Follow Along with LCGS

Following several years of preaching, teaching, and healing, Jesus’ opponents finally gained the upper hand. Jesus knew that the end of his ministry on earth had come. He gathered the disciples together for one last Passover meal before leaving Jerusalem for a night of prayer. Knowing that death awaited placed Himself in God’s hands. Luke […]

Mary In a small, backwater town of Nazareth God appeared to a young girl with promises beyond belief. The son of God would be born. Luke 1:26-38 Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name […]

God called Jonah to go to Niveveh and proclaim God’s word. Jonah had other ideas and ran as far away as he could. God persisted. Jonah 1:1-17 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it, for their wickedness has come […]

The book of Isaiah spans the time from the end of the nation of Judah, into their exile in Babylon, ending with the return to the promised land. In Isaiah we hear words interpreting current events in light of God’s work in the world. We experience despair and hope, judgment and mercy, history and prophecy. […]

Many years after Saul and David, and after the Promised Land split into two nations (Israel and Judah), Ahab and Jezebel ruled in the nation of Israel. They ignored God and followed Baal, a God of other nations. Elijah served as God’s prophet, a thorn in their sides. After a show-down between God and Baal […]