TGP West

Unexpected Messiah

Luke: The Person and Mission of Jesus / Messiah; Understanding; Work of Christ / Luke 7: 18-35; Psalm 40:7; Matthew 3:13-17; Isaiah 61:1-14; John 1:1-4; Isaiah 35:5-6; Mark 7:9 

The Compassion of Jesus

Luke, The Person & Mission of Jesus / Luke 7:11-17; 1 Kings 17:17-24; 2 Kings 4:8-37; Psalms 89:48; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Luke 4:23-27 

Faith in Jesus

Luke: The Person and Mission of Jesus / Faith; Trust; Salvation; Health and Healing; Intercessory Prayer / Luke 7:1-10; Luke 4:43; Luke 6:47-48; Proverbs 3:5-6; Genesis 15:6 

Teaching the Disciples: Two Foundations

Luke: The Person and Mission of Jesus / Luke 6:43-49; John 15:1-8; Philippians 3:4-9; Romans 6:23; James 1:22 

Teaching the Disciples: Judging Others

Luke: The Person and Mission of Jesus / Luke 6:37-42; Romans 5:8; John 3:17; Luke 15:1-2; John 15:18-20

Teaching the Disciples: How To Love Like Jesus

Luke: The Person and Mission of Jesus / Love; Conflict / Luke 6:27-36, John 13:34-35; Leviticus 19:18; Romans 5:8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 25:31-46

Being a follower of Jesus requires a heart change.  Jesus challenges his disciples to see all people, even those who hate them, as God sees them and to love them the way that He loves them.

Teaching the Disciples: Defining Kingdom Values

Luke: The Person and Mission of Jesus / Honor; Shame; Blessed / Luke 6:20-26; Numbers 6:22-27; Acts 7:51-52; Jeremiah 18:1-11; Acts 2:41-47

Jesus teaches his new disciples that in his upside down Kingdom, the concepts of what brings honor and shame are not what they think. 

Choosing The Twelve: The Person And Mission of Jesus

Luke 6:12-19

Following Jesus

Luke: The Person and Mission of Jesus / Sabbath and Rest; Health and Healing; Defense / Luke 6:1-11; Luke 4:18-21; Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 23:25; 1 Samuel 21:6; Mark 2:27-28 

Releasing the Old to Embrace the New.

Luke: The Person and Mission of Jesus / Evangelism; Paradigm / Luke 5:33-39; Romans 10:14-17; Acts 8:26-38 

Jesus is comparing the old way with the new. He challenges his listeners to release their old, dead religion, and embrace the new work that God is doing. We are challenged to release our old paradigms in order to embrace every believers call to proclaim the gospel.