Luke records the pestering of Jesus by the Pharisees and scribes. They stalk Jesus looking for a reason to turn the crowds against him. Finally, Jesus has just had enough and finally confronts the Pharisees, giving them just what they wanted.

After reading a Messianic passage from Isaiah, Jesus goes out and proves Himself to be bona fide by His actions.

We have all heard the proverb that Jesus quotes about a prophet not being respected in his hometown. But, don't you find it odd that it was only after Jesus quotes this proverb that people are unhappy - and what I mean by unhappy is that they wanted Him dead!

Jesus is commissioned into His ministry at His baptism and then is led into the desert by the Holy Spirit to fast for 40 days. While there, Jesus is tempted by the devil. Ever wonder if Jesus truly experienced temptation? Check out what Luke says Jesus experienced!

Luke is a brilliant historian. He sets up Act II of his story of Jesus by placing the whole thing historical context. Then he takes the time to set the background of his cousin John preparing the way.

So, now that the Israelites have seen the miracles and all that God has provided, they are sold out to Yahweh, right? I mean, how could anyone possibly not get it by now?

You can't get much more famous than this! The crossing of the dry lake bed is an amazing illustration of God's power. But, what about the event can you believe? Is the parting of the Red Sea something to take literally?

How much do we know about the meal that we call the Last Supper? As it turns out, we can actually reconstruct the whole process of the day based upon the first century Passover traditions.

Just when all seems to be lost - the 10th Plague! The children of Israel are saved though the action of God. And, in so doing, God institutes the Festival of the Passover.

Jacob is not a nice guy. He stole his brother's birth right, runs from problems, and is generally deceitful. But, God choses to bless him anyway and fulfill his promise to Abraham though him.

In order to know who the Israelites are, you should spend some time getting to know the original Jew - Abraham. God made a promise to Abraham that his descendants would be more numerous than the stars themselves.

Titus is charged with building a strong church on the island of Crete. Paul gives every explicit regulations about the kind of leaders that Paul wants representing Jesus and the church.

Paul recognizes that the only Bible some people may read is the lives of the people they know that call themselves Christian.

Paul stops in on the island of Crete on his way to Jerusalem from Roman imprisonment. Turns out, Paul doesn't like Cretans.

Paul is working in Rome under 24/7 house arrest in safety from the Jews that want to kill him. Paul understands, though, that living his life in a way worthy of the gospel means that he must hold loosely to all he holds dear - even his own life.