Gearing Up for Battle

What do you do when the boss is away and no one seems to be watching? In Luke 19.11-27, Jesus reminds us that our King may seem to be away, but he has given us work to do---and one day he return to see what we've done with what he entrusted to us.

Zacchaeus had everything the world said should make him happy--wealth, success, position--yet something inside told him there had to be more. He was lost, and knew something needed to change. Then one day Jesus came through town and Zacchaeus saw an opportunity. Join Pastor Greg as he shares what Zacchaeus did shows us what it looks like for the lost to be found.

As Jesus makes his way toward Jerusalem, he reveals what lies ahead--but his disciples still cannot see what he is trying to show them. Join Pastor Greg as he shares how Luke shows us that sometimes the greatest blindness isn't in our eyes, but in our inability to see who Jesus is, what he can do, and the life he offers us.

In today's scripture we read about a man who comes to Jesus with some assumptions about how life is to be lived. Much to the man's chagrin, Jesus sets the man straight telling him what he lacks in this life. Join Pastor Greg as he shares how Jesus challenges all of us to examine our life to find the one thing we lack in a deep relationship with God.

Today we welcome Daniel and Sarah Patino, from Seek Christian Community, a campus ministry at Virginia Tech.

Whenever we prepare for a trip, there are a few important things we never leave home without. They may not seem important until something goes wrong, but when the unexpected happens, those essentials become invaluable. As Joshua prepared Israel for a new journey, God reminded him of the spiritual essentials every believer needs. Join Pastor Greg as he shares from the scriptures some of the things we should never leave behind as we travel through life.