Jeremiah has a very human response to his pain and suffering resulting from being rejected as he spoke the Word of the Lord. What lessons can we learn about suffering and going through hardship resulting from standing for our faith? Will God's people today have a similar experience? What did Jeremiah learn about his weaknesses and what God does in spite of human weakness? How did Pashur respond to Jeremiah? What was God trying to say to the people of Judah? Is prophecy conditional or always fulfilled once a prophet utters the words?

What can we learn from Peter's outreach to the gentiles? How did it contrast from Paul's? What can we learn from the story of Cornelius and the conversion of his friends and family? What important lessons did Jews of the early church have to learn? What might that mean for the church today? Does culture or race matter when it comes to salvation? This week as we explore these lessons we'll look at the stories of early gentile converts to Christianity.

What does the Bible teach us about God and missionaries? What is a missionary and what is their mission? In what ways is God Himself a missionary? What took place in the Garden of Eden that caused humanity to be lost? How did Jesus Christ address that problem? What were the consequences of Sin? Why did Adam and Eve fall? What implications does this have for missionaries today? Why did God choose to operate through missionaries instead of heavenly beings or doing the work Himself? This week we tackle many of these subjects as we explore God as a missionary.

Why did so many people misunderstand Jesus' first advent? Why was he rejected by many of the religious leaders of His time? Are we today in any danger of making the same mistake that they made? What can we learn from Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem? What do Jesus' actions, when He overturned the money changers and through certain people out, teach us about Jesus? This week we explore Jesus and His entry into Jerusalem before going to the cross. We tackle these subjects from the perspective of Luke.

What was it about Jesus that made Him such a great teacher? What were Jesus' teaching techniques? What gave Him the authority with which He spoke? How did Jesus demonstrate His authority? Whom did Jesus reach out to? What can we learn from the parables about Jesus as a master teacher? This week we explore these questions from Luke's perspective and Jesus' blessings and woes from the Sermon on the mount.

What was the mission of Jesus? How is that mission expressed in His parables? What do we learn in the parables about how God views the lost? How do these stories demonstrate the character and love of God? This week as we study the book of Luke, we explore some of the parables as we look at Luke's understanding of Jesus' mission. We will look at the parable of the lost sheep, lost coin, prodigal son, rich man and Lazarus, and the servants entrusted with talents.