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In closing his "Sermon on the Plain" Jesus gave a strongly worded caution that every follower should consider: It is possible to be a fake disciple of Jesus...

Some things are hard to hear but will help us the most if we actually listen to them. Not surprisingly Jesus specialized in those types of insightful challenges. He was (and is) willing to step on your toes...

The most unexpected expectation of Jesus for his disciples is to love their enemies. That may seem like an impossible command and yet the right side up values of Jesus reveal just reveal it as the highest guide and most distinctive mark of a follower of Jesus.

Do the values that matter most to you also matter most to God? In a familiar sounding sermon, Jesus highlights values that initially sound upside down but in reality they are right side up.

Some of the earliest confrontations Jesus had with the Pharisees revolved around religious rules. Religion tends to drift in the direction of rules. That makes it valuable to understand the distinctiveness of Christianity as being built on relationships rather than religion.

For the first time in Luke's gospel the Pharisees make an appearance in our text today. The issues that surface through their resistance of Jesus are still issues for us to learn from today.

The very first individuals to respond to Jesus' call to follow him include some familiar and one not so familiar name. Their examples point us in the direction of important lessons in following Jesus today.

Luke documents the beginning of Jesus' public ministry through the events that took place on two shocking sabbaths.

Jesus endured 40 days of temptation from the devil himself...without wavering. We may find it more challenging to resist temptation than Jesus seemed to but his model provides enormous help and hope.

On the first day of Jesus' public ministry he stepped into the Jordan River to be baptized by John. What happens next has implications for your life today.