Tyler Velin

Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple and the hope of the church. Scripture: Luke 21:1-19

Jesus challenges and commissions a new kind of community and leadership. Scripture: Luke 20:45-21:4

As Jesus answers the final challenge of the religious officials before the cross we see the hope of the cross itself: resurrection life through the divine son. Scripture: Luke 20:27-44

In Luke 20:19-26, Jesus encounters the second of three challenges to his nature and mission by addressing the intersection between God and governments. Scripture: Luke 20:19-26

As Jesus confronts the first of three challenges from Jerusalem's religious leaders he exposes us to the problem of authority. Scripture: Luke 20:1-19

Jesus' triumphal entry paints a clear picture of the reality and role of the Messiah. Scripture: Luke 19:29-48

Jesus' parable of the minas highlights the center of faithful service. Scripture: Luke 19:11-28

In Luke 18:31-43 we see two contrasting stories that reveal to us the identity of Jesus and the response of faith. Scripture: Luke 18:31-43

Jesus helps us see the heart of legalism and the scandal of grace. Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

In Luke 17, Jesus begins his extended discourse on the seemingly upside-down realities of the kingdom of God. Scripture: Luke 17:20-37

Jesus' healing of ten lepers shows us the reorienting power of mercy. Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

In Luke 16:14-18 Jesus helps us identify the effects of salvation and our understanding of it by giving us two contrasts and a case study. Scripture: Luke 16:14-18

Luke 16 includes one of Jesus' most controversial parables, but the scandal of it makes the truth all the more relevant. Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Jesus helps drive home the significance of repentance in the parable of the prodigal sons. Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Jesus finishes his three-parable teaching at the Pharisee's house by showing how eternity shapes our lives. Scripture: Luke 14:12-24

As Jesus sits down to eat dinner with the Pharisees, he emphasizes the necessity of humility in light of the gospel. Scripture: Luke 14:1-11

Jesus calls his disciples to strive for salvation in him as they witness Jesus' own striving for salvation of the lost. Scripture: Luke 13:22-35

In Luke 13 Jesus enters a synagogue where we see a healing and hardening which calls us to examine our own hopes and expectations. Scripture: Luke 13:10-21

In 1 Timothy 3 we get a glimpse into two important ways a local church can declare the glory of God: by appointing faithful elders and deacons. Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-16

As Jesus concludes his teaching on his second coming, he calls the church to find hope in the only place they can truly find it: repentance. Scripture: Luke 12:49-13:9

Jesus continues to prepare his disciples for faithful work while they wait, this time by stressing the task he gives his followers and the tragic life of neglecting it. Scripture: Luke 12:41-48

As Jesus prepares his disciples for his second coming, he first holds out the astounding benefits they have in ready and zealous kingdom living. Scripture: Luke 12:32-40

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Jesus turns to his disciples to help them prioritize the kingdom of God amidst the anxieties of the world. Scripture: Luke 12:22-32