Luke

Jesus Teaches about Stewardship: Managing the Material

Luke 16:1-13
In the Parable of the Shrewd Manager, Jesus teaches about stewardship as a matter of accepting responsibility as God’s managers, seizing the opportunity to invest in lives, and preparing to give accountability to the Master.

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The Waiting Father and the Lost: the Parable of the Prodigal Son

(Audio Unavailable) Luke 15:11-32
Jesus tells the story of a father who loved and sought to restore his two sons—one who was outwardly rebellious (the “prodigal”) and the other who was inwardly resentful (the elder brother). Jesus’ parable shows that, whatever our spiritual condition, we all need the Father’s love and grace, and need to progress from rebellion and resentment to become more like the loving Father.

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Jesus and the Lost

Luke 15:1-10
Jesus responds to his critiques who accused him of associating with “sinners” by telling the parables of the lost sheep and lost coin. These parables showed how he had come to seek after, find, restore and rejoice over lost sinners who have been found.

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Glory to God in the Highest!

Luke 2:8-20

The word is spread when a baby is born. Phone calls are made, pictures are posted, texts are sent, and cards are sent out. In this passage, we see the most important birth announcement of all. This birth announcement proclaimed “good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” What made Jesus’ birth so important that a multitude of angels declared, “Glory to God in the Highest?”

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