Category Archives: Luke

10.21.18 Luke 5:17-26

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Many people will never come to Jesus unless somebody brings them. We need to go to where the spiritually crippled are with a heart of love and compassion for the lost. From a practical standpoint, do you know anyone who is bedridden? Anyone in a skilled nursing facility who rarely gets a visit? Anyone who is lonely? We can pray with them. We can bring devotional materials to them. Bring things to them that they enjoy. Let’s exercise our faith to bring people to Christ.

10.14.18 Luke 5:12-16

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Q: Who are the “lepers,” the outcasts, in your circle of influence? [Let people engage]

  • Is there one person among your children that no one likes?
  • Who is the one parent that’s so obnoxious that on one wants to be around him/her?
  • Who is the one relative that everyone avoids when they walk into a room?
  • Who is the one person in your workplace that is ignored or talked badly about behind their back?

Q: What are the WAYS that Jesus embraced the leper? [Let people engage]

  • Jesus chose compassion toward the leper
  • Jesus was willing to touch the “untouchable”
  • Jesus unconditionally loved the leper and willingly showed mercy

Q: What do YOU need Jesus to touch today? [Let people engage]

  • Does He need to touch your heart that you might learn to love a leper this week?
  • Does He need to touch any spiritual leprosy? If yes, hear Jesus say, “I am willing. Be cleansed!” He yearns to touch us today where ever we need spiritual cleansing.

9.23.18 Luke 4:31-44

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Luke’s point was that wherever Jesus went, He constantly taught that He was the Messiah who had come to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord. Are we proclaiming the Good News wherever we go? According to the Great Commission, the Lord has given His authority and transferred that authority to us to make disciples. Let’s draw near to Him in prayer daily, and then give Him our very best each day.

8.26.18 Luke 3:23b-4:8

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While the devil is a powerful and intelligent being, he is not omnipotent, omniscient, nor omnipresent. While his final doom is secure, for the present he is a powerful and cunning adversary of the saints. We must not be ignorant of his schemes (2 Cor. 2:11). Satan’s goal in all three temptations was to get Jesus to act independently of the Father rather than to submit to the will of God, which included the cross. It would have been a tempting shortcut to gain the glory of ruling all the kingdoms of this world without the agony of the cross. But the Bible is clear that anything we do apart from faith and obedience is sin (Rom. 14:23). The bottom line is that to successfully resist the devil, we need to use the Word of God as our source of truth.