Luke // Pastor Gene Pensiero
84 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingVerse by verse studies through books of the Bible with Pastor Gene Pensiero of Calvary Hanford. In this series through the entire Gospel of Luke we learn about Jesus Christ and His extravagant love for His people.
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Luke 7:11-17 – The Greatest Story Seldom Told
October 29, 2023 19:22 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBJesus raises the dead son of a widowed woman at Nain. Luke 7:11-17 Gene Pensiero Jr. Find audio, video, and text of this whole series in the Old Testament book of Psalms at https://calvaryhanford.com/psalmsundays
Luke 2:36-38 – There Was An Old Woman Who Lived To Serve Jews
December 25, 2022 22:07 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBSome of us are in our dream job. You might go as far as saying you hate your job. You might have upward mobility. Perhaps you are stuck – can’t start over. The possibilities are many. Anna didn’t choose the course of her life, but no matter the twists and turns, she walked her course […]
Luke 2:22-35 – Simeon Says: Wait
December 18, 2022 22:40 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBSimeon awoke every morning with the imminent hope he would see the Messiah. Does that sound like anyone you know? (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 1:46-55 – Lady Sings The News
December 26, 2021 18:43 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBMary visits her cousin, Elizabeth, and shares the wonderful news of her pregnancy in a song called the Magnificat. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 24:36-53 – 40 Days Of Jesus
October 26, 2018 19:14 - 45 minutes - 15.5 MBJesus suddenly popped-in while the disciples were gathered together. A week later He would appear like this again, suddenly through closed doors, and present Himself to these same men along with Thomas, who initially doubted that the Lord was alive. The emotional effect of these appearances is captured in a strangely beautiful phrase in verse […]
Luke 24:13-35 – Road’s Scholars
October 26, 2018 19:13 - 45 minutes - 15.6 MBLovers sometimes take walks. They don’t do it to get somewhere. They do it to be with someone. The progress that they make is not measured in distance, but in devotion. They spend time getting to know one another, deepening in their love. Often they arrive at the same geographical location from which they started […]
Luke 24:1-12 – Spice Girls
October 26, 2018 19:12 - 36 minutes - 12.4 MBIt should have been standing-room only outside of the tomb. Jesus told His followers more than once that He would be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. The place to be was outside of that tomb, waiting for the Lord to appear. Instead, some disciples […]
Luke 23:44-56 – Funeral For A Friend
October 26, 2018 19:10 - 41 minutes - 14.3 MBSeven-hundred years before Jesus died as a criminal but was buried in a rich man’s tomb, the prophet Isaiah let us know that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit had preplanned the events of that day. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 23:26-43 – Cross Words Muzzled
October 26, 2018 19:09 - 45 minutes - 15.8 MBTaking-up and bearing the Cross were vivid images in the first century. The Romans executed by crucifixion. Often a condemned person could be seen taking-up their cross and bearing it to the place of crucifixion. When Jesus used this imagery, His listeners and followers understood that the way they lived was to be noticeably different […]
Luke 22:63-23:25 – Religion Assisted Deicide
October 26, 2018 19:08 - 44 minutes - 15.4 MBThere are Jews and Romans in our verses; but they are not the main character. They are the background. Your eyes should be fixed upon Jesus. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 22:54-62 – I’ve Fallen And I Can Get Up
October 26, 2018 19:07 - 46 minutes - 16 MBThe Christian life is sometimes compared to a walk with Jesus; sometimes to a long-distance race. It’s not going too far to compare it to a climb to the summit of a mountain. In any case, you don’t want to fall behind and lose sight of Jesus and become lost in some wilderness of sin. […]
Luke 22:47-53 – S.W.A.T. Training
October 26, 2018 18:35 - 47 minutes - 16.2 MBWhen you become a Christian, you find yourself in a fight. We commonly refer to it as spiritual warfare. We have spiritual enemies who employ sinister techniques to defeat us. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 22:39-46 – Blood, Sweat And Prayers
October 26, 2018 18:33 - 44 minutes - 15.3 MBIf you are a Christian, there are many temptations in the world. Some are in Sin Cities; but some are right here in your own city. Some are in your home, office, or school. It would be nice if they were clearly marked with signs that said, Now Entering Temptation – so you could recognize […]
Luke 22:24-38 – Tips From Your Waiter
October 26, 2018 18:31 - 42 minutes - 14.6 MBIn our normal, everyday way of thinking and relating to one another, it only seems obvious that the person seated is greater than the person serving. But Jesus went on to point out, yet I am among you as the One who serves. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 21:37-22:23 – The Lasting Supper
October 26, 2018 18:28 - 51 minutes - 17.8 MBLeonardo da Vinci’s painting, The Last Supper, is for many Christians the clearest image they have of Jesus Christ’s last meal with his disciples. Though it is considered great art, da Vinci’s painting is bad history. All the details in da Vinci’s painting are inaccurate. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 21:20-36 – Go Fig-ure
October 26, 2018 18:24 - 50 minutes - 17.4 MBJesus didn’t tell us to make predictions. He told us what was definitely going to happen in the future so that we might know how we should live in the present. Our study of prophecy ought to have a profound practical effect on our daily living. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 21:5-19 – Apocalypse Now And Then
October 26, 2018 18:23 - 48 minutes - 16.5 MBThe Jews were quite proud of the first century Temple in Jerusalem. It was a beautiful and magnificent structure. Herod had given it an extreme makeover. Jesus took a look at it and told them it was about to be destroyed – stone-by-stone. It started an incredible conversation about the future. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 20:45-21:4 – Of Mites And Men
October 26, 2018 18:22 - 44 minutes - 15.1 MBJesus warned His first disciples, beware of the scribes… who devour widow’s houses. Jesus’ words would have seemed radical to those listening. The scribes were considered pillars of the community. The Lord was exposing them as parasites. They were like termites devouring the house of a poor widow. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 20:27-44 – The Corpse Grooms
October 26, 2018 18:20 - 52 minutes - 18.1 MBTo support their lifestyles of the rich and famous, the Sadducees only accepted the first five books of the Old Testament, claiming that nowhere in those books was there any talk of life after death. This life was all that they were living for. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 20:20-26 – Image Is Everything
October 26, 2018 18:19 - 45 minutes - 15.6 MBIt’s not always easy to know where your loyalty to God draws a line you cannot cross. To help you in those times of deciding whether to obey the government or not, Jesus provided this principle: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. (Pastor Gene […]
Luke 20:9-19 – Vintage Jesus
October 26, 2018 18:18 - 35 minutes - 12.3 MBOf all the possible environments God could have created, He chose a garden. He didn’t choose a temple, for example, with rites and rituals. He chose a garden; and not just any garden. A perfect garden, that watered itself, where nothing ever died, where there were no weeds or pests or parasites. He didn’t want […]
Luke 19:45-20:8 – God Hates Preying
October 26, 2018 18:16 - 49 minutes - 17.1 MBThe Court of the Gentiles was, in fact, a den of thieves. It was as if a defenseless sheep had walked into a den of wolves, to be destroyed and devoured. Instead of praying for God’s people, they were preying on them. God hates that kind of preying! (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 19:28-44 – Find The Missing Peace
October 26, 2018 18:15 - 49 minutes - 16.9 MBWe call it Palm Sunday and describe it as The Triumphal Entry. It’s the Sunday Jesus entered Jerusalem to the shouts of Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! It might be more accurate to call it Donkey Sunday, and describe it as The Tearful Entry. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 19:11-27 – Mina Your Own Business
October 26, 2018 18:14 - 43 minutes - 14.9 MBIs God a giver or a taker? I’ll give you a clue. This is what Job said about God: Job 1:21 …“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” It sounds as though God […]
Luke 19:1-10 – Savin’ Safari
October 26, 2018 18:13 - 46 minutes - 15.9 MBI can’t help but think of Zacchaeus as being treed! Even though he climbed the sycamore tree voluntarily, by the end of the story you get the idea that Jesus was hunting for him, hounding after him. After all, Jesus said of the episode, the Son of Man has come to seek and to save […]
Luke 18:35-43 – Show Me The Mercy
October 26, 2018 18:11 - 45 minutes - 15.7 MBIf Jesus asked you, What do you want Me to do for you?, what would it be? Peace in the Middle East? The cure for cancer? An end to all ethnic prejudice? An end to poverty? Or would it be something more personal – a healing for yourself, or a loved one? It’s a pretty […]
Luke 18:15-34 – Two ‘Precious Moments’ Moment
October 26, 2018 18:10 - 49 minutes - 17.1 MBJesus was remarkable in capturing moments and making them ‘precious moments’ within which He could teach the simplest, yet most profound, spiritual truths (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 18:1-14 – You Haven’t Got A Prayer
October 19, 2018 22:58 - 42 minutes - 14.5 MBSin and selfishness must be dealt with before you can enjoy a conversation with your heavenly Father. Jesus mentioned two other factors that can determine whether or not your prayers have a prayer (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 17:20-37 – You’ll Want To Be Left Behind
October 19, 2018 22:57 - 43 minutes - 14.9 MBThe title, Left Behind, is a warning to be ready when Jesus returns to Rapture the Church. If you’re not ready, you’ll be left behind to endure the awful tribulation that is coming upon planet earth. You definitely do not want to be left behind at the Rapture. But there is a time when believers […]
Luke 17:11-19 – Stop, Drop And Extol
October 19, 2018 22:56 - 45 minutes - 15.6 MBEven though Jesus told them to Go, it’s clear He wanted them to stop and return to Him. It’s confusing, unless you factor in a romantic element. This is a kind of language only lovers understand. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 17:1-10 – The Best Defense Is No Offense
October 19, 2018 22:54 - 39 minutes - 13.5 MBParents and siblings will go to great lengths to protect their children and younger brothers and sisters. Woe to the person or people who try to harm your children! Jesus taps into this universal feeling, but He applies it to your spiritual family, to your brothers and sisters in the Church. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 16:14-31 – The Abominable Show-Man
October 19, 2018 22:49 - 55 minutes - 19.1 MBJesus gave His listeners a guided tour of Hades. Call it the Gulf Tour if you want, because He mentioned the great gulf, or chasm, that separates paradise from punishment. He showed them, and us, two possible destinations after death so that you can choose where you want to go. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 16:1-13 – Make The Most Of Mammon
October 19, 2018 22:48 - 48 minutes - 16.7 MBJesus and His disciples had their own words for money. The words they used do not seem as playful. For example: You’re warned five times in the New Testament letters to watch out for the dangers of money, but it’s called filthy lucre. Whatever that means – it can’t be good! (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 15:11-32 – Pig Tale
October 19, 2018 22:46 - 46 minutes - 15.8 MBThe Parable of the Prodigal Son is not really about the prodigal son. Neither is it about his pouting brother. I suggest to you that it is about their father. He is the central character around which the story revolves and upon whom it focuses. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 15:1-10 – Sinner Seeking Savior Meets Savior Seeking Sinners
October 19, 2018 18:00 - 46 minutes - 16 MBMaybe we should designate the preaching of the Gospel as Spiritual Search and Rescue! Men and women are lost, all over the planet, in every geography and cultural condition. Some realize they are lost, and will reach out for the lifeline. Others do not sense the danger they are in, but need rescuing just the […]
Luke 14:25-35 – Saltiness Is Next To Godliness
October 19, 2018 17:59 - 49 minutes - 17.1 MBSalt was once one of the most valuable commodities on earth – traded ounce-for-ounce with gold. For one thing, salt was one of the few preservatives available. It preserved fish, meat, olives, cheese, and pickled vegetables throughout the year everywhere in the world. There are, in fact, some 14,000 known uses for salt. Salt meant […]
Luke 14:15-24 – Trivial Pursuits
October 19, 2018 17:58 - 44 minutes - 15.2 MBJesus told a parable about a wedding supper to which all the invited guests offered various excuses. In their case, they would not simply miss out on supper; they would miss out on salvation! The supper represented an invitation to receive eternal life, enter the kingdom of God on earth, and then spend eternity with […]
Luke 14:1-14 – Find Your Manners
October 19, 2018 17:55 - 45 minutes - 15.5 MBJesus was the poster boy for heaven’s rules of social and spiritual manners. In our story, the Pharisees were shocked that Jesus did not mind their manners. Jesus turned the table on them, exhorting them to find His manners. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 13:31-35 – What Love’s Got To Do With It
October 19, 2018 17:54 - 42 minutes - 14.6 MBJesus compared Himself to a hen. Given the number of animals available, it is curious that Jesus chose a hen. What about the mighty eagle of Exodus, soaring over danger? What about the proud lion of Judah, mowing down his enemies with a roar? Compared to either of those, a mother hen does not inspire […]
Luke 13:22-30 – Seeker Insensitive
October 16, 2018 18:31 - 50 minutes - 17.5 MBThere are some party-crashers in our story. They are unable to get in to the banquet – even though they had been invited! In their case, they waited too long to get in, and the door was permanently shut. The banquet in this Bible passage represents salvation and eternal life. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 13:10-21 – Every Which Way But Loosed
October 16, 2018 18:30 - 44 minutes - 15.3 MBFor all this woman’s suffering, her spiritual focus was upward. As difficult as it was to get ready, and to get around, she was in the synagogue. Apparently she was a regular worshipper, because no one took any special notice of her. Her quality of life was first and foremost spiritual. Her physical condition was […]
Luke 13:1-9 – Calamity Jesus
October 16, 2018 18:27 - 48 minutes - 16.7 MBWhether disasters are natural, or national, or personal, there is a tendency to see them as deserved by sinners who are being judged by God. The question we might want to ask ourselves is this: How does Jesus want us to understand disasters? (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 12:49-59 – The Accu-Weather Foresight
October 16, 2018 18:26 - 46 minutes - 16.2 MBFires, fire season, and firestorms, are the images Jesus used in our text. He first talked about the fire season, saying, I came to send fire on the earth (v49). The fire He spoke of is not yet kindled; but, when it is, it will be a firestorm of enormous magnitude. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 12:35-48 – Steward Little
October 16, 2018 18:11 - 52 minutes - 18.1 MBYou and I, if we are Christians, are servants in the Lord’s household on earth – the Church. When He returns to earth, and we return with Him, it is His desire we all be promoted to stewards, to aid and assist Him in governing His kingdom on earth. These verses, like any good want […]
Luke 12:13-34 – Wealth Not, Want Not
October 16, 2018 18:09 - 46 minutes - 16.1 MBThose who are wealthy always seem to want more. Those who are wanting always seem to want more. Both the wealthy and the wanting suffer from the same spiritual disease: Covetousness. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 12:1-12 – The Sheep Whisperer
October 16, 2018 18:08 - 43 minutes - 14.8 MBJesus was giving His disciples an illustration. He would be their Darshan, whispering to them what to say through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. They were His Amora – broadcasting His message wherever they went. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)
Luke 11:37-54 – The Dead Pharisees Society
October 16, 2018 18:07 - 47 minutes - 16.3 MBWhile many will tell you that Lent and Ash Wednesday were celebrated by the first followers of Jesus, they are not in the Bible, and you can’t find them in Church history until about the fourth century. Still, it grew as a religious ritual – especially among Roman Catholics. Religious rituals are becoming more popular […]
Luke 11:14-36 – Dust Devils
October 16, 2018 18:06 - 50 minutes - 17.4 MBSweeping-out your heart is a picture of reforming your life. You’ve got problems, or issues; addictions or compulsions. So you set out to improve yourself; you set out to reform your ways. You can accomplish a great deal of reform. But reform always leaves you vacant and vulnerable. God is not looking for reform. He […]
Luke 11:5-13 – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
October 16, 2018 18:05 - 45 minutes - 15.6 MBJesus had just given His disciples what we call the Lord’s Prayer. It was really a model, or a pattern, for them to follow when they prayed. In the verses that immediately follow the Lord’s Prayer (the verses we have read and are studying), it’s as if Jesus was saying, “Now go and ask your […]
Luke 11:1-4 – Daddy Day Care
October 16, 2018 18:04 - 45 minutes - 15.8 MBThe Lord’s Prayer was one of those formal prayers I had recited hundreds of times. I see now that it is not so much a formal prayer, as it is a form for prayer. It’s not wrong to recite it; but it is better to regard it as a model or a pattern for how […]