Luke 22:63-71. Jesus is the great eternal High Priest and yet He stood accused before the earthly High Priest! He was asked if He was (1) the Messiah and (2) the Son of God. He clearly affirmed that He was. These questions remain so important for each person to answer today. If He is who […]

Luke 22:54-62. After being broken through personal failure and then graciously restored by grace, Peter is able to strengthen the brethren, stir up the saints and feed the sheep. God never condones failure, but He certainly uses it in our lives to grow and mature. 

Luke 22:31-53. Luke As Jesus considered the cup that He must drink for us all, we see the stress, pressure and conflict he faced in His prayer to the Father. Yet, he showed that final resolve to the Father’s will despite what laid ahead. But what was that cup? Was it more than the physical […]

According to Ps 95:2 we have been access to, and are told to enter into, the very presence of God. Moses meets God at the burning bush and is told to take of his shoes, for God’s presence made it Holy ground.  Although God is omni-present, there are times He makes His presence known to […]

Luke 22:23-30. During the last supper, Jesus prepared his disciples for his departure and for their appointment as leaders in the church. He demonstrates what it means to be a servant-leader in the church, not lording it over people, but being a servant of all.