Source: https://ift.tt/2qIqslM Today: [Luke 15] Jesus Hangs Out with Publicans and Sinners: In Luke 15 the Pharisees are pulling their hair out because they don’t like the company Jesus keeps. Have you irritated a Pharisee lately? In this chapter Jesus lays out a very specific strategy for winning the lost and it has little in […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2vouLrn Today: [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 […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2HFTE4r Today: [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 […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2H4IWYc [Today: Luke 12 Part 2] In this portion of Luke 2 Jesus speaks of stewardship and reward in a context that is familiar to us but at the same time greatly undiscerned for its spiritual richness. He begins with observation about the things that a man treasures and the degree to which those […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2qq8HqL Today: [Luke 12 Part 1] When Doubt and Worry Come: In chapter 12 of Luke Jesus gives instruction regarding 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 […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2GOCu7f Today: [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 dinner, He is asked many questions by these religious experts, that provoke Jesus to reprove them and to go so […]
READ MORE Luke 11 Today: [Luke 11] Jesus, Teach us to Pray: 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 […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2GIV0tJ Today: [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 […]
READ MORE Today: [Luke 9 Part 2] Are You Ready to be Transfigured? In Luke 9, Jesus is transfigured, and based on events at the time there is strong consideration that He was actually modeling an experience that you too can know. Are you ready to put on immortality? Are you ready to be clothed in […]
READ MORE Source: https://ift.tt/2Iw6RMk Today: [Luke 9 Part 1] What if You Have No Power? 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 or try to […]
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