Mr. Fix It…Not
"I am not the one who fixes it. I am the one who walks with you, prays with you, believes with you, and agrees according to God's Word for Him to work in your situation."
Bible Study - Acts 4
S – And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12 ESV
Character: Turn Right, Not Left
Then at mile 14, my calf cramped. I'd never cramped once in training. Not one time. I stretched, I ran, it got worse. Soon both legs were locked up, and I spent the rest of the race walking through pain I hadn't trained for.
Bible Study - Acts 3
"And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all."
Acts 3:16 ESV
Bible Study - Acts 2
And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself."
Acts 2:38–39 ESV
Bible Study - Acts 1
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Acts 1:8 ESV
Bible Study - Luke 24
"And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, 'The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!'"
Luke 24:33–34 ESV
Who Gets the Unfiltered Version of You?
When the party lights go off, the crowd goes home, and you're driving in silence — who is in that small circle? Who gets the you behind the role?
Bible Study - Luke 23
"And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, 'He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!'"
Luke 23:35 ESV
I Hate Pulling Weeds
"Pop, is that Frozen on your playlist?"
"Pop, look at these ants! They are all over the place."
Bible Study - Luke 22
And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood."
Luke 22:19–20 ESV
Bible Study - Luke 21
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, "Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."
Luke 21:1–4 ESV
Great Expectations
Expectations are not dreams — they are one of the most complex and demanding realities of leadership. They involve constant tension across three interdependent forces…
Bible Study - Luke 20
S — Scripture
So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?" But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's." He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
Luke 20:21–25 ESV
Bible Study - Luke 19
As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
Luke 19:37–38 ESV
Bible Study - Luke 18
"But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' ¹⁴ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
Luke 18:13–14 ESV
Bible Study - Luke 17
As he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance ¹³ and lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." ¹⁴ When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. ¹⁵ Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; ¹⁶ and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
Luke 17:12–16 ESV
Bible Study - Luke 16
One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
Luke 16:10 ESV