19-20

Luke Ch. 22:1-38 & 1 Samuel Ch. 17-18

Luke Ch. 21:25-38 & 1 Samuel Ch. 13:23-16:23

Luke Ch. 21:5-24 & 1 Samuel Ch. 10:28-13:22

Luke Ch. 20:27-21:4 & 1 Samuel 8:1-10:27

Luke Ch. 20:1-26 & 1 Samuel Ch. 6-7

Luke Ch. 19:29-47 & 1 Samuel Ch. 4:2-5:12

Luke Ch. 19:1-28 & 1 Samuel Ch. 1:1-4:1

Luke Ch. 18:18-43 & Ruth Ch. 4

Luke Ch. 18:1-17 & Ruth 3

Luke Ch. 17:20-37 & Ruth Ch. 2:14-23

Luke Ch. 17:1-19 & Ruth Ch. 2:1-13

Luke Ch. 16 & Ruth Ch. 1:15-22

Luke Ch. 15 & Ruth Ch. 1:1-14

Luke Ch. 14:25-35 & Judges Ch. 18-21

Luke Ch. 14:1-24 & Judges Ch. 13-17

Luke Ch. 13:22-35 & Judges Ch. 10-12

Luke Ch. 13:1-21 & Judges Ch. 6-9

Luke Ch. 12:35-59 & Judges Ch. 4-5

Luke Ch. 12:1-34 & Judges 1-3

Luke Ch. 11 & Joshua Ch. 22-24

Luke Ch. 10 & Joshua 18-21

Luke Ch. 9:28-62 & Joshua Ch. 14-17