Jesus suddenly popped-in while the disciples were gathered together. A week later He would appear like this again, suddenly through closed doors, and present Himself to these same men along with Thomas, who initially doubted that the Lord was alive. The emotional effect of these appearances is captured in a strangely beautiful phrase in verse […]

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Luke 24:36-53 – 40 Days Of Jesus

Lovers sometimes take walks. They don’t do it to get somewhere. They do it to be with someone. The progress that they make is not measured in distance, but in devotion. They spend time getting to know one another, deepening in their love. Often they arrive at the same geographical location from which they started […]

Luke 24:13-35 – Road’s Scholars

It should have been standing-room only outside of the tomb. Jesus told His followers more than once that He would be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. The place to be was outside of that tomb, waiting for the Lord to appear. Instead, some disciples […]

Luke 24:1-12 – Spice Girls

Seven-hundred years before Jesus died as a criminal but was buried in a rich man’s tomb, the prophet Isaiah let us know that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit had preplanned the events of that day. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Luke 23:44-56 – Funeral For A Friend

Taking-up and bearing the Cross were vivid images in the first century. The Romans executed by crucifixion. Often a condemned person could be seen taking-up their cross and bearing it to the place of crucifixion. When Jesus used this imagery, His listeners and followers understood that the way they lived was to be noticeably different […]

Luke 23:26-43 – Cross Words Muzzled

There are Jews and Romans in our verses; but they are not the main character. They are the background. Your eyes should be fixed upon Jesus. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Luke 22:63-23:25 – Religion Assisted Deicide

The Christian life is sometimes compared to a walk with Jesus; sometimes to a long-distance race. It’s not going too far to compare it to a climb to the summit of a mountain. In any case, you don’t want to fall behind and lose sight of Jesus and become lost in some wilderness of sin. […]

Luke 22:54-62 – I’ve Fallen And I Can Get Up

When you become a Christian, you find yourself in a fight. We commonly refer to it as spiritual warfare. We have spiritual enemies who employ sinister techniques to defeat us. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Luke 22:47-53 – S.W.A.T. Training

If you are a Christian, there are many temptations in the world. Some are in Sin Cities; but some are right here in your own city. Some are in your home, office, or school. It would be nice if they were clearly marked with signs that said, Now Entering Temptation – so you could recognize […]

Luke 22:39-46 – Blood, Sweat And Prayers

In our normal, everyday way of thinking and relating to one another, it only seems obvious that the person seated is greater than the person serving. But Jesus went on to point out, yet I am among you as the One who serves. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Luke 22:24-38 – Tips From Your Waiter

Leonardo da Vinci’s painting, The Last Supper, is for many Christians the clearest image they have of Jesus Christ’s last meal with his disciples. Though it is considered great art, da Vinci’s painting is bad history. All the details in da Vinci’s painting are inaccurate. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Luke 21:37-22:23 – The Lasting Supper

Jesus didn’t tell us to make predictions. He told us what was definitely going to happen in the future so that we might know how we should live in the present. Our study of prophecy ought to have a profound practical effect on our daily living. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Luke 21:20-36 – Go Fig-ure

The Jews were quite proud of the first century Temple in Jerusalem. It was a beautiful and magnificent structure. Herod had given it an extreme makeover. Jesus took a look at it and told them it was about to be destroyed – stone-by-stone. It started an incredible conversation about the future. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Luke 21:5-19 – Apocalypse Now And Then

Jesus warned His first disciples, beware of the scribes… who devour widow’s houses. Jesus’ words would have seemed radical to those listening. The scribes were considered pillars of the community. The Lord was exposing them as parasites. They were like termites devouring the house of a poor widow. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Luke 20:45-21:4 – Of Mites And Men

To support their lifestyles of the rich and famous, the Sadducees only accepted the first five books of the Old Testament, claiming that nowhere in those books was there any talk of life after death. This life was all that they were living for. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Luke 20:27-44 – The Corpse Grooms

Verse by verse studies through books of the Bible with Pastor Gene Pensiero of Calvary Hanford. In this series through the entire Gospel of Luke we learn about Jesus Christ and His extravagant love for His people.