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Series: LukeService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Gospel of Luke Bible StudySpeaker: Jeremy Bowling Luke 1313:1 There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? 3 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”6 He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ 8 But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. 9 And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ”10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. 12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” 13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.14 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”15 The Lord then answered him and said, “Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? 16 So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” 17 And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.18 Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”20 And again He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”22 And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?”And He said to them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25 When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ 26 then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ 27 But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’ 28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. 29 They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”31 On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, “Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You.”32 And He said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.’ 33 Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing! 35 See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”

Series: N/AService: Wednesday ServiceType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Jeremy Bowling

Series: 17 PeriodsService: Wednesday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Jeremy Bowling 1.) Before the FloodGenesis 1 - CreationGenesis 2 - Adam & Eve in the GardenGenesis 3 - First SinGenesis 4 - Cain, Abel, & SethGenesis 5 - 10 Generations from Adam to Noah2.) The FloodGenesis 6 - Warning & Preparation for the FloodGenesis 7 - The Flood BeginsGenesis 8 - The Flood EndsGenesis 9 - Events Immediately After the FloodGenesis 10 - Generations of Noah & Sons (Shem, Ham, & Japheth)3.) Scattering of the PeopleGenesis 11One People & One LanguageBuild & Tower & Make a Name for OurselvesGod Confusions LanguageGod Scatters People10 Generations from Shem to Abram4.) The PatriarachsGenesis 12-50 & Job?3 Promises (Nation, Land, & Seed)Abram/AbrahamIsaacJacob/IsraelJoseph5.) ExodusExodus 1-40; Leviticus 1-27; Numbers 1-13Slavery in Egypt & Moses10 PlaguesPassover & Red Sea1 Year at Mt. Sinai12 Spies6.) Wandering in the WildernessNumbers 14-36; Deuteronomy 1-34Sentence of 40 YearsPeople Complain/RebelGeneration DiesEarly Victories & 2nd CensusMoses Dies & Joshua as New Leader7.) Invasion & ConquestJoshua 1-24Joshua as Leader & Crossing the JordanCentral CampaignSouthern CampaignNorthern CampaignLand Divided & Joshua's Farewell Address8.) JudgesJudges 1-21, Ruth 1-4, I Samuel 1-75 R'sRestRebelRebukeRepentRescue15 JudgesOthniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, GideonAbimelech, Tola, Jair, Jephtheh, IbzanElon, Abdon, Samson, Eli, Samuel9.) United KingdomI Samuel 8-31; II Samuel 1-24; I Kings 1-11; I Chronicles 10-29; II Chronicles 1-9;Psalms; Proverbs; Ecclesiastes; Song of SolomonSamuel              (Last Judge & God's Prophet)King Saul King David      (Messianic Promise: David's Seed)King SolomonDivided Heart > Divided Kingdom10.) Divided KingdomI Kings 12-22; II King 1-17; II Chronicles 10-31 (~200 years)Isaiah; Hosea; Joel; Amos; Obadiah; Jonah; MicahKingdom of Israel to the North (10 Tribes)Kingdom of Judah to the South (2 Tribes)Prophets: Elijah & ElishaWritten Prophets: Isaiah, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadian, Jonah, MicahAssyria Conquers Israel... Judah is Spared11.)  Judah AloneII Kings18-25; II Chronicles 29-36   (~130 years)Jeremiah; Nahum; Habbakuk; ZephaniahAssyrians Captivity of IsraelJudah Spared - King Hezekiah & IsaiahKings - Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, ZedekiahProphets - Jeremiah, Nahum, Habkkuk, ZephaniahBabylonian Captivity in 3 Waves12.) CaptivityII Kings 24-25; II Chronicles 36Daniel; Ezkeil; Jeremiah; LamentationsBabylonian Captivity in 3 Waves70 Years & Future HopeProphets - Daniel & EzekielMedo-Persians (Cyrus) Conquer BabyloniansReturn in 3 Waves13.) ReturnEzra, Nehemiah, EstherHaggai, Zechariah, MalachiCyrus' Decree & 1st Return under Zerubabbel & Joshua (~536 BC)Story of Esther (~485 BC)2nd Return under Ezra (~458 BC)3rd Return under Nehemiah (~445 BC)OT Ends with Malachi & the Promise the LORD is Coming (~400 BC)14.) Years of SilenceDaniel~400 Years of God's SilenceRise & Fall of NationsBabylon > Persia > Greeks > RomansDevelopment of Jewish PartiesPharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, ZealotsJudea under Roman Control & Herod the GreatSilence broken by Angelic AnnouncementsGalatians 4:4 - "But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law..."15.) Life of ChristAngelic Announcements/Years of Preparation (Birth of John & Jesus; John's Ministry Preparing the Way)Ministry of Jesus (Teachings, Choosing the Twelve, Miracles, Predicting His Death & Resurrection)Last Week (Instituting the Lord’s Supper, Promise of the Holy Spirit, Betrayal & Arrest)Death, Burial & ResurrectionExaltation & Great Commission16.) Early Church17.) Letters to Christians

Series: LukeService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Gospel of Luke Bible StudySpeaker: Jeremy Bowling Luke 1212:1 In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.4 “And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.8 “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. 9 But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.10 “And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.11 “Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. 12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”14 But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15 And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ 18 So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”22 Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. 23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? 25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 26 If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?29 “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. 30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. 31 But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.35 “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; 36 and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them. 38 And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 40 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”41 Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?”42 And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. 45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.49 “I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! 51 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. 52 For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three. 53 Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”54 Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is. 55 And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is. 56 Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?57 “Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right? 58 When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59 I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite.”

Series: Exodus 34:6: Character of GodService: Sunday AM WorshipType: SermonSpeaker: Jeremy Bowling Exodus 33:18-34:933:18 And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.”19 Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” 20 But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.” 21 And the Lord said, “Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock. 22 So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. 23 Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.” 34:1 And the Lord said to Moses, “Cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I will write on these tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you broke. 2 So be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself to Me there on the top of the mountain. 3 And no man shall come up with you, and let no man be seen throughout all the mountain; let neither flocks nor herds feed before that mountain.”4 So he cut two tablets of stone like the first ones. Then Moses rose early in the morning and went up Mount Sinai, as the Lord<span style="font-size:12.0pt"...

Series: N/AService: Wednesday ServiceType: Short TalkSpeaker: Jeremy Bowling In the WildernessExodus 15-17Water, Bread, Water In the PsalmsPsalm 1WaterPsalm 132Bread as part of God’s Blessing We Need Water & BreadMatthew 4:4Not by Bread AloneMatthew 5:6Hunger & ThirstMatthew 6 (Lord’s Prayer)Daily Bread Jesus as Water & BreadJohn 4Water of LifeJohn 6:35Bread of Life

Series: 17 PeriodsService: Wednesday Bible StudyType: Bible ClassSpeaker: Jeremy Bowling 1.) Before the FloodGenesis 1 - CreationGenesis 2 - Adam & Eve in the GardenGenesis 3 - First SinGenesis 4 - Cain, Abel, & SethGenesis 5 - 10 Generations from Adam to Noah2.) The FloodGenesis 6 - Warning & Preparation for the FloodGenesis 7 - The Flood BeginsGenesis 8 - The Flood EndsGenesis 9 - Events Immediately After the FloodGenesis 10 - Generations of Noah & Sons (Shem, Ham, & Japheth)3.) Scattering of the PeopleGenesis 11One People & One LanguageBuild & Tower & Make a Name for OurselvesGod Confusions LanguageGod Scatters People10 Generations from Shem to Abram4.) The PatriarachsGenesis 12-50 & Job?3 Promises (Nation, Land, & Seed)Abram/AbrahamIsaacJacob/IsraelJoseph5.) ExodusExodus 1-40; Leviticus 1-27; Numbers 1-13Slavery in Egypt & Moses10 PlaguesPassover & Red Sea1 Year at Mt. Sinai12 Spies6.) Wandering in the WildernessNumbers 14-36; Deuteronomy 1-34Sentence of 40 YearsPeople Complain/RebelGeneration DiesEarly Victories & 2nd CensusMoses Dies & Joshua as New Leader7.) Invasion & ConquestJoshua 1-24Joshua as Leader & Crossing the JordanCentral CampaignSouthern CampaignNorthern CampaignLand Divided & Joshua's Farewell Address8.) JudgesJudges 1-21, Ruth 1-4, I Samuel 1-75 R'sRestRebelRebukeRepentRescue15 JudgesOthniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, GideonAbimelech, Tola, Jair, Jephtheh, IbzanElon, Abdon, Samson, Eli, Samuel9.) United KingdomI Samuel 8-31; II Samuel 1-24; I Kings 1-11; I Chronicles 10-29; II Chronicles 1-9;Psalms; Proverbs; Ecclesiastes; Song of SolomonSamuel              (Last Judge & God's Prophet)King Saul King David      (Messianic Promise: David's Seed)King SolomonDivided Heart > Divided Kingdom10.) Divided KingdomI Kings 12-22; II King 1-17; II Chronicles 10-31 (~200 years)Isaiah; Hosea; Joel; Amos; Obadiah; Jonah; MicahKingdom of Israel to the North (10 Tribes)Kingdom of Judah to the South (2 Tribes)Prophets: Elijah & ElishaWritten Prophets: Isaiah, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadian, Jonah, MicahAssyria Conquers Israel... Judah is Spared11.)  Judah AloneII Kings18-25; II Chronicles 29-36   (~130 years)Jeremiah; Nahum; Habbakuk; ZephaniahAssyrians Captivity of IsraelJudah Spared - King Hezekiah & IsaiahKings - Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, ZedekiahProphets - Jeremiah, Nahum, Habkkuk, ZephaniahBabylonian Captivity in 3 Waves12.) CaptivityII Kings 24-25; II Chronicles 36Daniel; Ezkeil; Jeremiah; LamentationsBabylonian Captivity in 3 Waves70 Years & Future HopeProphets - Daniel & EzekielMedo-Persians (Cyrus) Conquer BabyloniansReturn in 3 Waves13.) ReturnEzra, Nehemiah, EstherHaggai, Zechariah, MalachiCyrus' Decree & 1st Return under Zerubabbel & Joshua (~536 BC)Story of Esther (~485 BC)2nd Return under Ezra (~458 BC)3rd Return under Nehemiah (~445 BC)OT Ends with Malachi & the Promise the LORD is Coming (~400 BC)14.) Years of SilenceDaniel~400 Years of God's SilenceRise & Fall of NationsBabylon > Persia > Greeks > RomansDevelopment of Jewish PartiesPharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, ZealotsJudea under Roman Control & Herod the GreatSilence broken by Angelic AnnouncementsGalatians 4:4 - "But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law..."15.) Life of Christ16.) Early Church17.) Letters to Christians

Series: LukeService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Gospel of Luke Bible StudySpeaker: Jeremy Bowling Luke 1212:1 In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.4 “And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.8 “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. 9 But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.10 “And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.11 “Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. 12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”14 But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15 And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ 18 So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”22 Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. 23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? 25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 26 If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?29 “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. 30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. 31 But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.35 “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; 36 and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them. 38 And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 40 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”41 Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?”42 And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. 45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.49 “I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! 51 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. 52 For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three. 53 Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”54 Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is. 55 And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is. 56 Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?57 “Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right? 58 When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59 I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite.”

Series: Exodus 34:6: Character of GodService: Sunday AM WorshipType: SermonSpeaker: Jeremy Bowling 

Series: LukeService: Sunday Bible StudyType: Gospel of Luke Bible StudySpeaker: Jeremy Bowling Luke 1111:1 Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”2 So He said to them, “When you pray, say:Our Father in heaven,Hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come.Your will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven.3 Give us day by day our daily bread.4 And forgive us our sins,For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.And do not lead us into temptation,But deliver us from the evil one.”5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? 8 I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.9 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11 If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”14 And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”16 Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven. 17 But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls. 18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub. 19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. 22 But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils. 23 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.24 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. 26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”28 But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”29 And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. 31 The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.33 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light. 34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. 36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”37 And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat. 38 When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.39 Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness. 40 Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.42 “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. 44 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”45 Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.”46 And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’ 50 that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.52 “Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.”53 And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things, 54 lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, that they might accuse Him.