Jesus fills Simon Peter’s nets and calls him to fish for people in Luke 5:1-11, showing the disciples he makes: everyday people who trust and follow him.
Mary’s visit to Elizabeth and her song in Luke 1:39-55 show that the struggle is real, but trusting God brings blessing when life doesn’t go as planned.
Can you trust the Gospel of Luke? Luke 1:1-4 shows a careful doctor checking eyewitness accounts. Jesus is history, not fiction, and he is for everyone.
No one on earth is always good, says Ecclesiastes 7:20-22, so we make poor judges of others. Jesus shows a better way: love is the antidote to judgment.
Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 and 2:9-11: why Solomon called all of life under the sun vanity, and how he points to a greater King. Everything minus God is nothing.
He who began a good work in you will finish it (Philippians 1:3-10). Christianity is inside-out change, not behavior modification, as God grows our love.
Trying to change someone you love? Joshua 24:14-15 shows how to state desires without demands, offer choices and trust God with what only he can change.