Who gets welcomed into Jesus's kingdom? Have you ever assumed there's only room for the spiritually strong, the socially acceptable, or the people with the boldest faith? What if the stories of Luke 7 show the exact opposite? In today’s episode, Luke shares how Jesus meets both a powerful outsider and a powerless widow, proving there are no outsiders in Jesus's kingdom.

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Passage: Luke 7:1–17

The Kingdom Where Everyone Matters | The Gospels | Luke 7:1–17