[Luke 15] Jesus with Publicans and Sinners: In Luke 15, the Pharisees make it clear they don’t like the company Jesus keeps. Have you ever been criticized regarding the character of the people you spend time with? What is the purpose for being with them in the first place? In this chapter, Jesus lays out […]
READ MORE [Luke 14] The Path of Humility: In Luke 14 Jesus again attends a dinner with a group of Pharisees. At the event, the Pharisees are jostling each other, seeking to sit at the most honorable tables, and embarrassing themselves. Jesus observes this and teaches on the necessity of choosing the path of humility in all […]
READ MORE [Luke 13] Delivered from Random Happenstance: In Luke 13, Jesus discusses the random calamities that befall man and suggests that if we repent, we can be protected from such things. Is this true, and do you believe it? The world says “stuff happens” as though to suggest that things indiscriminately occur, at times catastrophically, and […]
READ MORE [Luke 12 Part 2] Stewarding the Suddenlies of God. In the second part of Luke 12, Part 2, Jesus teaches on stewardship, beginning with an emphasis on what is in our hearts. What is in our hearts in abundance have a profound effect on what happens in our life. [Luk 12:34-59 KJV] 34 For where […]
READ MORE [Luke 12 Part 1] When Doubt and Worry Come: In chapter 12 of Luke, Jesus instructs what our response should be in the midst of difficulty and downturn in our lives. One man chooses in a parable revealed here to amass as much supply as possible; in the event, challenging times may come. Jesus cautions […]
READ MORE [Luke 11 Part 2] Jesus Exposes an Assassination Plot: In Luke 11, part 2, Jesus goes to dinner at a Pharisee’s home with a group of scribes and lawyers. While reclining at supper, He is asked many questions by these religious experts. Jesus reproves them exposes them as assassins in a plot that was carried […]
READ MORE In Luke 11 (Part 1) Jesus concerns Himself with conveying to us what the character of our prayer life should be. The early Christians were known to greet one another with the words “do I find you praying…” If the disciples were in fact men and women of prayer, then the prayer they emulated was […]
READ MORE [Luke 10] Are You a Willing Worker? In Luke 10, Jesus sends out the 70 disciples. They are to go out preaching, casting out devils and healing the sick. They were to go out two by two. Who is your partner in the gospel? Who is your co-laborer? God has not called us to work […]
READ MORE [Luke 9 Part 1] In Luke 9, Jesus gives the disciples power and sends them out to preach. Do you have power? Could you prove by pointing to demons cast out, or sickness healed? We do a disservice when we preach without power and try to testify to the good news without any authority over […]
READ MORE [Luke 7] Jesus Deals with Offense and Manipulation: In chapter 7 of Luke Jesus is confronted, and disrespected by John the Baptist, and blasphemed by Simon the Pharisee. Even in the aftermath of raising the dead to life and performing many miracles, the people around Jesus are unceasing in their manipulation and demand upon him […]
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