The Message from Concordia Lutheran Church

https://youtu.be/3Oc7XvfYVTo What Sign? Jesus said this wicked and perverse generation would only receive the sign of Jonah. They groaned. We should celebrate the Sign of Resurrection to rescue sinners. (Luke 11:27-36)

https://youtu.be/rRn2vg-kkkA Calling The Holy Evil. The crowds are amazed when Jesus casts out a demon, but his opponents accuse him of being Satan’s servant. With the flick of God’s finger the demonic is cast out from your life. Will you make room for the Holy Spirit or let the spirits of wickedness to take up residence in your life? (Luke 11:14-26)

https://youtu.be/uShhlSkmtg0 Shameless Audacity. When the disciples ask how to pray, Jesus said have the bold nerve to speak directly to our Father. Does your heavenly Father give you a snake or scorpion? No! He gives you his own Son. While we are preoccupied with stuff, your Father wants to give you Himself. (Luke 11:1-13)

https://youtu.be/ynKWcA3HTdU Christians get so preoccupied with setting things up, lost in busyness. We lose sight of the best part of being a disciple, spending time with Christ. (Luke 10:38-42)

https://youtu.be/ZVstPl2zFdM Embarrassing Our Savior. We love to hear that Jesus cares for us when we feel beat up. We struggle to hear Jesus' call to move into the mess of other people's lives. (Luke 10:25-37)

https://youtu.be/twjGhBXae78 No Snake Bites. Jesus who threw Satan down gives you power over brokenness, hurt, and wickedness through His redeeming. Rejoice that little ole you are connected to the one with authority and power. (Luke 10:17-25)

https://youtu.be/z_vMPZllFNk Wolves Among Wolves? Jesus sends out 72 followers to go work His Kingdom harvest. He sends us out to be imitators of the Lamb among wolves. He sends youth look for low lying fruit, the person of peace. (Luke 10:1-16)

https://youtu.be/78-XH9evRgk Pluralist Opposition. As Jesus heads to Jerusalem, the pluralists oppose him. They think all roads lead to heaven. Jesus does not coerce them into the kingdom. Jesus invite us to be crazy Christ followers who will put behind us the world’s priorities. (Luke 9:51-62)

https://youtu.be/U2QV-q6xbh4 Debilitating Oppression. What destructive forces seize us, throwing us into convulsions? We do live in an unbelieving and perverse time. Will we trust Jesus to heal our generation? Christ is willing to go to the cross to call the least into his kingdom. (Luke 9:37-50)

https://youtu.be/Q07e3N4BclE What Jesus Has For You. Jesus sends out the twelve telling them not to rely on their own resources. Jesus wants us to share what we have with him so he can pour out what he through us. Give thanks for God’s blessings. (Luke 9:1-17)

https://youtu.be/DMyx0_VZ_ls Bouncing Demons. Jesus is confronted by a man overwhelmed with 10,000 demons. Wracked by demons he lives in a no mans land. Christ has authority over demons and he has authority any brokenness in your life. (Luke 8:26-39)

https://youtu.be/VuHHBok7dUE Bed On Fire! Jesus tells us not to hide our light under a bed. He calls on you to listen carefully to his Word or even what Word you have will be taken from you. Recognize that when we are danger of sinking Christ’s Word calms the storm. (Luke 8:16-25)

https://youtu.be/9z8MscXbCvw Hard, Shallow, Choked Spirits. God the crazy farmer throws the seed of the Gospel everywhere. We only become good soil through the work of our good God. (Luke 8:1-15)

https://youtu.be/o3Omv8zPZ6g Don’t Love Little. The virtue signalers didn’t appreciate Jesus having the wrong kind of people around him. Rather than bean counting Christ wants us to measure the excessive limit of God’s forgiveness. (Luke 7:36-50)

https://youtu.be/NJTWA4v_iLk )Want Someone Else. Does Jesus come to redeem us or should we look for someone else? Look at the Kingdom signs flowing from him. Don’t stumble over Jesus but see God’s way is right through him. (Luke 7:18-35)

https://youtu.be/3U4VcjExTpc Desperate Dead. A Roman commander recognizes Jesus’ authority, recognizes he is unworthy but trust in the Word of Jesus. Will let ourselves be dead like the widow’s son so Jesus can us? (Luke 7:1-17)

https://youtu.be/hlPexxMngA8 Don’t Be Plank Eyed. When we are blind to our own spiritual and moral struggles we shouldn’t lead anyone. Don’t wait until stormy weather to build your life upon The Rock, the LORD. Don’t Be Plank Eyed

https://youtu.be/4Wq_5rfTnuk Outrageous Measuring Cup. If we curse our enemies and only do good for our friends we are garden variety sinners. The credit to Christ is that he loves his enemies from the cross. (Luke 6:27-38)

https://youtu.be/a3glh7iPQew Looking At His Disciples. Jesus goes off to pray and fast before choosing his apostles. His disciples see the power coming off Jesus to heal and cure people of impure spirits. Jesus lays out the organizational culture of His Kingdom. (Luke 6:12-26)

https://youtu.be/DOXHDxxTVIs Sabbath For Shriveled Souls. The Sabbath is a holy time. Our rules and boundaries don’t make it holy. Those help us to keep the focus. To draw close and let the intimacy with the Lord heal us. (Luke 6:1-11)