Luke 12:4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. I think there is one fear that is common across humanity. AT one level or another everyone has a fear of death. They might say it differently, like, “I don’t wantContinue reading “Misplaced Fear”
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Eye Light
Luke 11:35-36 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.” Our eyes tell a lot about a person.Continue reading “Eye Light”
Greatness
Luke 9:43 And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, Have you ever noticed that there are some people who just love the spotlight. If there is a place a prominence, they want to occupy that space. They wantContinue reading “Greatness”
Size of Forgiveness
Luke 7:47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” We love to hear about transformed lives. But not all lives! When someone takes a radical turn toward self-destruction, we don’t like those stories. We want to think that theContinue reading “Size of Forgiveness”
Tested!
Luke 4:29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. Our current political life has become one of hate filled words and actions. Instead of debating ideas as the Founders envisioned,Continue reading “Tested!”
Not a Bright Future
Luke 2:34-35 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”Continue reading “Not a Bright Future”
A Powerful Start
Luke 1:1-2 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. One of the cultural myths that still is promulgated among the intellectual elites isContinue reading “A Powerful Start”
How Long Is That Trip Going To Take!
We can take distance for granted. You hop on the highway and at 70mph it only takes an hour to get to where we need to go. A 400 mile trip takes 6 hours, right? Or if you are out West, it only take 5 hours at 85mph. And that is if you observe theContinue reading “How Long Is That Trip Going To Take!”
Luke 24 – Day 89
Memorize: News of Jesus’ resurrection Luke 24 Key Verses: 1, 6, 10, 27, 32, 45, 51 The women come to the tomb to finish what they could not do because of the haste of the burial and the Sabbath day restrictions. When they arrive the tomb is open. The two heavenly beings who greet themContinue reading “Luke 24 – Day 89”
Day 88
Memorize: Acceptance of penitent thief Luke 23 Key Verses: 4, 9, 22, 31, 34, 43, 45, Pilate, the Roman authority for that area passes the buck to Herod. He doesn’t want to take responsibility for this miscarriage of justice. Pilate finds no basis for the charges, and should have let Jesus go, but he yieldsContinue reading “Day 88”