“Our hope is not in our repentance, our hope is in Jesus Christ.” When the Lord stopped in Jericho and called to the hated tax collector Zacchaeus, the crowds must have been indignant. This week’s message from Mr. Jarrod Hill challenges us to place repentance as a priority in our lives without hoping in our repentance. Listen to this important message from Luke 19:1-10.

Humility is the antidote to self-righteousness. This week’s message comes from Luke 18:9-14 where Jesus speaks of a tax-collector and a Pharisee who both go to the Temple for prayer. What do these men have in common? What is different about them? What is Jesus saying to us in this story? Listen to Fr. Michael Novotny expound this important text for us today.

What authority does the Bible have? This week Fr. Lee Nelson visited CTK from Waco, Texas to deliver the message on 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5. Paul’s letter to his young protege, Timothy, was an encouragement to teach, reproof, correct, and train God’s people by the authority of Scripture. Listen to this week’s important message by Fr. Lee Nelson.

When Martin Luther was asked about the true nature of Christian worship, he referred to the ten lepers who were cleansed by Jesus in Luke’s Gospel. How can we learn humility in our daily life of following Jesus? What should our response be to his cleansing work in our lives? Listen to this week’s message by Fr. Michael Novotny on the tenth leper.

What did Jesus mean when he said we could move a mulberry tree with faith like a mustard seed? This text is found between Jesus’ injunction to forgive and his comments on unworthy servants. Listen to this week’s message to understand how these passages work together.

If only a resurrected dead man could warn the world of the place of torment, then all would believe! This was the rich man’s reasoning in Luke 16:19-31. Jesus’ famous parable, the Rich Man and Lazarus, is a challenge to persist in prayer and proclaiming the gospel. Listen to Fr. Gerry McDermott help us understand that faith is a much greater miracle than we often suppose.

After reflecting on our past and present, Fr. Michael gives us three paths to consider for our future. Our temptation is to settle into spiritual apathy or to grow numerically without ministering to those dying in our midst. Listen to the third and final part of Fr. Michael’s sermon series on our ministry together.