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Luke opens his gospel with his purpose and then his reasoning. In summary, Luke is writing to convince us of what we have heard (the Gospel), and he begins his convincing argument by introducing us to the idea that nothing is impossible for God. What does it look like for us, as people of God, to move from a life of fear-induced impossibility to faith-induced possibility?

Jeremiah was called to prophesy to a people who had lost their way. His message was one of returning to their first love. You can be doing all the right things, but if you aren't becoming the image you were born from/for, you'll never truly be fulfilled. Our culture is crying out for a true expression of God's goodness.

If you don’t know why you are living your life, you’ll never fully experience what your life was intended to produce.

Sheep are herd animals. They are natural followers. They will only follow a familiar voice (shepherd). Jesus uses this common understanding to teach the religious leaders about God's prophetic fulfillment in the Son. We must decide what voice is familiar and what is that of a stranger.

You'll only see Jesus clearly when you become blind to what kept you from seeing Jesus before. In John 9, a man born blind is healed, and his sight is restored by Jesus. The religious leaders are furious because Jesus does this on the Sabbath. Religion will always be offended by those who have been given sight to see things for what they really are, but once you leave that system of karma, an angry god, and a weak Jesus, you'll inherit a revelation of the Son you were always designed to have.

The book of Job is not blunt history, but it does communicate a historical truth. What is this truth and why does it matter to us, today?