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The Lamp God Lights (Luke 11:14-36)
Bent Oak Church - July 10, 2024 00:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsHaving witnessed Jesus cast out a demon, his opponents accused him of dark powers, but the crowd asked for more miracles. Jesus answered their questions but also pushed the conversation further. They came to evaluate Jesus and his power, but he challenged them to evaluate their own hearts and th...
Teach Us to Pray (Luke 11:1-13)
Bent Oak Church - July 02, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJesus's disciples often saw him praying, and they recognized something he possessed in prayer that they did not. Coming to Jesus, on disciple asked, "Teach us to pray." Jesus answered the man's question, but he pushed the disciple further and shifted the question from how to why.
The Distraction of Martha (Luke 10:38-42)
Bent Oak Church - June 25, 2024 14:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMany remember the familiar images of Mary and Mary, Martha busy with her work, and Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus. In this week's sermon, we take a closer look at why Luke has included this little story and how it fits into the questions Jesus was trying to answer. We discover there is more g...
The Real Lesson of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
Bent Oak Church - June 18, 2024 14:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJesus's story of the Good Samaritan is one of his most familiar teachings in the Bible. It's so familiar that it's easy to miss the true point. We take a closer look at the parable and the conversation that provoked it and discover the wisdom of Jesus's probing questions.
The Source of True Joy (Luke 10:1-24)
Bent Oak Church - June 11, 2024 17:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJesus had been increasingly talking about suffering, but he also turned his disciples to the topic of joy. And Jesus chose to locate the source of true Joy in an unexpected place. Unlike the disciples who took join in their achievements, Jesus suggested that true joy came from the grace of havin...
The Cost of Following Jesus (Luke 9:51-62)
Bent Oak Church - June 06, 2024 20:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJesus's disciples continued to struggle to understand Jesus's talk of suffering. Again, they failed to understand the way of his kingdom. They were prepared to call down fire to destroy their enemies. But Jesus turned their attention to the price they would pay to be his true disciples. The hour...
The Heart of the Disciples (Luke 9:46-50)
Bent Oak Church - May 29, 2024 17:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe've seen Jesus's disciples struggling to understand Jesus's increasing talk of suffering and rejection. But Jesus realized there was more going on in the logic of their hearts. We take a closer look at the disciple's struggles and how the temptations they faced are ours as well.
The Evil They Couldn't Cast Out (Luke 9:37-45)
Bent Oak Church - May 21, 2024 18:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsHaving come down from the mountain of his transfiguration, Jesus was met by another crowd. This crowd was in chaos. A man came yelling, desperate to have his son delivered, and explaining the disciple's failure to help. Jesus used the moment to again speak of the suffering that awaited him and c...
Jesus's Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-36)
Bent Oak Church - May 14, 2024 19:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJesus often withdrew to pray. And it's surprising how often his disciples fell asleep praying with him. When Peter, James, and John woke from their sleep, they discovered Jesus had changed. We take a closer at Jesus's transfiguration and the important place of prayer in the story.
Talk of Suffering and Rejection (Luke 9:18-27)
Bent Oak Church - May 09, 2024 23:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJesus waited until the crowds were at their peak to begin discussing with his disciples what awaited. The Son of Man would have to suffer, be rejected, and die. It was a message the disciples were not prepared to hear. But Jesus went further. He explained that all his disciples must learn to bea...
Jesus Feeds the Crowd (Luke 9:10-17)
Bent Oak Church - April 30, 2024 15:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe crowds continued to grow around Jesus. And as they came, Jesus saw their need. The crowd was great and without food. Jesus, by his miraculous work, fed the crowd and continued to demonstrate his compassion for them.
Jesus Sends Out The Twelve (Luke 9:1-9)
Bent Oak Church - April 23, 2024 19:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJesus's sending out of the twelve disciples marks a transition in his ministry. Having spent most of his time in the towns of Galilee, Jesus would increasingly turn his attention to Judea and the suffering that awaited him. It would be a hard lesson for his disciples to understand.
The Surprising Compassion of Christ (Luke 8:40-56)
Bent Oak Church - April 17, 2024 18:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsChapter 8 of Luke's gospel recounts some of the most powerful miracles in Jesus' ministry. It also recounts one of the smallest. We take a closer look at the surprising compassion of Jesus and his willingness to see even those overlooked needs.
Jesus Confronts a Legion of Demons (Luke 8:26-39)
Bent Oak Church - April 09, 2024 16:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsHaving calmed the storm at sea, Jesus arrived at the far side of the Sea of Galilee. He was immediately met by a man possessed by a legion of demons. But the encounter does not develop as Jesus' disciples might have expected. The encounter gives us another opportunity to see how people respond t...
Easter Service (Luke 24:1-35)
Bent Oak Church - April 02, 2024 13:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAs a part of our Easter worship, we take a look at Jesus' conversation with two disciples on the road to Emmaus. We discuss the surprise of resurrection and how this truth reworks our lives and future.
Jesus Calms the Storm (Luke 8:22-25)
Bent Oak Church - March 25, 2024 19:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAs they crossed the sea of Galilee, Jesus slept. Even through the storm, he did not wake. But as the boat began to take on water, his disciples woke him in a panic. We take a look at this familiar story and what it teaches us about faith and the storms we all face in life.
A Light for All to See (Luke 8:16-18)
Bent Oak Church - March 19, 2024 15:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe have been looking at how various people respond to Jesus. In this week's sermon, Joshua Kansiewicz explores how Jesus uses common sayings to express spiritual truths, including Jesus' image of a light not being hidden from the world. Jesus final advice was to be careful how we hear.
The Seed and the Sower (Luke 8:1-15)
Bent Oak Church - March 14, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJesus continued to gather followers as he taught throughout Galilee, but those followers would increasingly recognize the crowd's and the leaders' rejection of Jesus. Warning them not to lose hope, Jesus offered them an everyday image—a parable—about seed and soil.
The Pharisee's Appearance of Humility (Luke 7:36-50)
Bent Oak Church - March 06, 2024 20:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsLuke has been trying to show us the kind of humility required to understand Jesus. That humility often came from unexpected people. In this week's passage, we get another example of humility but also a Pharisee who, though he appears to be humble, is revealed to be proud and unable to recognize ...
John's Expectations of Jesus (Luke 7:18-35)
Bent Oak Church - February 28, 2024 16:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsSomewhat unexpectedly, Luke turns our attention back to the character of John the Baptist. John would die in prison, and he seems to have been confused by the news of Jesus' ministry in Galilee. We take a closer look at our own expectations of Jesus and how we can recognize his true identity.
The Unworthy Centurion (Luke 7:1-17)
Bent Oak Church - February 20, 2024 20:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsHaving finished his sermon on the plain, Luke records another two miracles in the region of Galilee. But these miracles stand out from those so far recorded in Luke's gospel. We take a closer look at the Centurion's servant and the widow's son.
A House's Foundation (Luke 6:43-49)
Bent Oak Church - February 13, 2024 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAs we finish our study of Jesus' sermon on the plain, we take a closer look at two images: the fruit tree and the house. Jesus explained that it is the good plant that produces good fruit and that only a house that has been built upon a solid foundation can withstand the flood.
Judge Not (Luke 6:37-42)
Bent Oak Church - February 06, 2024 15:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe are taking a closer look at Jesus' sermon on the plain. Jesus's warning about judgment is perhaps among his most well-known words. But do we really understand what Jesus was saying? We reexamine this section of Jesus' sermon and heed his warning to pay close attention to the log in our own ey...
Love Your Enemies (Luke 6:27-36)
Bent Oak Church - January 31, 2024 18:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsHaving begun his sermon on the mount with the beatitudes, Jesus next turned his attention to the topic of love. And not just any love. Jesus commanded his followers to love their enemies. We take a closer look at how to love and Jesus' logic for the real source of loving enemies.
Blessings and Warnings (Luke 6:12-27)
Bent Oak Church - January 23, 2024 18:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJesus went up on the mountain to pray. Coming down, he gathered his twelve disciples and, before the crowd, laid out a surprising series of blessings and warnings. Jesus spoke with remarkable clarity, neither distracted by the crowd's approval nor by the scribe's opposition.
Lord of the Sabbath (Luke 6:1-11)
Bent Oak Church - January 17, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsControversy continued to build around Jesus. The Pharisees watched Jesus's disciples plucking grain on the Sabbath and asked why they did not keep it holy. The controversy grew worse when Jesus healed a man with a withered hand. But Jesus saw things very differently. Quoting from the scriptures,...
Do Wedding Guests Fast? (Luke 5:33-39)
Bent Oak Church - January 09, 2024 20:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe Pharisees continued their objections. Jesus may have come to call sinners to repentance, but his ministry didn't look like one of repentance. Jesus's disciples were busy eating and drinking. So Jesus turned to the image of marriage and God's promise to restore his bride.
Jesus Calls a Tax Collector (Luke 5:27-33)
Bent Oak Church - January 02, 2024 14:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAs Luke records the crowds continuing to grow and the Pharisees increasingly suspicious, he also records Jesus's recognition of certain individuals whom he called to be his disciples. We have seen Jesus's call of Peter who was cleaning his nets, in this weeks passage we look at Jesus's call of L...
Immanuel: Frank Kendrick
Bent Oak Church - December 20, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsFrank Kendrick shares his story of God's faithfulness as we wrap up our Immanuel series this Christmas season.
Immanuel: David Roush
Bent Oak Church - December 12, 2023 13:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsDavid Roush kicks off our Immanuel series by sharing his testimony of how God has been with him even in unseen times.
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