November 1, 2020 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 1:1–38
Join Pastor Lloyd for this series that follows the ministry of Jesus as seen through the eyes of Doctor Luke. Pastor Lloyd likens Luke's keen eye for detail to an episode of Forensic Files. As Paul's personal physician and historian, Luke was able to compile a great deal of information. This account begins with the angel's announcement to Zechariah and the birth of John the Baptist, continuing with the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary.
Songs of Deliverance
November 8, 2020 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 1:39–80
This second message on the book of Luke begins with Mary's visit to her cousin, Elizabeth. Only Luke's gospel supplies certain details about Elizabeth, who upon hearing Mary's greeting, feels the baby leap for joy in her womb and is filled with the Holy Spirit. Upon the birth of John, Zechariah is also filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesies and sings about his son, John. God's great mercy shines between the lines of this account from Luke.
Confirming Significance of Christ's Birth
November 15, 2020 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 2
Luke now takes us to the birth of Jesus, uncovering more detail to show a prophetic pattern revealing that Jesus is the son of God. Luke's account tells the significance of the virgin birth of Christ. We read of the angels who announced the birth to the shepherds and the blessing of Simeon and Anna. Join Pastor Lloyd for this walk through the book of Luke.
Hearts Prepared for Jesus
November 22, 2020 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 3
Pastor Lloyd likens the book of Luke to a modern-day forensic file, full of forensic evidence regarding fulfilled prophecies, depicting actions and details about Jesus' words and reactions to people and events, all of which verify that this is the Messiah. Join Pastor Lloyd as we open the forensic file, if you will, of Luke who masterfully weaves together the historical setting with the Old Testament prophesies of the voice in the wilderness who would prepare the way for Jesus.
Jesus Tempted By Satan
December 6, 2020 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 4:1–13
Chapter four begins with a thought-provoking statement: we read that Jesus is filled with the Holy Spirit. In the same sentence we learn that the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert where he was tempted for forty days. We think that if we are filled with the Spirit, life will be smooth-sailing and free of temptation. Join Pastor Lloyd as he talks about Jesus' temptations and the lessons that we can glean from it.
Jesus Ministry Begins
December 13, 2020 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 4:14–44
Today's teaching begins where the temptation in the desert ended: Jesus returns to Galilee, "in the power of the Spirit." Immediately, we find him teaching in the synagogues and then going to Nazareth where he reads from the scroll that is handed to him, fulfilling the scriptures written of him. Join Pastor Lloyd as we learn of Jesus' authority, his power over demons and sickness, and his message of the kingdom of God.
Power and Purpose in Jesus' Ministry
December 27, 2020 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 5
Today in chapter five, we find Jesus at Lake Gennesaret with the crowds gathered around him. Then, Luke records the miraculous catch of fish and the shock and awe of the Apostle Peter who leaves everything to follow Jesus. Join Pastor Lloyd for this fast-moving account of the healing of the leper and the paralytic, the calling of Levi, and Jesus' words about fasting and forgiveness, all as the Pharisees and teachers of the law scrutinize his every word and deed.
Relationship Not Religion - Part 1
January 3, 2021 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 6:1–26
Jesus came for relationships, not religion, which creates conflict with the religious leaders of his day. This is evident here in chapter six when hunger causes Jesus and the disciples to pluck some heads of grain and eat them at which the Pharisees took offense. Join Pastor Lloyd as our study in Luke's gospel continues with new insights on circumstances, people, ourselves and obedience to God.
Relationship Not Religion - Part 2
January 10, 2021 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 6:27–38
This passage of Luke, chapter six, contains some radical words from the, "sermon on the plain." We begin in verse twenty-seven when Jesus says to love your enemies and do good to those who curse you and pray for those who mistreat you. This is so we might mirror the heart of God whose love and forgiveness rescued you and me. Join Pastor Lloyd for this familiar yet revolutionary teaching on loving your enemies.
New View of Ourselves and God
January 24, 2021 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 6:39
This new view of ourselves and God leads to the question, who do you follow? Such choices reveal the heart and we will become like those people we follow. This section requires some delicate heart surgery and a willingness to face our own faults and failings. Jesus tells a story in this text of a blind man leading a blind man and then the problem of the speck in our brother's eye and the plank in our own. Join Pastor Lloyd in this house-call for the heart.
Jesus Compassion and Love in Action
January 31, 2021 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 7
Following the delicate heart surgery in the previous lesson that exposed the evil that was there, we also received the diagnosis of a sinful heart. But now follows the antidote, prescribed and modeled through Jesus' compassion, grace, and love in action. Join Pastor Lloyd as this lesson of healing and forgiveness unfolds.
Hearing and Receiving His Word
February 7, 2021 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 8
Here, we are reminded of the work of grace which began with Jesus' earthly ministry and continues today. Are we careful to listen? Do we have ears to hear and understand the mysteries of the Kingdom of God? This teaching examines Jesus' parable of the farmer sowing his seed and the four kinds of soil upon which it fell.
Lessons for Jesus' Disciples - Part 1
February 14, 2021 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 9:1–36
In Luke, Jesus is presented as the lamb of God. As modern-day disciples two thousand years later, we have something powerful to share. As we go, we are reminded that this life is a faith walk; we trust and He provides. In the process, we go from the classroom as disciples and are changed on the journey, becoming "sent ones" with a new name: apostles. Your own understanding will be expanded as Pastor Lloyd describes a new dimension of discipleship training.
Lessons for Jesus' Disciples - Part 2
February 28, 2021 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 9:37–62
As Jesus' disciples, we are in an apprenticeship, meaning we watch Jesus the Master that we might practice what we see and model him. In this segment, Jesus is now sending out his disciples, conferring his power on them to speak of the kingdom, drive out demons and to be a light. This is our calling today. We will find that there are highs and lows as we go out, still growing and learning, just as the early disciples did. Join Pastor Lloyd for lessons to apply today.
The Heart of Knowing and Serving God
March 7, 2021 • Pastor Lloyd Pulley • Luke 10
In chapter ten of Luke's gospel, we find principles of serving in the appointing of the seventy who Jesus sends out two-by-two. As disciples today, we are sent out for a harvest and the Holy Spirit directs to where the harvest is ready. The more we come to know Him, the better we will know where to go and how to bring in the harvest. Join Pastor Lloyd for this continuing line-by-line study in the book of Luke.
