We are messengers, but it’s not our message – it’s God’s. We had better be extra careful to check our sources, be silent until we know what we’re talking about, and then deliver an accurate message – or better yet – show people where to learn

Messengers, Part 1 (30)

Aug 1st, 2012 22m 34s

In Luke 14 at the dinner, Jesus tells a story about another dinner – the Kingdom feast. We will look at the characters in Jesus’ story and we find ourselves there: we are the “slaves,” the messengers. Scriptures used: Romans 10:1-2 James 3:1-

Satan’s Sirens, pt2 (29)

Jul 19th, 2012 11m 55s

Practical steps for killing Excuses, Justifications and Rationalizations, and replacing them with adaptations, improvisations and overcoming. We can categorize our lives, and look for them – to root them out. Then, connect with a Godwor disci

Satan’s Sirens (28)

Jul 17th, 2012 19m 36s

Satan’s Sirens … Excuses, Justifications and Rationalizations. These three are alluring, enticing, just like the beautiful singing sirens of mythology that lured sailors to their death – Satan’s sirens kill us. The solution is for us to recog

Grow Some Go Some (#27)

Jul 10th, 2012 21m 2s

Grow Some Go Some … congratulations are due to those of you who are still listening & studying, and especially to those of you who are DOING the assignments. Following Jesus was hard when he was in human form, and it’s still hard. Now … time

From Now On (#26)

Jul 7th, 2012 20m 48s

From now on … these lessons will be less formal, shorter … and use excerpts from Luke to continue our studies. Most importantly, it’s about helping you to start actually doing the stuff Jesus did … on purpose. Make a real change. Do three th

Wrap Up (#25)

Jun 28th, 2012 45m 50s

it’s time for us to review and settle some things. Remember our purpose, our actions and our priority. And then … DO what Jesus said.

Talents (#24)

Jun 21st, 2012 50m 7s

This lesson is about the parable of talents (found in Matthew 25.14-30 & Luke 19.12-27). It’s about how you live as a disciple of Jesus … steadily giving more in quality and quantity purely for the purpose of bearing increasing fruit and glory

Recovering the Lost (#23)

Jun 14th, 2012 40m 40s

Jesus explains why he left the religious folks to go seek sinners and call them to repentance. We are introducing the “Lifecycle” of disciples … those who come to Jesus for various reasons, then go all-in, are born again, and then live and gro

Teleios (#22)

Jun 7th, 2012 47m 36s

Teleios is a Greek word used commonly to describe a certain kind of maturity – the maturity which is understood to include productivity. Only when a thing has reached ‘teleios’ is it considered to have arrived at its full potential. Each one

Obey Step by Step (#21)

May 31st, 2012 46m 27s

This lesson is an attempt to “put it together.” To provide you with the pathway to growth. “Do what you’re told” is the short answer, another one might be “trust and obey.” So to grow stronger, start by teaching, healing & reproducing. Find

Growing Faith (#20)

May 24th, 2012 41m 12s

Combining basics learned from 1 John 5.4, Hebrews 11, James 2.14-26, Luke 17.5-10 and 1 Samuel 17.34-37, we learn the basics of growing faith. We learn that faith is what we need in order to obey. Sometimes it seems like we need more than we

Power1 commitment (#19)

May 17th, 2012 43m 43s

What tasks you? What tempts you to fear, frustration, stress, or anger? What habits would you like to overcome? How can you grow stronger, more durable and more obedient to God? This is the first of what (hopefully) will be a 2 part series

Rescue Club & Growth (#18)

May 10th, 2012 48m 11s

Telling the story of the rescue club to serve as a reminder of our primary purpose, because “rescue” = “seek & save.” Like good rescuers working together, we teach, heal and reproduce … that’s rescue, recruiting, training and developing rescue

Sending (#17)

May 3rd, 2012 43m 20s

Visit chapter 9 & 10 … where Jesus (the sent) sends the 12 as 6 pair, who also send 6 pair. These were their first “baby steps,” in which they start taking responsibility to do God’s will and “go” to make disciples by healing, teaching and rep

Luke 8 (#16)

Apr 26th, 2012 52m 13s

We cover chapter 8, briefly discussing each of the chunks, but focus mostly on the Parable of the Sower and the Seeds.

Luke 7 (#15)

Apr 19th, 2012 39m 7s

This lesson started out as a quick overview of chapters 7 & 8, but I ran out of time. Remember the two layers: 1) Jesus & his audience – and 2) Luke and his audience. We skimmed over the bits and put it into “chunks,” as Luke laid it out f

Sermon on Plain pt2 (#14)

Apr 12th, 2012 47m 17s

This is a review of the sermon on the plain from Luke 6.17-49 … but our focus in this lesson is on the disciple’s view of scripture. The steps are these: Review the “chunk” of text, and then break it down into mini-chunks, being sure to kee

Sermon on Plain intro (#13)

Apr 5th, 2012 28m 41s

We want to learn to understand the bible as disciples of Jesus, not scholars or preachers or Sunday school children. To do that, we need to keep each section in context. The goal of this short lesson is to give you an intro to this idea … to

Bringing it Together (#12)

Mar 29th, 2012 49m 16s

This is the lesson where the principles introduced so far should begin to merge together into the story of Luke. Remember, Luke’s original audience were active gentile disciples of Jesus, and their version of church and Christianity was very d

Reproduce & Buddy Up (#11)

Mar 22nd, 2012 43m 31s

Up until now, Jesus has been working alone – teaching & healing. Now he reproduces by asking Peter, James, John & Levi (Matthew) to follow him. He is rescuing them from their lives of slavery to sin and a religious system – to become fellow

Start at Home (#10)

Mar 15th, 2012 39m 55s

Jesus’ preparation included study of the Torah, and spiritual maturing in wisdom and favor with God and man. Once he was baptized and endured the temptation in the desert, he began his ministry among his home communities. The area of Galilee

Luke 4 and Slavery (Lesson # 9)

Mar 8th, 2012 56m 47s

Jesus began his ministry in his home region, preaching in synagogues, among his own people. Let’s imitate him – begin your work right where you live. Also we discuss the concept of slavery and freedom. It’s helpful to begin to see our wor

No, Really – start (Lesson # 8)

Mar 1st, 2012 48m 16s

This lesson was about these lessons. Before we get any further into the book of Luke, I need to make it clear that this teaching is about an activity – not mere knowledge. Knowing how to diet doesn’t make one thin, and knowing how to lift wei

Kingdom & Jesus’ Beginning (Lesson # 7)

Feb 23rd, 2012 47m 35s

In discipleship overview, I explain what it means to “seek first the Kingdom.” Seeking the kingdom is about 2 things: expanding it & strengthening it. When you meet a person, seek to understand that person from God’s perspective. If the per