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What will it be like before Jesus comes? Today we look at the first of two revealing pictures from history.

When will the Kingdom Come? That's the question the Pharisees asked in Luke 17. We begin to open the answer from Jesus Christ today on Wake up in the Word.

We love to say "Happy Mother's Day" to those wonderful women who raised us and are raising the next generation. We celebrate moms around the world, but there is a wicked movement today that's connected to the last days green religion that makes motherhood almost a crime against the planet!

In Luke 17 the disciples ask Jesus to increase their faith. His response probably shocked them.

We count the casualties in armed conflicts from history, but few are compiling the tragic list of casualties in the ongoing war on the USA. In this conflict few are willing to acknowledge, Satan and his armies are inflicting a huge toll on current and future generations.

In a parable directed to the disciples, Jesus points out some important eternal truths that reflect on our worldly lives.

Jesus begins the story by showing the consequences of rebellion. But the scene quickly changes to a beautiful picture of a father's forgiveness.

Luke 15 records the second of the parables of Lostness. Jesus once again tells of the joy in heaven repentance brings.

Luke 15 begins with the Pharisees expressing their displeasure with Jesus for hanging out with sinners. Christ follows that up with three stories that reveal God's mission.

Jesus details for us what's required to be His true disciple. Count the cost...

Jesus tells a story that foresees the Gentiles acceptance into God's kingdom and unmasks all our excuses for not following Him.

Social media has created a world unlike anything in history - a world of endless self-promotion. But Jesus teaches a virtue that's totally opposite of this fad. Humility is still the key to God's daily grace in our lives.

Jesus is dining at the home of a Pharisee when He has the opportunity to heal someone and teach a valuable lesson on the Sabbath.

In this seemingly minor section of Luke 13 we pick up on a major theme. Jesus is not going to be distracted from His purpose.

A question from the crowd leads to a short discourse on the way into God's kingdom. It is a narrow door. Only one way in and that way is Jesus.

Jesus uses two simple pictures to describe His coming kingdom that would grow around the world.

This parable sounds like a warning of punishment, but it is also revealing grace. When true repentance comes (Lk 13:1-5), the barren tree has a new opportunity to produce fruit and become a blessing instead of an embarrassment.

Jesus is confronted with a question about current events and uses it to point to the need of repentance.

As we finish Luke 12, Jesus gives us some advice for practical living. Along with some insight from the Apostle Paul we will see how the believer should attempt to live in a hostile society.

Jesus questions the crowd about their inability to see Messiah's coming from the Scriptures. Are we equally blind to His second coming?

In Luke 12 Jesus points to the rift that emerges with friends and family when some accept Christ and others do not.

Easter worship at Sandy Level Baptist Church in Blythewood SC, 4/9/23 featuring Matt and Libby Wright.

Why is a day commemorating a horrible event called GOOD? Because the finished work of Christ paid for our forgiveness.

In Luke 22 we find the account of Christ celebrating what He knows will be the last Passover with the disciples. This begins the night of total surrender as He faces the coming cross.