Today’s reading is Luke 18: 9-17 We see in this passage two people who are justified. When Jesus tells the story, the ones justified would be very surprising to His audience. The tax collector and a child. We see the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2019
The Unjust Judge
Today’s reading is Luke 18: 1-8 Today we see one the cooler stories in the Bible, in my opinion. We see this story of the unjust judge, who feared neither God nor humans, but because the widow would not leave … Continue reading
The Kingdom of God?
Today’s reading is Luke 17: 14-31 Today’s reading has within it one of my favorite teachings of Jesus – the kingdom of God is in among you. That’s one of those powerful truths that we can really ponder. What does … Continue reading
Forgivenss is Hard
Today’s reading is Luke 17: 1-13 Today we see Jesus teaching about forgiveness. He tells the disciples that if someone sins against them and they repent and ask forgiveness seven times, you must forgive them. Why seven? That’s a powerful number in Jewish … Continue reading
Lazarus and Dives
Today’s reading is Luke 16: 19-31 Today in we see Jesus’ final teaching this chapter on wealth. The parable of the rich man and Lazarus. It is sometimes called Lazarus and Dives (Dives was the word for “rich man” in the Latin … Continue reading
Keepers of the Covenant
Today’s reading is Luke 16: 14-18 Today we read Jesus continue to teach about money and possessions to the religious leaders, talking about the law and how it was in effect until John, but now we are in the new covenant … Continue reading
The Dishonest Manager
Today’s reading is Luke 16: 1-13 Today’s text is one of those ones that I read and I scratch my head and say, huh? I don’t really get what is happening. But here’s what I believe that we can learn from … Continue reading
The Lost Brothers
Today’s reading is Luke 15: 10-32 Today we see the next parable of “lost” things. We see the lost brother. But in this story, which brother is lost? Is it the younger brother who basically told his father – I wish … Continue reading
The Lost Sheep and Coin
Today’s reading is Luke 15: 1-9 Today’s reading gives us two of the three “lost” parables of Luke 15. We have the lost sheep and the lost coin. A couple things to notice in these two parables this morning. First, notice … Continue reading
Jesus and Hating Your Family
Today’s reading is Luke 14: 25-35 Today we read one of those passages that make us scratch our head and say, huh? Wait, what? Jesus tells us to hate our parents and our family? That doesn’t seem right. This is where … Continue reading