Repent!
Luke 3:1-6 Suggested further reading: Luke 13:1-5 Note the connection between repentance and forgiveness. John demands that those who have repented and received the forgiveness of their sins express their repentance in the ritual of water baptism. Baptism does not...
A Man of God Against His Times
Luke 3:1-6 Suggest further reading: 1 Corinthians 9:16-18 The world is always controlled by Satan and evil (often called human good). But it was extremely wicked when Christ came into this world! Our passage lists a few of the political rulers when the ministry of...
A Pre-teen Teaches Us an Example
Luke 2:41-52 Suggest further reading: Matthew 10:34-42 Even at the age of 12, Jesus teaches us a godly example. For four days after leaving Jerusalem, He was separated from His parents. For three days they anxiously searched for Him. They finally found Him in the...
Teamwork
Luke 2:41-52 Suggest Further Reading: Ephesians 5:22-33 We can learn from the conduct of Joseph and Mary. They regularly honored God’s appointed ordinances and they honored them together. The distance from Nazareth to Jerusalem was about eighty miles—a long distance...


