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Pastor Mike Impact Ministries
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Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 23:33-39 - Jesus Died So He Could Save Others
Some interesting things in thispassage of Scripture also show up in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel ofMark. Today, I want to take time to look at all…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 23:32-34 - The Compassion of Jesus on the Cross
Todaywe're continuing in Luke 23:32-34. These three verses introduce us to Jesusbeing on the cross at Golgotha. This is one of the most special passages…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 23:27-31 - Jesus and the "Daughters of Jerusalem"
Aswe study Luke 23, a good way to recall the events of this chapter is to rememberthat Jesus had seven encounters or conversations with at least seven people…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 23:26 - "Simon of Cyrene"
Jesusis finally condemned by Pilate and sent to be crucified on Golgotha. Accordingto John’s Gospel, Jesus is forced to bear His cross. “And He, bearingHis…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 23:13-35 - Pilate the Coward
Up tothis point Jesus had three unfair trials before the Jews; before Annas, thefather-in-law of the high priest Caiaphas, and also Caiaphas at his house…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 23:6-12 - Jesus the Man
Welcometo Pastor's Chat today. We're continuing to look at Luke 23, and today we'refocusing on verses 6-12. Jesus had three unfair trials before the Jews…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 23:1-5 - Jesus On Trial Before Pilate
Todaywe are continuing to look at Luke 23. In this chapter, we read about the trial,the crucifixion, and the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus loves us so…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 23 - The Trial, Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
Todaywe are moving on to a new chapter, Luke 23. This chapter tells us about thetrial of Jesus and His crucifixion and death on the cross. We believe this…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:63-71 - Jesus, Our Example in Suffering
Today I want to focus on how Jesus suffered and how He faced that suffering andwhat we can learn from His example. Peter 2:19-24 tells us: For to this you were…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:63-71 - Christ's Suffering Proves God's Love for Us
Welcometo Pastor's Chat today. It's hard to smile as we begin this chat, thinkingabout what took place this past Friday in Texas with the death of so…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:60-62 - "The Rooster Crowed"
Thequestion I have today is, what will it take for the Lord to bring you torepentance, to call you back to Himself, for you to recognize your failure justas…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:54-62 - Peter Sounds and Looks Like the World
Todaywe're looking at Luke chapter 22:54-62. Here we see Peter's steps to failure. Wecan look at what he did and how he got to where he would deny the Lord and…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 33:11 - "Blessed is the Nation..."
Happy Fourth of July. I pray today that you'll have theopportunity to celebrate America with millions of other people. We have been soblessed to be able to…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:54-62 - Peter's Steps to Failure
Today we're continuing in Luke 22:54-62. In verse 54 it says,"Having arrested Him, they led Him, Jesus, and brought Him into thehigh priest's house, but Peter…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:49-53 - Fighting the Wrong Enemy with the Wrong Weapons
Jesushas been praying with His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane when Judasshows up with a “multitude” of the temple guards to arrest Jesus. To get thefull…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:47-48 - Betrayed With a Kiss
Welcometo Pastor's Chat. Today we continue to look at Luke chapter 22. At this point,we're with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. He's been praying with three…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:40-46 - The Sweat and Blood
The Garden of Gethsemane is a beautiful, awe-inspiringplace, a place of holy ground, we believe. There, our tour group will gatheraround an old olive tree that…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:40-46 - Strengthened By An Angel
Today,we're continuing to look at the mysteries of Gethsemane in Luke 22:40-46. Jesus is preparing for that hour, the hour that He willlay down His life on the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:40-46 - Preparing For Trials and Temptations
Today,we're continuing to meditate and look atthe scene of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane with His disciples. Remember, Heleft eight of them somewhere—we're…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:40-46 - "This Cup" of Gethsemane
Jesus kneels to pray, saying, "Father, if it is Yourwill, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, bedone." Thenan angel appeared to…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:40-42 - Are We Praying or Are We Sleeping
When Jesus gets to the garden, He takes three of the inner circledisciples—Peter, James, and John—and goes a little further. Jesusleft eight of the other…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:39 - The Garden of Gethsemane
On Thursday evening that we're looking at here in Luke chapter 22,Jesus has the Passover meal with His disciples, and there He institutes theLord's Supper…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:17-20 - The Institution of the Lord's Supper
Today,we will go back to Luke 22:17-20. It was when the Passover meal was drawing toa close (Matthew 26:25; Luke 22:20) that Jesus instituted the ordinance…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:35-38 - Preparing For Spiritual Warfare
Welcometo Pastor's Chat. Today, we're continuing in Luke chapter 22, looking at verses35 through 38. Jesus is with the disciples in the upper room, or in the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:31-34 - Satan Wants Us to Fail
Welcometo Pastor's Chat. Today, we're continuing in Luke chapter 22. The Lord has beenin the upper room with His disciples, sharing the Passover supper. As…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:24-30 - A Doormat for Jesus
Today,we're looking at Luke chapter 22:24-30. Jesus has just revealed that Judas isHis betrayer, who went out to gather men to arrest Him and take Him to the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:21-23 - Jesus Reveals the Betrayer
Today,we're continuing to look at Luke 22. We are now in the upper room on Thursdayevening with our Lord Jesus Christ and His twelve disciples. In verses…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:14-16 & John 13:1-7 - Love, Humility, and Forgiveness
Lukedoesn’t go into detail about the different aspects of the Passover lamb beingeaten, or the different cups that they drink representing certain aspects…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:14-16 - The Last Passover Fulfilled With Jesus
Today,we're focusing on verses 14–16, which say, "When the hour had come, He,Jesus, sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. Then He said to them…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:7-16 - "Then Came the Day..." and "The Hour Had Come"
Today, we're looking at Luke chapter 22. This chapterdescribes the events that took place on Thursday of Passion Week. Remember, onThursday evening, when the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:7-13 - The Passover Lamb is Prepared
Today,as we look at Luke chapter 22, we need to remember the setting behind thischapter, focusing on what was happening in Jerusalem during the week…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:1-13 - Jesus is Our Passover Lamb
Todaywe're looking at Luke chapter 22. We believe this chapter describes the eventsthat took place on Thursday of Passover Week and what we also call…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 22:1-6 - The Leaven in our Hearts
Webelieve the events in this chapter take place on Thursday of Passion Week, theweek that Jesus Christ will be crucified. Thiswas the time of Passover. There…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 21:34-38 - In the Daytime Jesus was Teaching
This is the chapter that has Jesus'Mount Olivet discourse, His prophetic message of the end times that He gives toHis disciples. As wefinish the chapter, He…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 21:29-38 - Jesus Always Keeps His Word
Today, we will be focusing on verses 29-38. Jesus finishes thisprophetic discourse with a parable about the “fig tree, and all the trees”. First,let's…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 21:25-28 - Jesus is Coming Again!
Today,we will be looking at Luke 21:25-28. In this passage, Jesus continues to giveHis great prophetic message concerning future events to His disciples from…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 21:20-24 - The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple
Today,we will be looking at Luke 21:20-24. In this passage, Jesus gives His greatprophecy concerning future events to His disciples from the Mount of Olives…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 21:8-19 - Jesus' Description of the Tribulation
Today,we will continue looking at Luke 21:8-19. In this passage, Jesus gives Hisgreat prophecy concerning future events to His disciples from the Mount…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 21:8-19 - One Interpretation, Many Applications
We'recontinuing in Luke chapter 21, looking at verses 8-19. Jesus has been asked byhis disciples, as they're sitting on the Mount of Olives overlooking…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 21:8-18 - Don't Be deceived, or Terrified, and Don't Worry
8 And He said:"Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name,saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time has drawn near.' Therefore do not go…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 21:5-7 - Introduction to the Mt. Olivet Discourse
Luke 20 ends with Jesusgiving a scathing rebuke to the Pharisees, scribes, Sadducees, elders, andleaders of Israel about their religious hypocrisy. Matthew 23…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 21:1-4 - She Outgave Them All
Today, we're looking at Luke chapter 21, but we need toremember how chapter 20 ends. Jesus had just asked the Pharisees and scribesabout who is the son of…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 20:41-47 - What You Think of Jesus Matters the Most
I think it is interesting that thischapter begins with a question by the priests, the scribes, and the elders.They asked Jesus by what authority did He cleanse…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 20:34-40 - Our God is the God of the Living
The Sadducees, a group ofJewish leaders who do not believe in angels, resurrection, or spirits pose a hypothetical question about a man who marries a woman and…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 20:27-36 - A Resurrection Day is Coming
InLuke 20, the Jewish priests, elders, scribes, and the Herodians confront Jesuswith different questions or situations seeking to find a reason to have…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 20:20-26 - God Ordained Human Government
InLuke 20:20-26 the Jewish priests, elders, scribes, and the Herodians continueto confront Jesus seeking to find a reason to have Him killed (v.19). On…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 20:17-19 - Jesus is the Chief Cornerstone
Theseverses 17-19, continue the confrontation that Jesus has on Tuesday of PassionWeek with the scribes, the priests, and the elders, just days before He…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 20:9-16 - The Great Cost of Rejecting Jesus
The priests, scribes,and elders have been listening to this. And when you read John 11:47–54, it isobvious that Jesus knew what these religious leaders were…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 20:1-8 - They Should Have Known
InLuke 20 we are looking at what happen in Passion Week, the Jewish Passover. At this point in this chapter, we're onTuesday. where Jesus is confronted by the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 20:1-2 - Passover Week Confrontations
Aswe come to this chapter, we need to remember several things. It's Passoverweek. Jesus has finished almost three and a half years of ministry, healing…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 19:45-48 - "My House is a House of Prayer"
Weneed to remember that this what we call Passion Week. Jesus rides intoJerusalem on Sunday morning, and the people cheer Him, celebrate Him, andbelieve that…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 19:45-48 - Remembering the Sacrifice for Freedom
Today is Memorial Day. Have you ever noticed we don’t say“Happy Memorial Day”? During Christmas time we might say, “Merry Christmas” or “happyholidays” and so…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 19:41-44 - Jesus Looking and Weeping
41Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, "If youhad known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 19:36-40 - Fulfilling Prophecy Celebration
Welcometo Pastor's Chat. I prerecorded the chat for today in my office in NorthCarolina, but today I’m actually in Kingsland, Georgia, celebrating…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 19:28-35 - Divine Appointments
Welcometo Pastor's Chat. Today we're looking at Luke chapter 19. Yesterday, we talkedabout Jesus sending two of His disciples ahead when He was at the Mount…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 19:28-36 - We are Sent to Loose a Tied Colt
Todayas we look at this passage in Luke 19, we need to remember that in the lastseveral chapters, Jesus has been on his way to Jerusalem with his disciples…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 19:11-27 - Will You Be Ashamed At His Coming?
John 2:28 "And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming." Hetells the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 19:11-20 - Faithful Servants Will Be Rewarded
Inthe first 10 verses of Luke 19, we meet Jesus as the Savior who seeks the lostand we have the story of Zacchaeus, the rich tax collector who comes to…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 19:1-10 - Placed in the Way of God's Grace
Here in Luke 19, Jesusis giving us this story of a rich man getting saved and making sure weunderstand what's impossible with men is possible with God. If you…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesLuke 19:1-10 - The Story of a Little Big Sinner
Todaywe are looking at one of the most exciting stories in the New Testament. I liketo call it the story of a little big sinner. That's the story of Zacchaeus…