In The Word Read: Luke 16 The Unrighteous Steward 16 Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your […]
Month: March 2019
The Lost Become Found
In The Word Read: Luke 15 The Lost Sheep 15 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him. 2 Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3 So He told them this parable, saying, 4 “What man among you, if he […]
Discipleship Tested
In The Word Read: Luke 14:25-35 Discipleship Tested 25 Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them,26 “If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. 27 Whoever […]
Christ Sees You
In The Word Read: Luke 14:1-24 Jesus Heals on the Sabbath 14 It happened that when He went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching Him closely. 2 And there in front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy. 3 And Jesus answered and spoke […]
True Followers
In The Word Read: Luke 13:18-35 Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven 18 So He was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds […]
Repentance Is the Answer
In The Word Read: Luke 13:1-17 Call to Repent 13 Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate? […]
Ready and Steady
In The Word Read: Luke 12:35-59 Be in Readiness 35 “Be dressed in readiness, and keep your lamps lit. 36 Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door to him when he comes and knocks. 37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master […]
My or Thy Kingdom?
In The Word Read: Luke 12:13-34 Covetousness Denounced 13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” 14 But He said to him, “Man, who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; […]
The Holy Spirit Will Be Filled in Your Mouth
In The Word Read: Luke 11:53-12:12 53 When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects, 54 plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say. God Knows and Cares 12 Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that […]
Inside Out
In The Word Read: Luke 11:37-52 Woes upon the Pharisees 37 Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee *asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in, and reclined at the table. 38 When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed before the meal. 39 But the Lord said to […]