BibleGateway: Luke 6:17-26 ESV Text: Luke 6:17-26 KJV Text: Luke 6:17-26 The section starts at about 2:1 and ends at about 3:25 17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and… Happiness is not what people think it is. A person truly blessed is poor and hungry. In other words, we are happy when we know we are poor sinners, and have a hunger for the righteousness our Savior alone can give.

BibleGateway: Luke 6:1-11 ESV Text: Luke 6:1-11 KJV Text: Luke 6:1-11 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:40      1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first,… Sinners have a natural bent toward legalistic religion, which is loveless to the extreme. True religion finds spiritual rest in Jesus, the Sabbath Lord. Then it shows its faith in deeds of love for one’s neighbor.

BibleGateway: Luke 5:17-26 ESV Text: Luke 5:17-26 KJV Text: Luke 5:17-26 The section starts at about 2:17 and ends at about 3:58      17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was… Even if it means tearing apart a roof to get to the Savior, nothing can stop faith from taking its bodily and spiritual concerns to Jesus.

BibleGateway: Luke 5:1-11 ESV Text: Luke 5:1-11 KJV Text: Luke 5:1-11 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:40      1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him… With Jesus as our Savior, we need not be afraid. He even gives our lives amazing purpose by equipping us to be fishers of men.

BibleGateway: Luke 4:31-44 ESV Text: Luke 4:31-44 KJV Text: Luke 4:31-44 The section starts at about 3:48 and ends at about 5:48      31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them… Epiphany! This Jesus must be the Christ, the Son of God!

BibleGateway: Luke 4:12-27 ESV Text: Luke 4:12-27 KJV Text: Luke 4:12-27 The section starts at about 1:21 and ends at about 3:36 12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not… The Spirit of God rests on Jesus, the Chosen Christ, anointed to preach freedom for those held captive by sin. But beware! Friends and neighbors may react with hostility when we share the good news with them.

BibleGateway: Luke 3:21-37 ESV Text: Luke 3:21-37 KJV Text: Luke 3:21-37 The section starts at about 2:50 and ends at about 5:49      21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that… By the waters of the Jordan River, God announces to the world that Jesus is His Son. Luke traces Jesus’ human ancestry all the way back to Adam. Jesus is the God-man come to save us.

BibleGateway: Luke 3:1-20 ESV Text: Luke 3:1-20 KJV Text: Luke 3:1-20 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:59      1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius… Luke chronicles the precise time in history in which John the Baptist, by preaching of the Word, begins to prepare hearts to receive the Savior. Now is our time in history to preach so that all mankind may see the salvation of our God.

BibleGateway: Luke 2:21-40 ESV Text: Luke 2:21-40 KJV Text: Luke 2:21-40 The section starts at about 2:18 and ends at about 4:55      21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child,… Already, on the eighth day of His earthly life, Jesus sheds His holy and precious blood for us. With eyes of faith we see the salvation God has prepared for all people!

BibleGateway: Psalm 90 ESV Text: Psalm 90 KJV Text: Psalms 90:1-17 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 90:      1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all… A serious and needed reflection for the ending of another year: Lord, “teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”