Spreading an Exclusive Message Without Boundaries
Part 29 - Luke 7:1-17 (ESV) - Pastor Tim Kroeker
Acts 10:43:
“To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. High above Bologna, Italy sits the Sanctuary of San Luca, home of a sacred 12th century statue of the Madonna, the Virgin Mother Mary. Religious pilgrims will climb nearly two and a half miles of stairs under the world’s longest portico to obtain divine favor. The especially devout will even ascend on their knees. But what of the person who’s never heard of this holy site? What of the infirm who are physically unable to perform such a ritual? As we continue in our salvation story we’ll read two accounts of extremely desperate people that Jesus helps and heals, not because of their meritorious works but because of his own mercy and might. Luke links the story of Jesus to the prophets of old together with the salvation that he would bring. We’ll see that salvation is for everyone, but only those who believe.
