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Buried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 21:5-9 - Temple DestructionJesus prophesies the destruction of the temple which would not take place for roughly another 40 years. These verses are debated regarding the dating of the gospels.
2025-06-1415 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 21:1-4 - Two MitesJesus sees many people giving extravagant gifts and taking pride in their offering. He sees a poor widow who offers just two mites. It is a small amount, but it is everything she has.
2025-06-1416 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 20:41-47 - The Lord Said to My LordJesus answers another question. He is asked how He can be both the Son of David as well as his Lord. Jesus answers with a quote from Psalm 110.
2025-06-1416 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 20:27-40 - More QuestionsThe Sadducees sought to trick Jesus with yet another question. This time they asked Jesus a convoluted question about the Resurrection and woman with many different husbands.
2025-06-1419 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 20:9-19 - Wicked VinedressersJesus uses a parable of a master with vineyard workers to illustrate the failures of the spiritual leaders of the people.
2025-06-0821 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 20:1-8 - His Authority QuestionedAfter Jesus drove away the buyers and sellers from outside the temple, the Pharisees question Jesus and ask Him by whose authority he does such things.
2025-06-0812 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 19:45-48 - Not in My HouseJesus is entering the temple to teach and outside in the courtyard there are predatory businessmen taking advantage of people.
2025-06-0816 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 19:28-44 - Triumphant EntryJesus returns to Jerusalem but this time is very different. He is cheered by the crowd as they refer to Him as the "King who comes in name of the Lord."
2025-06-0822 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 19:11-27 - Parable of the MinasJesus uses a parable about a master who entrusts his servants with resources while he is gone. Upon his return, he calls the servants to account for what they have done with his resources.
2025-06-0217 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 19:1-10 - Come Down From the TreeJesus was passing through Jericho when he comes across Zacchaeus the chief tax collector in a tree. Jesus tells him to come down and they begin a relationship.
2025-06-0217 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 18:35-43 - Blind BartAs Jesus enters Jericho, He passes by a blind man named Bartimaeus. Bartimaeus calls out to Jesus to have mercy on him while the people around Bartimaeus tell him to be quiet.
2025-06-0223 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 18:31-34 - They Didn't KnowJesus prophesies to the Apostles about His impending death and resurrection. It says that they didn't understand what Jesus was saying because it was hidden from them.
2025-05-2823 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 18:18-30 - Rich Young RulerJesus explains something important to a rich young ruler who asks what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus, knowing the young man's heart, says that he must sell all his possessions. This parable explains the need to have Jesus as the most important thing in your life.
2025-05-2818 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 18:15-17 - Like a ChildJesus explains that it is necessary to receive the Kingdom of Heaven like a child. He further explains that those who do not will not enter into it.
2025-05-2815 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 18:9-14 - Pharisee and Tax CollectorJesus uses this parable to highlight the difference in the attitude and posture of the heart of two different men. One is self-righteous and the other is poor in spirit.
2025-05-2809 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 18:1-8 - PersistenceJesus uses a parable of a widow to illustrate the importance of persistence in your prayer life. The woman eventually wears down a judge with her pleas for justice.
2025-05-2816 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 17:20-37 - RaptureJesus explains to His disciples the circumstances surrounding the Second Coming. These verses are typically used as evidence for the Rapture.
2025-05-1724 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 17:11-19 - 10 LepersJesus heals ten lepers as he passed through the border of Samaria and Galilee. Of the ten lepers, only one returned to Jesus to praise Him.
2025-05-1722 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 17:5-10 - What is Faith?Jesus uses an illustration to demonstrate the relationship between faith and duty. He proposed to His disciples a simple question: should the servant be thanked because he did things that were expected of him?
2025-05-1723 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 17:1-4 - OffendedJesus explains to His disciples that it is impossible to avoid offense altogether in our lives. He follows up this statement be explaining the need to forgive.
2025-05-1716 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 16:19-31 - Abraham's BosomJesus uses the parable of the rich man and Lazarus as a follow up to the previous parable of the unrighteous steward. Like the previous parable, there is a focus on being prepared for your future circumstances.
2025-05-1217 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 16:18 - MarriageIn this verse Jesus says that if a person is divorced and they remarry, the person that marries them is committing adultery.
2025-05-1223 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 16:14-17 - Moral Law Here to StayHere Jesus says that not tittle of the law will fail before heaven and earth pass. Although salvation is by grace, we are still commanded to keep the two most important commandments that Jesus gave. This is the essence of the moral law.
2025-05-1222 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 16:1-13 - Being PreparedJesus uses the parable of the unrighteous steward to explain the need to be ready in our current circumstances. This parable is one of the most difficult because the servant is unrighteous but the focus is on his shrewdness rather than the morality of his actions.
2025-05-1222 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 15:11-31 - The Prodigal SonJesus uses the parable of the prodigal son to explain to explain our relationship with God. At some point, we all were lost but when we make the decision to return home, the Father greets us with joy.
2025-05-1222 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 15:8-10 - Loose ChangeThis parable is similar to the parable of the lost sheep. It is an illustration of how God chases us. It is grouped along with the parable of the prodigal son and has a similar theme.
2025-05-0121 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 15:1-7 - The 99Jesus uses the parable of the lost sheep as an illustration of how God chases after us. It highlights how valuable each soul is to Him.
2025-05-0120 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 14:34-35 Stay SaltyJesus explains that salt without flavor is useless and likewise, Christians without the nature of Christ are useless.
2025-05-0121 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 14:25-33 - The Cost to Follow ChristJesus describes in no uncertain terms what is necessary to become His disciple. He stresses the importance of counting the cost and gives examples.
2025-05-0130 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 14:15-24 - The Great FeastJesus uses the parable of The Great Feast to explain the need be spiritually ready. In the parable, people accept the invitation but find excuses on the actual day when it is to take place.
2025-05-0121 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 14:1-14 - Pride, What Else?Jesus uses a parable that describes a wedding feast. He says that when you attend a feast, you don't sit in an important place of honor because someone more honorable than yourself could come and then you will be asked to move. It is better to take a lowly place.
2025-04-2518 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 13:31-35 - Mother HenJesus using an illustration of a hen gathering her brood under her wings to describe Himself. This is a different side of Jesus. It describes His nurturing and protective nature.
2025-04-2517 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 13:22-30 - The Narrow PathJesus explains that in order to follow Him, you must strive to do so. The gate is narrow and many will seek to enter but will not be able.
2025-04-2518 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 13:18-21 - Parables of EvilJesus gives two parables to explain the nature of evil in the church. The first parable of the mustard seed describes how evil will come into the church and be found within it. The second parable explains how a small amount of sin can be incredibly destructive.
2025-04-2521 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 13:10-17 - Balancing ActJesus cures a woman who has been bent over for 18 years. Rather than celebrating the miracle and the woman's new sense of freedom, the Pharisees complain that Jesus healed on the Sabbath.
2025-04-2418 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 13:1-9 - Repent or PerishIn these verses, Jesus emphasizes repentance. There are two different types of repentance. One is a total change of mind and heart regarding God. The other is a daily repentance from our sin and shortcomings.
2025-04-2426 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 12:49-59 - DiscernmentJesus rebukes the multitude by admonishing them for their lack of awareness. This is a continuation of the warning to be ready for His return. Jesus explains to them that they don't fully appreciate their spiritual neediness.
2025-04-2415 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 12:35-48 - Are You Ready?Jesus explains the need to be spiritually ready for His return. He gives an analogy about a thief breaking into a house. He says that if the master of the house knew the hour the thief would come, he would keep watch. Jesus exhorts them to be ready because He will come at a time that they won't expect.
2025-04-2422 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 12:22-34 - Seek First the KingdomJesus explains that there is no need to fear or be anxious for your basic necessities. He says that if you seek first the Kingdom of God, all these things shall be added to you.
2025-04-2421 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 12:8-21 - Where Are Your Treasures?Jesus uses a parable to illustrate covetousness. In the parable, a rich many has too many crops and must build himself a bigger barn.
2025-04-1620 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 12:1-7 - Brought to LightJesus explains how everything done in the dark will eventually be brought to the light.
2025-04-1620 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 11:45-54 - Receiving CorrectionJesus continues his rebuke of the Pharisees but puts His focus on lawyers of the law and they aren't able to receive it because their hearts have been hardened.
2025-04-1617 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 11:37-44 - PhariseesHere continues is his rebuke of the Pharisees. He talks about how they will be held accountable for all the prophets that were sent from God but were martyred. They will answer for their rejection of God's Word.
2025-04-1621 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 11:29-36 - Recognizing JesusIn these verses Jesus rebukes the Pharisees because their hardened hearts wouldn't let them recognize the truth of who Jesus was.
2025-04-1618 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 11:24-28 - ObedienceJesus says that those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed. When you strive to live a righteous and holy life, you will see your relationship with God reach new heights.
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Buried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 11:14-23 - A House DividedJesus casts out a demon and is accused of doing so by the power of Beelzebub. Jesus uses a parable to explain that a house divided cannot stand.
2025-04-0316 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 11:1-13 - Persistence in PrayerJesus goes through the prayer known as "Our Father" and also uses a parable to explain the importance of persistence in your prayer life.
2025-04-0323 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 10:38-42 - Mary and MarthaThis is the true story of Mary and Martha and how they were preparing for the visit of Jesus. Martha was preoccupied trying to make everything perfect while Mary was content to sit at his feet.
2025-04-0319 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 10:25-37 - The Good SamaritanThis is a parable that Jesus uses to explain what "love your neighbor" means. The Samaritan showed empathy and kindness to someone who hated him.
2025-04-0317 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 10:17-24 - Jesus RejoicesJesus is pleased by the success of the disciples and their report. Here is the only instance in the gospel where it explicitly says that Jesus rejoiced.
2025-03-2722 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 10:1-16 - Lambs Among WolvesJesus sends out seventy of His disciples. He gives them instructions on how they carry themselves while spreading the news of the Messiah. One of the important things He says is that they are being sent out as lambs among wolves.
2025-03-2722 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 9:57-62 - Burn the ShipsJesus speaks to two men who desire to follow him. To one He says that the dead should bury the dead. To the other He says that no who has put his hand to the plow should look back.
2025-03-2720 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 9:51-56 - Why the Samaritans?The Sons of Thunder are rejected in a Samaritan town. They ask Jesus if they should call down fire from Heaven like Elijah to take vengeance on the town.
2025-03-2720 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 9:43-50 - Like A ChildThe apostles begin to argue about who is the greatest among them. Jesus sees this and takes a child and sets him near and uses him in an illustration. He says that whoever is least among them will be the greatest.
2025-03-2719 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 9:37-45 - The Enemy's Perfect TimingJesus is about to heal a boy from a demonic spirit. As He approaches the boy, he starts to convulse. Spiritual warfare often happens right as we are about to experience a breakthrough.
2025-03-1821 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 9:28-37 - The TransfigurationJesus went up to the mountain to pray. It was then that the transfiguration happened. Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep and they almost missed the display of His glory.
2025-03-1818 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 9:18-27 - No Half MeasuresJesus asks the apostles who they think He is. He follows this question up by telling them about his impending rejection and death. Jesus informs them that whoever wishes to follow him must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow him.
2025-03-1821 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 9:10-17 - Full BelliesJesus feeds the five thousand with a handful of fish and barley loaves. I share other scriptures about Gods provision. Jesus always provides for our needs, especially spiritual ones.
2025-03-1820 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 9:1-9 - SentJesus commands the twelve apostles to go and spread the good news. First Jesus gives them authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. Jesus doesn't give you a mission without equipping you first.
2025-03-1817 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 8:49-56 - Little Girl, AriseJesus is asked to heal the daughter of Jairus. Jesus tells him, "Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well." Fear and faith don't mix.
2025-03-1816 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 8:40-48 - Blood IssueA woman who has a medical condition that makes her unclean. She has suffered with this condition for 12 years and she has spent all of her money on physicians to no avail. She sneaks up on Jesus to touch the tassel of his outer garment, displaying her incredible faith.
2025-03-0917 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 8:26-39 - LegionA demon-possessed man goes to Jesus. Jesus asks him his name and he replies, "Legion." Jesus casts the demons into a herd of pigs who are driven off of a cliff into water.
2025-03-0923 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 8:22-25 - Master of the StormJesus and His disciples are crossing a lake in a boat. Jesus falls asleep and a storm comes. The disciples panic and wake him up. He asks them,, "Where is your faith?"
2025-03-0612 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 8:16-21 - Shine Your LightJesus tells the crowd gathered around Him the Parable of the Lamp. It is about the nature of truth.
2025-03-0621 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 8:1-8 - Don't Get Choked OutJesus gives the Parable of the Sower, one of the most popular parables in the Bible.
2025-03-0223 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 7:36-50 - The Alabaster FlaskA sinner pours her heart out at the feet of Jesus. A Pharisee observing that if Jesus knew what kind of woman she was, He wouldn't allow her to do that.
2025-03-0221 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 7:18-29 - The Baptizer DoubtsJohn the Baptizer sends men to ask Jesus if He is the Messiah. We know from John 1 that John referred to Jesus as the Lamb of God. John was displaying some doubt in his last days.
2025-03-0220 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 7:11-16 - Jesus Don't Do FuneralsJesus brings a woman's only son back from the dead. His mother would have been a widow and Jesus takes empathy on her.
2025-03-0213 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 7:1-10 - The CenturionJesus heals a Roman centurion who displays incredible faith. This is remarkable because it s symbolic of the Messiah being very different from expectations.
2025-03-0219 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 6:46-49 - Rock of AgesJesus uses a parable of two men who build a house but on different foundations.
2025-02-2321 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 6:43-45 - Out of the Well Comes the BucketJesus says that you will know them by their fruit.
2025-02-2318 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 6:37-42 - Don't JudgeThis exhortation is one of the most misquoted and misunderstood verses of the Bible.
2025-02-2326 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 6:27-36 - Love Your EnemiesJesus gives an exhortation that is easy to understand and hard to do but yet is the epitome of faith in action.
2025-02-2315 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 6:24-26 - Whoa! WoesJesus says proclaims woes on certain people following the Beatitudes. The focus is on material wealth.
2025-02-2321 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 6:12-23 - The BeatitudesJesus delivers the Sermon on the Plain, some of the Bible's most famous verses.
2025-02-2217 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 6:12-19 - Hey JudasJesus goes to a mountain and spends all night in prayer before he selects the apostles. Jesus chooses Judas despite his impending betrayal revealing that God does work all things out for the good.
2025-02-2217 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 6:6-11 - Withered HandA man asks Jesus to heal his withered hand. Jesus tells the man to stretch out his hand. Jesus requires something of us.
2025-02-2219 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 6:1-5 - ShowbreadJesus heals on the Sabbath and the Pharisees chastise Him. He reminds them of David and the showbread to illustrate God's expectations of us.
2025-02-1519 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 5:33-39 - New WineSome Pharisees ask Jesus why his followers aren't fasting. He uses a parable of a wedding feast to demonstrate his answer.
2025-02-1522 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 5:27-32 - The Tax CollectorJesus meets Levi the Tax Collector. In the culture at that time, tax collectors were despised and brought shame to their families. Jesus shows his character by choosing him to be the Apostle Matthew.
2025-02-1519 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 5:17-26 - No Plan BSome friends lower a paralytic man down through the roof to Jesus for healing. Their commitment to the plan and trust in the power of Jesus show that they have no backup plan.
2025-02-1523 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 5:12-16 - I Am WillingA leper approaches Jesus in complete faith knowing that He has the power to heal him. He tells Jesus that if He is willing, he would be healed. Jesus answers, "I am willing."
2025-02-1518 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 5:1-11 - At Your WordJesus tells Peter to go out on the lake and cast his net out. Peter has been fishing all night and hasn't caught anything. It doesn't make sense to him but he chooses to follow Jesus.
2025-02-1514 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 4:38-44 - Back to ServiceJesus heals Peter's mother-in-law and Scripture says she immediately arose and served those who were present.
2025-02-0809 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 4:31-37 - Demons Know the TimeJesus is recognized by a demon before He casts it out of a man. This is ironic since he was just rejected by His own people.
2025-02-0813 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 4:14-30 - Messiah On The SceneJesus is preaching in his hometown and is rejected and they attempt to stone him to death.
2025-02-0821 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 4:1-13 - How Satan AttacksSatan attacks Jesus after fasting for 40 days and he tries to entice Jesus with the sins outlined in 1 John.
2025-02-0621 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 3:21-22 - TrinityJesus is baptized by John the Baptist and the Holy Spirit descends in bodily form like a dove.
2025-02-0614 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 3:1-20 - A Voice in the WildernessJohn the Baptist preaches repentance to make way for the coming of the Messiah.
2025-02-0616 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 2:39-42 - My Father's BusinessJesus stays back in Jerusalem and is found teaching in the synagogue. He amazed all who heard Him and from here Jesus grows in wisdom and stature.
2025-02-0418 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 2:21-38 - Never Give UpMary brings Jesus to the temple to dedicate Him and we here the inspiring Scriptures about Simeon and Anna.
2025-02-0421 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 2:8-20 - The MangerIn these verses I discuss the circumstances surrounding the birth of Jesus. It is the only gospel that mentions the Greek word translated as manger.
2025-02-0316 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 2:1-7 - The LandscapeIn this video I discuss the cultural background of the Roman Empire and the census ordered by Augustus Caesar.
2025-01-2417 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 1:67-80 - God's VoiceZacharias prophesies and God's voice is heard for the first time in 400 years.
2025-01-2418 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 1:57-66 - ObedienceZacharias is obedient to Gabriel's instruction and names the baby John despite protests from people around him. God responds to his obedience by lifting his punishment.
2025-01-1717 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 1:39-56 - Mary's SongMary visits Elizabeth and she says some beautiful verses that are Christological in nature. These verses contain a dozen references to the Old Testament.
2025-01-1720 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 1:18-25 - Doubting GodWhen Gabriel tells Zacharias about his wife's pregnancy, he is filled with doubt.
2025-01-1416 minBuried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 1:5-17 - John the BaptistGabriel tells Zacharias that his wife Elizabeth will conceive and give birth to John the Baptist.
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Buried Pearls Bible StudyLuke 1:1-4 - Who is Luke?This is the introduction to who Luke is and some general background information on the gospel of Luke.
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Buried Pearls Bible StudyIntroductionThis is a brief introduction into who I am and why I do what I do.
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