The Luke Miller Podcast: Recent Episodes
Sunrise Community Church
Dive into the Bible with Dr. Luke Miller of Sunrise Community Church. Our episodes will look at the Bible in it's original context and see how it can be applied to today. Luke's background from studying in Israel gives a unique perspective on the Biblical stories and the settings they took place in.
This week we look at gossip and distractions. Luke looks at how distractions quickly take our focus off of the mission of God and how we can stay focused. Grab your Bibles, turn to Nehemiah 6 and let's dive in!
Conflict is inevitable but how we response in times of conflict is anything but predictable . Today Luke looks at how Nehemiah responds to conflict in a Biblical way and dives into how we can do the same
When we jump into action where God is calling us there will be opposition. This week Dr. Luke Miller takes a look at Nehemiah 4 and spiritual warfare. The opposition that we face as we stand up for Biblical truth will come in many forms, join us as we explore the topic of persecution and opposition.
Our series revolves around the book of Nehemiah and his desire to change the culture of Jerusalem. With that in mind Luke take a look at one of our key cultural issues that is at the forefront of where we need to insert the Gospel story
Today Dr. Luke is looking a the unique work of all the individuals making up the community in Jerusalem as he talk about the fact that no one can do everything but everyone can do something.
This week Dr. Luke take a look at Nehemiah 2 and how we move from talking about an issue to acting on it.
This week Luke starts a new series "FearLESS' on the book of Nehemiah, but before we dive in we're going to take a look at the historical context & background of the book also looking at Nehemiah's great role in the Old Testament canon.
Today Dr. Luke Miler dives into Leviticus 16 and origins and rituals being the Yom Kippur/The Day of Atonement. We'll jump into the the New Testament and the book of Hebrews as well as we take a look at Christ sacrifice and what it means for us.
This week Luke examines the responses of people closest to Jesus when they see Him after He has risen. Each response is unique but the transformation is the same!
This week Dr. Miller takes a look at Easter and the Archaeology around some of the locations found in the Passion Narrative. Grab your Bible and your Indiana Jones hat and let's dive in!
Today Luke takes a look at the story of Jesus, Pilate, and Barabbas in Matthew 27 as he continues to looks and the people and places along the 12 journey leading up to Jesus' death.
This week Luke starts a new series looking at the different locations in the Easter story. Over the upcoming weeks we will see the deeper context of each location and how it enhances the Easter narrative. Today Luke focuses on the Garden of Gethsemane as a place of prayer in Matthew 26
This week Luke finished the prayer series by looking at Psalm 119:9-16 and what it means to 'not neglect God's word'. We will be challenged by how to live each day in a way that is relies on God's word through prayer and action.
This week Luke finishes the series on prayer as he takes a look at how we pray when things go wrong. We'll look at how God is refining us as we struggle, but also how to pray through struggles.
This week Luke takes a look at Psalm 46 and a prayer for God to be our refuge in a time of hurting. With everything going on in the world Psalm 46 is a great reminder of God's promises.
This week Luke talks about the relationship between prayer and love as he dives into Philippians 1:9-11. Join us as he goes deeper into what praying for love means
This week Dr. Luke Miller starts a new series on prayer and how we can use it in everywhere. We're starting in the prayer that Jesus taught His disciples and going bit by bit through the major themes of The Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13
This week Luke takes a look at the most commonly use metaphor in Jesus' teaching... The Shepherd and His sheep. We will take a deeper look in to our relationship with Jesus, even as we tend to wander.
This week Luke takes a look at what happens when our plans don't match where God is leading us. How do we react when the unexpected happens? And, How do we work to discern God's will in our lives?
This week Dr. Miller looks at the unique quality of 'goodness' as he continues our journey through Romans 15. We'll take a look at what that means in the context of both evangelism and discipleship.
These week Luke continues his Romans 15 series as he looks at the how understanding God's Biblical promises to both the Jews and the Gentiles should give us hope & joy as we praise him.
This week Luke starts a new series looking at unity in all areas of Christian living. We'll be diving into Romans 15 and discovering what it looks like to do life together.
This time of year we often find ourselves making resolutions, but scripture challenges us to be in a constant state of growth regardless of what time of year. Luke takes a look at 1 Corinthians 15 and the idea of personal growth in our lives
This week Luke finishes his advent series with the topic that we often have the most trouble with....Love. We'll take a look at John 13 and what Jesus meant about loving others when he stated 'A new command I give to you'.
This week Luke is looking at joy in the Christmas story! We'll dive deeper into how joy can be a regular part of your life and a tool with which you can minister to others.
This week Luke continues the series 'Here Comes Heaven' as we look at something that everyone want, but finds really hard to attain.......Peace. Join Luke as he dives into Isaiah 61 at a look at one of God's great promises
Luke starts a Christmas series where he dives deeper into the season of advent. This week Luke takes a look at 'hope' as we find ourselves in Jeremiah 33 looking at the idea of hope in the past, present, and future.
What does it mean for us to love & bless those who actively persecute us and our beliefs. This week Luke takes a look at the struggles/challenges we face as we try to be a witness to those who hurt us
This week Dr. Luke Miller looks at Romans 12:9-10 and the 5 clear instructions Paul gives on how we should deal with other people in our lives. What does it mean to 'put others first' in a church setting and in world? Join us and find out!
This week we start a new mini-series as we dive into the book of Romans chapter 12 to take a look at God's intended purpose in our lives. In this episode Luke takes a look at evangelism and the role it plays in being a true disciple of Jesus.
This week we finish our Bold Series with a passage that deals with disagreements among believers. Luke looks at Acts 15 and sees how we can grow stronger even when we don't always agree.
With two weeks left in our Bold Series Dr. Luke Miller takes a look at when ministry gets messy or doesn't look the way we like it. We will find ourselves in Acts 15, using it as a guide on how to approach conflict and differing opinions.
This week we look at John 15 and discover what it means to bear fruit in our ministries while being supported and directed by God. Its a great episode for being challenged to discover where God is calling you!
This week Dr. Luke Miller looks at being bold in the mission of God. This means starting with intentional prayer and then having intentional conversations. Join us as we discover how we can live a bold life as disciples of Jesus.
This week Dr. Luke Miller takes a look at values and when we face persecution because of those values. It's look at how Jesus and His disciples responded and a challenge to how we should respond.
Today Dr. Luke Miller takes a look at 3 different conversations revolving around what it means to follow Jesus. We will find ourselves in Luke 9 as we see that once again Jesus is having a conversation about priorities.
This week Dr. Luke Miller looks at Luke chapter 9 and the run up to the famous passage in verse 23. We are going to look at the intriguing question that Jesus asks about 'who He is'. The answer is one that can change a life so join us as we discover how to live that live as a bold disciples of Jesus.
This week Dr. Luke takes a look at Mark 12 & Deuteronomy 6 while discussing the priorities we must have in order to live a bold life as a disciple.
We all have them.....Excuses to get out doing things we know we need to do. It doesn't matter if it's mowing the lawn, running errands, or evangelism & discipleship. This week Dr. Luke takes a look at Luke 14 and the lead up to the famous passage on 'taking up our cross' as disciples. What lead Jesus to make this bold statement on discipleship? Join us and come find out!
Today Luke looks at John 13 & Luke 15 as he takes a look at the barriers which hold us back from discipleship. Self-righteousness can be masked as justification, but what would Jesus say to us about that.....
As we look at what it means to live a bold life as a disciple of Jesus we find ourselves challenged by the words of John 8:30-36. What does is mean to be living a truly 'free' life. This week Dr. Luke Miller explores how we move from knowledge to action in our role of disciples.
We're starting a new series looking at what it means to live a bold life as a disciple of Jesus. Today we start we to foundational passages Matthew 28:18-30 * Acts 1:8. In 4 short verses Jesus sums up His ministry and mission for us. Join Dr. Luke Miller as he looks closer at The Great Commission
As we finish up Malachi we take once last close look at the time period following Malachi's prophecy and what led up to the events of Jesus' time. We'll take a look at the key players that develop during the '400 years of silence' and their role in the Gospels
What happens between the Old and New Testaments? This week Dr. Luke Miller takes a look at the 400 'not-so-silent' years following Malachi leading into the Gospels. We will see how some significant events lead two a better context of Jesus' ministry and reading the Gospels.
This week Dr. Luke Miller looks at the famous passage of Malachi 3:8-12 where God challenges us to test Him. We will take a look at the trust factor when it comes to giving everything over to God and what we will see come out of trusting Him
This week Pastor Luke looks at the phrase in Malachi 3:6 that God does not change. We will see why this statement sets the the stage for a much deeper understanding of Malachi's message and what we can take away from it.
This week Luke explores one of Malachi's most famous passages 3:1 by taking a look at what it meant for the people of Israel and what it means for us today. Join us as we continue our journey through Malachi.
On this week where we celebrate Independence Day Dr. Luke Miller takes a look at the the the events that led to Israels' release from Babylonian captivity and their own freedom to return to the land God promised. We'll see how we can use the event in Daniel, along with Persian and Babylonian records, to help prove the historicity of the post-exilic life in Jerusalem.
As Luke continues to go deeper into the book of Malachi he starts to explore it's greater role as the last of the minor prophets. What continuing themes do we see throughout the book that leads to God's frustration in Malachi 2.....It's not the first time reoccurring problems have shown up in the life of Israel......And they are not alone with reoccurring problems, join us as we explore deeper into Malachi
This week Dr. Luke Miller takes a look at the Malachi 2 and the interpretive challenges it brings. It's easy to discount scripture by saying that the message was only for those back then. To day we wrestle with what inauthentic worship looks like and the fact that God would rather us not worship at all instead of bringing inauthentic worship to
This week Luke continues looking at the more difficult passages of Malachi 1 as we see that they are not as difficult as we first thought. We will look at the relationship with Jacob and Esau and how God uses that to help us describe His relationship with us.
Dive deeper into Malachi as we look at how we use historiography to determine the date & setting of Malachi. Dr. Luke Miller looks at the relationship between the books of Nehemiah and Malachi to get a better understand of the books context.
Do we like to be forgiven? Of Course! Do we like to forgive?.......not so much. As we finish out series on grace Luke takes a look at what it really means to forgive someone who as wronged us and what it means to ask for forgiveness from others
How do we confront people? how do we deal with conviction? and how can we experience restoration? This week Luke looks at John chapter 8 and how we can experience restoration because of grace.
This week Dr. Miller continues the story of the prodigal son by looking at the older brother who deals with pride and self-righteousness. We'll see the full scope of God's grace while seeing how we can have a more effective ministry.
It’s something we can’t earn, it’s something we don’t deserve, but God gives it to us freely, so then what is the process of grace and restoration? This week Luke takes a look at the first part of the prodigal son story in Luke 15 as he looks at it from both the perspective of the father and the son.
We often utter the phrase "it's not fair' when it comes to looking at those around us. Today Luke looks at Matthew 20 and a parable that looks at how we perceive God's grace in light of knowing it is a gift for everyone in every scenario.
We all know people in our lives who think that living a 'good' life makes them a Christian. This week Luke takes a look at John 3 and what it means to not only show grace, but to share God's grace with others. In a world looking for hope we often forget that the world is looking for grace.
This week we look at Mark 10 as we continue our series on grace. What can we learn about grace, dependence, and faith from children? Jesus' interaction with families tells a lot about what grace should look like in our own lives.
How can we learn grace from Jesus? This week we look at how he showed grace to the children while teaching the adults about theirs roles in their upbringing. Jesus can teach us a lot about what community life should look like. Join Dr. Luke Miller this week in Mark 10 as we start to look at Grace
This week Pastor Luke builds off the story of David and Goliath as he looks at Romans 15 and what how we reconcile what happens when our plans don't match God's plans. Pastor Luke will lead us though how you can continue with where God is leading you even when the unexpected happens
It's a milestone for the podcast as we hit our 50th episode. Combine that with Easter and you have a special easter edition as Dr. Luke Miller takes a look at the historical geography and archaeology behind the Easter story.
This week Luke looks at what it means to be proactive in facing our fears as he concludes 1 Samuel 17 and the story of David and Goliath. There are always different seasons to life and often we try and stay on the 'hilltops' and not go into the 'valleys' but this week we will be challenge by the fact that sometime we need to stand up and face our fears.
This week Luke continues the journey through 1 Samuel 17 as he looks at how we can better face the fears/giant/problems in our lives. You can now subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts!
We've talked a lot about trials and hardships in the past and present but how do we actively approach the fears we have in our lives now and in the future. Join Dr. Luke Miller as he walks through 1 Samuel 17 and shows how was can face our giants today and in the future.
This week we finish the series on how God refines us through our trials and hardships. Luke takes us to 2 Corinthians and the struggles of Paul to use as a template for how we should respond to hard times in life.
What are the tangible ways we can deal with hardship and affliction. Join Dr. Luke Miller as he takes a look at the key ways we can get through trials of life OR come alongside others who are going through hardships.
This week we continue our series looking at hardships in life with a focus on how God is refining us in our lives to impact our community with His Gospel!
How do we persevere through trials in order to allow to refine us? This week we continue into James 1 and learn the right questions to ask God and ourselves as we go through tough times
After looking at what trials/hardships we turn to the question of 'why do they happen?' This week join Dr. Luke Miller in James 1:2-3 as we discover some of the reasons why we go through hardship and what God's intended outcome as we go through trials
It's not a questions of whether is or isn't going to happen.... we will go through difficult times. The real question is how do we respond? This week Luke continues with Hebrews 12 and answers questions surrounding the more difficult times in life.
Just because 2020 is over doesn't mean that we are not going to face any trials. How to we react when faced with uncertain times. Building off our series on conflict with others we now turn to conflict with ourselves and God as we face trials.
What does true restoration look like in conflict? What we do affects others…..As we finish our series on conflict we see how we can relentlessly pursue the peace of God in our lives and the lives of others.
When we find ourselves in conflict with others how do we react? As we continue our series in Romans 14 we look at what really matters when we find ourselves in conflict. In the last podcast before Christmas we will focus on how we can be active peacemakers for the sake of God’s kingdom
We continue our series looking at resolving conflict with another week of examining what it means to have a judgemental spirit. We are are guilty of it at some point, but how can we turn change that in order to impact our community with the Gospel.
Are we sometimes a little bit judgy? This week we look at how we can resolve conflict by the way perceive others as we continue Romans 14.
How can we disagree without being disagreeable? What Biblical principles can we use to help guide us to become stronger as a community despite our differences? Join us this week as we continue looking at Romans 14 and resolving conflict in our lives
What does it look like when we disagree with each other? How to we show unity through different viewpoint? What does Scripture say about absolute rights and wrongs? Join us on a new podcast series looking at Romans 14