Luke 24:44–53 (NLT) 44 Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. 46 And he said, “Yes, it was written long…
As we worship and welcome King Jesus into our lives, He calls us to stand and live righteous lives because His kingdom is coming. Reading Phillip Adams – Tick, tock – referencing the doomsday Clock (a cold war icon – Founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein and University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the…
Luke 19:1–10 (NLT) 1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the…
Luke 18:15–30 (NLT) 15 One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him. 16 Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them!…
Luke 14:12–14 (NLT) 12 Then he turned to his host. “When you put on a luncheon or a banquet,” he said, “don’t invite your friends, brothers, relatives, and rich neighbors. For they will invite you back, and that will be your only reward. 13 Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.…
Luke 13:10–17 (NLT) 10 One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, 11 he 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. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman,…
Anytime I speak on prayer, I’m reminded of my own failures in the subject of prayer. And if I feel like that then I imagine that other will have similar feelings. We use strange language in church land, like prayer warriors (something out of a Marvel comic?), next level prayer, breaking through the barriers… always…
These two stories describe what it means to accept the invitation and live within the reign of God
Luke wrote that his readers might have an accurate narrative of the life, ministry, and message of Jesus Christ as in fulfillment of the divine promise.