Proverbs 2 Do you go through day after day wondering about the questions that surface in your study and your job and etc. etc. etc. Solomon offer the answers to that by saying “if you will receive…if you cry for discernment…if you dig as miner..” then you have the answers and you find God’s gems […]
Luke 12 Jesus reveals the hypocrisy of the Pharisees to his disciples and provides warning signs that they, too, could become just as counterfeit in their faith. To remain pure and true, Jesus repeatedly says “do not and do” in light of how they are to walk and live in the world. Hypocrites say one […]
Luke 11 Our greatest need is not “how” to pray but to pray. When asked, Jesus gave his followers a simple manual consisting of three essential elements of prayer followed by two parables to show the relevance of prayer and ended with these words: “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and […]
Luke 10 Jesus appointed 72 to take his message of love and compassion “into every town and place where he was about to go.” He told them to carry his message of peace so that all would know that ‘The kingdom of God has come.’ This message would be seen as foolishness and hidden from […]
Ps 6-7 Many have the mistaken idea that we can only come to God when we are on good behavior, but the Psalmist shows us that we can come boldly before the throne of grace at any time. The religious leaders, the political leaders, and the followers of Jesus were asking, “Who is he?” The […]
Luke 9 Jesus called King Herod that old fox because he was known for his cruelty and at one point had John the Baptist beheaded. Now he hears news that some people were saying John had been raised from the dead. You wonder if his conscience began to bother him? God has a way of […]
Luke 8: Dr. Luke takes us on a whirlwind tour of Israel and includes both men and women who brought blessings to our Lord. Some brought material blessings, and their names are written so we might see how God uses each person and their gifts for kingdom work. As he moves from one locale to […]
Luke 7: Do you have a heart of compassion for the most needy among our society or do you wonder and think that there is no hope for them. Listen to the story Jesus has recorded for us about two individuals; one is a noted sinner and the other is one who feels or thinks […]
Luke 6 How do you see and experience true wisdom and a life that produces rewards? Remember, what you have now is temporal, and if you have nothing but obedience, then that will be rewarded not here but in the afterlife. Jesus wanted the religious leaders to look around them. Did they see those who […]
Luke 5: Fishing takes patience, and sometimes you catch nothing, which was the case in this chapter. Peter and his companions had toiled all night but caught nothing. Jesus found them on the seashore, cleaning, repairing, and storing their nets for another day. How often is this precisely where He finds us and what we do […]
