Luke 7:36-50 Key Verse: 7:50, “And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” There's a big difference between knowing about someone and knowing someone. Knowing about someone means you've got the facts. You know their name, their reputation, maybe their LinkedIn profile. But it's all from a distance. It's like knowing about a celebrity. Knowing someone? That's up close and personal. That's relationship territory. Now, in this passage we get introduced to two very different people. First, there's Simon the Pharisee. He is accomplished, respected, a certified pillar of society. The kind of guy ...

Questions (John 3:16-21) "The very nature of God is extravagance. Lavish extravagance to an extraordinary degree is the characteristic of God, never economy. Grace is the over­flowing favor of God. Imagine a man who is in love being economical" Oswald Chambers ...

1 Peter 2:4-10. The key verse for this passage is verse 10: “Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” When I was trying to think about what passage I would choose for the message today, I decided to look at what the four different lectionary passages would be for this week. I mistakenly looked at the week after’s lectionary passages, but upon seeing 1 Peter 2:4-10, I felt inspired with a 3-part metaphor to explain, relate, and preach on. Some of ...