Season 1
Zachaeus was no ordinary tax collector - he was the chief tax collector - the superdintendant of taxation, and a greatly despised human. In striving to see Jesus he climbs a tree (on account of his shortness) and as Jesus walks by he sees him, and invites himself to dinner at his home. The result is that Zacchaeus is converted and starts giving money away. Jesus says "salvation has come to this house" and proves that even a rich man CAN get saved. The impossible can happen. Join David Alley as he reads Luke 19 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
By the side of the road at Jericho was a beggar who was determined to get Jesus attention. The result was that he could see. This chapter also tells the story of the woman who persisted in appealing to a judge for justice, and received it. And the story of a tax collector who approached God in humility and was heard, and Pharisee who approached God in pride and was not. It's a chapter about getting God's attention. Join David Alley as he reads Luke 18 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
On the border of Samaria and Judea, Jesus encounters ten lepers of mixed ethnicity. After healing them, only one returns to say thank you... and it was a Samaritan. Join David Alley as he reads Luke 17 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
The parable of the shrewd manager is by all accounts a strange and hard to understand parable. The interpretations of it are numerous. After having contemplated this parable for days, here is what seems a sensible and genuine perspective. Join David Alley as he reads Luke 16 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
Jesus tells the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son, otherwise known as the prodigal son. This parable continues to speak to us today in some of the most profound and moving ways possible. As it turns out, we are all the prodigal son... and we are also the cranky older sibling. Join David Alley as he reads Luke 15 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
This is the 1000th Bible Video - is been Quite a lot of hard work to get here. Thank you for coming with us on this journey. There are still ~189 videos to go to complete the Bible.
When a tower collapsed in Siloam killing 18 people, what was Jesus perspective on that? And would that be the same as his perspective on 9/11 and the twin towers? When disasters happen, who is to blame?
Jesus says repeatedly not to worry about this life and its concerns, but to seek first the kingdom of God. How exactly do we do that?
The Disciples wanted to know how to pray as do we all. Jesus gives them the Lord's prayer, but gives them more than that. This chapter goes over a number of points from Jesus teaching helping us learn how to pray.
In this video we cover the sending out the the 72 workers, and Jesus instruction to pray for workers in the harvest field. Then we discuss the Good Samaritan - an oxymoron as far as a description goes in the minds of Jews at the time of Jesus. A modern might have put the story in terms of the Israel-Hamas situation in trying to answer who one's neighbour is. An interesting discussion. Join David Alley as he reads Luke 10 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.