Ministering When You're Not Welcome
Sermons on the Gospel Readings
Jesus knew what to do all the time, and he knew how to go about it. He knew how to serve God in good times and in bad.
In these scriptures from Luke, we continue to follow Jesus on the way to Jerusalem. But for now, the apparent destination of the trip has receded to the background. Something else has caught our attention. For one thing, Jesus' message of announcing the coming of the kingdom of God is being met with increasing curiosity. There is, at the same time, growing hostility to what Jesus has to say and an increasing acceptance of his message.