In this lesson, we follow Martin Luther into the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt where he would begin his challenging journey toward fulfilling his vow of becoming a monk.

While the baby Jesus escaped Herod’s murder of children in Bethlehem, the event was a reminder of Israel’s continual suffering and continual rebellion, from which their Messiah came to deliver them.

In this lesson, we survey some of the main events and influences in Luther’s early years leading all the way up to his “near death” experience outside Stotternheim.

Why did Jesus start teaching in parables? What does Chapter 13 reveal in it’s eight parables?

When Jesus and his parents escaped Herod’s plot by fleeing to Egypt, they not only protected Him, they also fulfilled a significant pattern from biblical history, further demonstrating His identity as Messiah.

Moral change, though obvious, does not necessarily evidence a “spiritual change.”

In this lesson, we set the stage for the emergence of Martin Luther and the Reformation.

Unity among God’s people is necessary for the body to function as God intended, but it is often challenged by pride & conflict.

Jesus says an “evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign.” It is not the miraculous but the Word and Spirit that call and convict the heart of man regarding Christ.