St. Luke Church

Speaking Shakespeare in a Drive-Thru World // Brian Ebel

St. Luke Church Lexington, KY — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:56:13 +0000

In a culture that often treats relationships as transactional, Ephesians 5 invites us into a different way of living. Paul reminds us that healthy relationships are not built on power, control, or getting our own way, but on mutual submission, sacrificial love, and Christlike humility. As we learn to put one another first, we discover the kind of love and respect that strengthens marriages, deepens relationships, and reflects the heart of Jesus to the world.

Living the Resurrection in a Lamentations World // Brian Ebel

St. Luke Church Lexington, KY — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:19:13 +0000

In a world filled with suffering, disappointment, and uncertainty, it can be easy to lose heart. In Lamentations 3, Jeremiah teaches us that true hope is not found by avoiding pain, but by remembering God's faithfulness in the midst of it. As followers of Jesus, we can live with resurrection hope, trusting that God's mercy is new every morning and that even our darkest seasons are not the end of the story.

Abiding Rhythms // Matt Penny

St. Luke Church Lexington, KY — Sun, 31 May 2026 15:54:06 +0000

In John 15, Jesus reminds His disciples that He is the true vine, the Father is the gardener, and we are the branches. As we enter a new season, it can be easy to become spiritually disconnected by the busyness and distractions of life. Jesus offers a different way: abide in Him. A branch cannot sustain itself apart from the vine, and neither can we. Through practices that keep us connected to Christ, God grows us, prunes us, and produces fruit in our lives.

The question for us is this: as we move through this season, will we allow ourselves to become disconnected, or will we intentionally abide in Christ so that He can grow something lasting in us and through us?

Pentecost Sunday

St. Luke Church Lexington, KY — Sun, 24 May 2026 15:37:53 +0000

On Pentecost, the disciples gathered in the upper room waiting for the promise Jesus had given them: the coming of the Holy Spirit. While the world around them continued building, striving, and relying on self-sufficiency, the disciples waited with expectation and surrender. Pentecost reminds us that God often asks for obedience before giving all the details. The same Spirit that moved at creation, empowered the early church, and raised Christ from the dead is still at work today. The church is not called merely to remember what God did in the past, but to expect what God wants to do now. The question for us is this: are we spending our lives building towers like Babel, or are we willing to wait in the upper room for God to move?

Neighbors | Week 5 // Brian Ebel

St. Luke Church Lexington, KY — Mon, 18 May 2026 14:31:50 +0000

Becoming a True Neighbor.

The Bible reveals to us how to have a successful life: relationship with God and because of it, relationships with others. During this series we’ve been challenged that everyone is our neighbor, opportunities exist to become better neighbors, to go the extra mile, and that Jesus needs to pull us out of the ditch. The question that remains is this: if our hearts change, how can we each be a better neighbor here at St. Luke and in our own neighborhood - how will I serve?

Neighbors | Week 4 // Brian Ebel

St. Luke Church Lexington, KY — Mon, 11 May 2026 14:48:02 +0000

Assumptions Create the Wreck

The Jewish people had four forms of questions students asked their rabbis. The questions were all intended to discern the way a of a moral or successful life. When the expert in the law challenged Jesus, he’s asking him whether or not he knows the way to a moral or successful life, and wants to justify that he (the expert in the law) is on the path to that kind of life. When Jesus flips the script and shares that the way of the moral and successful life comes not from self-justification but God’s justification, it challenges all the assumptions. In a defining moment, the one who is an expert in the law is revealed to really be the one stuck in the ditch. What’s the remedy? Letting Christ pull him out. The same is true for us. How will we allow Jesus to pull us out of the ditch this week?