
8-5-25 Inside and Out
Now What?! 8-5-25
Luke 12:31-40
Jesus gets shamed for not washing his hands and lets the Pharisees have it - pointing out a way to live life ready for god rather than busily pointing out the flaws in neighbors.
Revealed #168
Luke 9:26-37 The Transfiguration: When the disciples see Jesus after waking up on the mountaintop, he’s shining, transfigured. Is this revealing what was always there? Is it a special difference? Are there things you see that others don’t that seem more real, transcendent, beautiful? How might that influence our relationship with others and the world?
Now What?! #167 Our Enemies? Really?
In Luke 6:27-39, Jesus asks his apostles and gathered crowd to love their enemies. But isn’t that unrealistic? Foolish?
Now What?! #166 Present Future
Luke 6:17-26
Jesus is preaching here, to his disciples, and he notes that blessedness doesn’t look like we assume it does. He admonishes them to work for that which lasts, not popularity or wealth or pleasure, but relationship with God, comfort from God, and love and treasure stored up in heaven.