Today on the podcast we continue through the Gospel of Luke. Once again Jesus and the Pharisees are going to battle and Jesus helps us to understand that the mouth speaking before the heart has a chance to feel can be damning. The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree 6 And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came s…

On today's podcast we continue through Luke and tackle some tough topics from Christ Himself. We break down how the Lord testifies that our faith is one of division of the World and we as Christians needs to be aware fo the world around us and our relationship with Him if we hope to succeed. Not Peace, but Division 49 “I came to cast fire on the ea…

Today on the podcast we continue through the book of Luke and examine how Christ calls us to be constantly ready for His return. We examine the challenge and caution He lays down for us and what that means for our day to day walk. 35 “Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, 36 and be like men who are waiting for their master to come ho…

Today on the podcast we continue through the book of Luke. Today we are continuing to see God address the fears we have of the world around us. Our food, money, clothing, shelter. We obsess over these things. Instead God challenges us once again regarding where our fear should rightly be and how to overcome the fears of worldly provision. The Parab…

Today on the podcast we continue through the book of Luke. Today we are looking at Christ's teachings regarding fear in the face of Pharisees hypocrisy. We see Christ challenge us that courage isn't what is necessary to confront persecution its fear in the proper place. A fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and also the place from which our…

Today on the podcast we continue our study in Luke. We are watching Jesus address the unfaithfulness of the Jewish Pharisees and lawyers and their obsessions with legalism and outward appearance rather than protecting their hearts. Christ is challenging us to consider what we use our eyes to consume and how it can positively or negatively affect ou…

Today on the podcast we continue our journey through Luke. Today we examine Christ furthering His teachings on who is a part of the kingdom of God and who isn't. He also expands on the risks of not turning from our sins and clarifies any notion of Mary His mother of being in some way divine blessed. Jesus and Beelzebul 14 Now he was casting out a d…

Today on the Podcast we continue through Luke and see how Jesus calls us to committed and constant prayer. Even better than just an instruction we also break down a parable that helps us to grasp why prayer shouldn't be an irregular matter but a constant in our walks as Christian Men. 11 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finishe…

Today on the podcast we continue through Luke and tackle the parable of the Good Samaritan. While it is a well-known parable we focus on its real-world application and how as men of faith we are called to a place of humility and mercy in a world full of hate and anger. The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to…

Today on the podcast we see Christ continuing His walk towards calvary and His ongoing realization that despite all the mighty works God has done people lack faith. Eyes are blind and ears are deaf, they can't know Christ and it could be to their destruction. After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two…

Today on the podcast we continue our journey through Luke and see how Christ intended us to give the Gospel but not negotiate for it. Let the Word speak and those who have ears to hear listen. 10 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 …

Today on the podcast we finish Luke 9 and look at what the cost of following Christ is. Christ calls us to Him and asks that we simply never turn back from that decision. While that sounds simple we wrestle with the more difficult application of this, or moreso why we make this difficult. 57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “…

Today on the podcast we continue our journey through Luke. We are looking at how Christ's frustration with the Apostles continues as they struggle with what Christ has called them to do and we wrestle with what those challenges mean for us in our daily walk. Jesus Again Foretells His Death But while they were all marveling at everything he was doin…

Today we continue through Luke 9 and are examining the cost of putting our faith into routine rather than Christ. We witness how the apostle's lack of faith in the authority of Christ causes them to be humbled and those they are meant to serve pain. We will wrestle with how to apply this in our own daily walk as men of faith so that we can build no…

In today's episode we see God throwing a mighty gathering. Luke 9 has us witnessing the transfiguration of Christ alongside Elijah, Moses, Peter, James and John. We are witness God declaring His purpose for Christ as the chosen deliverer of His children and we wrestle with how God calls us to His will and purpose. The Transfiguration 28 Now about e…

Today we continue through the book of Luke in our devotions. We are looking at how people are starting to clue into who Jesus is and what that means. At the same time Christ gives us a very powerful caution that those who are ashamed of Him or His word are going to find a God who is very ashamed of them down the road. We are called as Christian men…

Today we continue through Luke. The Apostles return home and now we are seeing the fruits of their labor. We examine the change in our hearts when we start to apply the teachings of Christ in our day-to-day lives and what can happen when faith grows in doing. Herod Is Perplexed by Jesus 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, a…

Today we continue our journey through the book of Luke. After finishing Luke 8 Jesus puts his teachings to the test as He sends His apostles into the world to heal and cast out demons. Today we look at the scriptures and wrestle with how we ourselves are doers of the Word and how simple and faith led actions can build up your faith in Jesus Christ.…

Today we continue our journey through the book of Luke. In this journey we have been taking through examining the power of Christ we come to perhaps the most encouraging account of them all and evaluate Christ's absolute authority over the flesh and what that means for our walk. 40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all …

Today we continue to journey through Luke. Having come off of the story of the calming of the storms and our fear of a world with Christ in control we now come to Christ exhibiting his authority over demons and flesh. We witness his awesome power and the fear it creates in the heart of man. We wrestle with whether that fear drives us away from Chri…

Today we continue walking through Luke. We have finished the segment of parables and Christ has left the crowd to offer us a teaching moment with his Apostles. We wrestle with who is control and where we put our faith but Jesus shows us there is only one way to calm the storms. Jesus Calms a Storm 22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, a…

Today we continue our walk through the book of Luke. We are examining another parable and learning that Christ not only teaches by word but also by deed. He sets the example for what it means to shine His light in the darkness. A huge thank you to all of the listeners that have returned following the hiatus. Whether you are a new or old listener I …

Today we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Yesterday Christ started to give us parables and today He explains the purpose of the parables and the reason for the stories to impart wisdom. The importance of wrestling with the parables becomes apparent as He guides us and enlightens us that the purpose of the Parables isn't for the worl…

Today on the podcast we continue our walk through the Gospel of Luke. We are going to be tackling some of the parables over the next few days and dedicating our time to breaking them down one at a time. Today we look at the parable of the sower and how our environment, the people and places we surround ourselves with, can be conducive or restrictiv…

Today we continue our walk through Luke and are looking at what a contrite heart should be. A women reknowned for her sin demonstrates how the opinions of this world matter so little when faced with our savior. Who is it that we break for? Him? Ourselves? The world? A Sinful Woman Forgiven 36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he w…

Welcome back Saints! Today we are continuing our walk through Luke and looking at Christ fulfilling some prophecy and giving us example about how we show the world the Gospel through our deeds. Messengers from John the Baptist 18 tThe disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, 19 calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to …

On today's episode of the Iron Saints podcast we are continue our journey through Luke. We are looking at Christ's heart and how his compassion and mercy at the core of his desire for us. We examine our own actions and whether our acts of service are coming from a place of pride or passion. Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son 11 Soon afterward he went to a …

Welcome back Saints! Today we continue our walk through the book of Luke and move on from the sermon on the hill. After having seen the calling of the apostles and the teaching on love, hate, blessings and curses we move on with Jesus in His walk and evaluate what the authority of Christ looks like and what it means for us. 7 After he had finished …

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. When last we spoke we were looking to the fruit we should bear and how from the abundance of our hearts the mouth speaks. Today we are tackling what a solid foundation and maturity in Christ should look like. Build Your House on the Rock 46 “Why do yo…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Continuing through His sermon on the hill we examine the fruit of our hearts and the overflow of the mouth and how that applies to the modern world of social media and digital communications. A Tree and Its Fruit 43 “For no good tree bears bad fruit, …

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Having tackled the passage about loving enemies now we come down to the sticky issue of judgment. Who has the right to judge? To condemn? Even more important who has the right to forgive? Judging Others 37 j“Judge not, and you will not be judged; cond…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Christ continues to preach after assembling His apostles and we move forward from the Beatitudes into some teaching on God's mercy and justice. Love Your Enemies 27 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. After Christ has assembled His apostles He heads right back to teaching the masses. He leads off and we examine today the beatitudes, the message of blessing and woe, and how the world's priorities and God's priorities clearly are not in line. The Bea…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Christ is done his back and forth lessons correcting the Pharisees and is moving on. Today we look at the example Christ sets for making big decisions and how that model can bring us blessing and conviction in our own walk. The Twelve Apostles 12 In t…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Today we are looking at Christ's ongoing defense against pettiness from the Pharisees and Sadducees. Today we examine the trap they have set for Christ on the Sabbath and how Jesus calls us to remember what the real purpose of the Sabbath is. Jesus Is…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. We follow up with the Pharisees on yesterday's challenge to Christ and examine their misunderstandings through another parable. We look at Christ's challenge for men of faith to move to maturity instead of dwelling in infancy. 33 And they said to him,…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Making our way out of the Parables and continuing our walk with Christ we see how he handles the labels of the world and how is heart is for those who need the Gospel. Jesus Calls Levi 27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitt…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. We continue to walk through the Parables of Christ in Luke 5:17 and examine what practical meaning they have for us as men of Christ. Jesus Heals a Paralytic 17 On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting t…

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On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Christ continues to perform His works on the road and spreading the word of the Messiah. Today we see Him not only work hard but acknowledge that even Christ took times of rest and how crucial that was for his relationship with God. Jesus Cleanses a L…

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On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Today we look at how our skills and passions are important but without God they will leave you empty! As always I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the reading and as well should you have any prayer requests you would like me to lift up on the …

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Christ continues His mission and we wrestle with purpose vs pleasing people on today's episode. As always I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the reading and as well should you have any prayer requests you would like me to lift up on the podcas…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Today we see Christ exhibit His authority and power. His Word is not merely God-breathed but God empowered and has real potential in our own daily walks to eradicate the presence of evil. As always I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the readin…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Christ has started his ministry and is kicking it off with a bang. Showdown in the hometown of Nazareth is among his first stops and we look at his response to a call for miracles. As always I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the reading and a…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Christ takes his first steps into His mission's walk and begins with His temptation in the desert. As always I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the reading and as well should you have any prayer requests you would like me to lift up on the pod…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Christ is baptised and now we take a brief moment to look back through his genealogy and appreciate what God has done for those that put faith into their family. As always I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the reading and as well should you h…

On today's episode of the Iron Saints Podcast, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Luke. Having moved forward from Jesus' childhood we finally meet John the Baptist as a man and get our first glimpse at the Gospel coming to life. We also wrestle with how Christ calls us to put our priorities in order. As always I look forward to hearing y…