200. Luke 1 - The Christmas Story

228. Luke 6c

Scriptures Reviewed: Matt. 12:1-14; Luke 6:1-8; Luke 6:9-11; Romans 13:1-7. Discipleship Points: Many powerful verses: Something greater than the Temple is here; though priests worked, they did not profane the Sabbath; Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath; "I desire mercy not sacrifice;" Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath? When Jesus asked this last question, the Pharisees could not answer. Jesus then said, "stretch forth our hand" and the man's hand was healed. Many on the political left reference Jesus's compassion to defend their actions/stances; however, they ignore/forget the commands in Romans to obey the gov't.

227. Luke 6b

Scriptures Reviewed: Luke 6:6-8; Matt. 12:1-14; Rom. 12:5; I Cor. 12:12-13; I Cor. 1:4-6, 12-13. Discipleship Points: Review of 7 essentials of Christianity; Comparison of LDS church beliefs on "no good churches in 1820's" & one true church with history re: the Great Awakenings & Bible noting all believers are part of one body; Reasons why Matt. 12 call priests guiltless though they work on the Sabbath and Jesus guiltless though He healed man with withered hand; Return to Luke 6 verse 6-8.

226. Christian Essentials

Scriptures Reviewed: Eph. 2:8-9; Acts 4:12; John 14:6; Gal. 1:8. Discipleship Points: The 7 Essentials of the Christian faith are presented. These are essentials because every Christian group/ church/denomination believes and accepts these. This phrase was also shared: "in the essentials, unity (we all agree), in the non-essentials, liberty (choice of the group/church) and in all things, charity. As the Bible states in Col. 3:14, "but above all things put on love, which is the bond of perfection."

225. Luke 6

Scriptures Reviewed: Comments from Luke 5 summary; Luke 6:1-5; Lev. 24:19; John 7:23-24. Discipleship Points: The main point is "Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath." David and his men ate the showbread reserved for the priests, Jesus's disciples ate the heads of grain on the Sabbath and Jesus healed on the Sabbath. The laws developed by the Pharisees and others do not apply...because He is Lord of the Sabbath. Related is the comment the Sabbath was made for man, not man was made for the Sabbath and compulsory rule-keepings & restrictions.

224. Summary of Luke 5

Scriptures Reviewed: Luke 5:1-26 Discipleship Points: The program highlighted & zeroed in many points from Chapter 5 of Luke. Topics of the sections were Jesus teaching at Lake Gennesaret; Miraculous & Awesome Catch of Fish & Calling the Disciples; Jesus cleanses a leper; Healing of the paralytic and demonstration that Jesus can both forgive sins as well as heal...pick up your bed & walk! A testimony about Gary being invited to a church included multiple opportunities to both fellowship and witness to others even when the one who invited Gary could not come.