Scripture: Luke 13:11-13 “Jesus saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, ‘Woman, you are healed of your sickness!’ Then he touched her, and instantly she could [...]
Scripture: Luke 12:31 “He will give you all you need from day to day if you make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.” Observation: I have such a hard time reading these promises. Same feeling I had yesterday when Christ tells us to just ask boldly and it will be given. I know my [...]
Scripture: Luke 11:39-41 “Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But give what is inside the dish to the poor, [...]
Scripture: Luke 8:5-8 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. Some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Other seed fell [...]
Scripture: Luke 7:36-39 “One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she knelt behind him at his [...]
Scripture: Luke 6:36 “You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.” Observation: Luke 6 is just brutal. Christ gives all sorts of warnings, admonishments, and instructions – each indictments of my basic nature. This verse flipped a switch in the way I view compassion. Typically it is referred to as a gift – [...]
Scripture: Luke 5:11 “[Simon, James, and John] left everything and followed Jesus.” Luke 5:28 “So Levi got up, left everything, and followed [Jesus].” Observation: They left everything. They left immediately, they didn’t sell their stuff or make arrangements… they didn’t really know anything about Jesus, his purpose, or how it “fit” with their life plans [...]