Expectation of Greatness

I listened to a podcast recently by Kris Vallotton who was talking about this expectation of Greatness. Certain people have an expectation on them to do great things because of where they go or where they came from.  For instance, there is an expectation that the...

Correction leads us into greater levels of function

In Luke 20:1-8 The leaders of the law were questioning Jesus’ authority. “One day as Jesus was teaching the people and preaching the Good News in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him.  They demanded, “By...

A person in need of assistance

In Luke 10 Jesus shares the parable of the good samaritan. In order to test Jesus, an expert in the law asked “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”  Jesus asked, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?” The man responded, “‘You must love...

It’s worth the search

In Luke 15 the Pharisees and teachers of religious law where complaining about Jesus associating with tax collectors as well as other sinful people.  In response to this Jesus shared a couple of stories. He said, “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets...

Know what the master wants

  In Luke 12 Jesus is setting the correct perspective on what this life is about.  When the purpose of life is rooted in the kingdom of heaven your focus is on what you have been made responsible for.  In Luke 12:42-48 Jesus says, “A faithful, sensible...