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98 - The Generous Gift of Nothing

Luke 21:1-4

June 21, 2026 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann • Luke 21:1–4

In Luke 21:1–4, Jesus observes wealthy worshipers contributing large sums to the temple treasury and then notices a poor widow placing in two small copper coins—an amount of seemingly little value. Yet Jesus declares that her offering surpasses all the others because, while they gave out of their abundance, she gave out of her poverty, offering all she had to live on. The passage highlights that God measures generosity not by the size of the gift but by the sacrifice, faith, and wholehearted devotion behind it, commending the widow as an example of sincere and selfless worship.

102 - A Devil in Disguise

August 9, 2026 • Luke 22:1–13

In Luke 22:1–13, we witness the darkening shadow of the cross as the religious leaders plot to kill Jesus and Judas agrees to betray Him. Yet, even as evil men make their plans, Jesus remains firmly in control, deliberately preparing to celebrate the Passover with His disciples. This passage reminds us that what appears to be a triumph of human wickedness is ultimately unfolding according to God’s sovereign plan of redemption. As we examine these events, we are challenged to consider the danger of a heart that turns away from Christ, the sovereignty of God even in the midst of evil, and the remarkable love of Jesus who knowingly walks toward His suffering to accomplish our salvation.

01 - Introduction - The Son of Man

December 17, 2023 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann • Luke 1:1–4

Luke wrote his gospel from the perspective of a Gentile writing to another Gentile, named Theophilus, about Jesus being the Son of Man. Despite his anonymity, we see in the first four verses of his prologue a few elements that hint at, or point to, the type of Christian man that Luke was. They are both implicit and explicit. In addition to being a physician (Col. 4:14), Luke is revealed to be a biographer, a historian, and a theologian who took it upon himself to write the most expansive, complete, and thorough gospel on greatest story ever told—the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

02 - The Parents of John the Baptist

December 31, 2023 • Pastor Ronald H. Gann • Luke 1:5–13, Luke 1:18–25

In writing to Theophilus, it was essential that Luke begin the saga of salvation with the forerunner, John the Baptist. His story is the tie that binds the Old and New testament together. He’s the last of the prophets to come the order of the Old Testament but the first to grace the pages of the New Testament. Most significantly, the story of John the Baptist established that he was in fact the divinely prophesied forerunner to the Messiah. His testimony concerning Jesus, therefore, carried a lot of weight and verified that Jesus was in fact the Christ. And John’s story first begins with his godly parents, an aged priest named Zechariah and his barren wife Elizabeth, and how God broke 400 years of silence in Israel with a personal revelation to them about the miraculous birth of their son that was to soon come.