Category: Luke
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He Turned and Looked . . .
Luke 22:61 “And the Lord turned and looked at Peter.” In its context, the verse above is one of the most unsettling in all the Bible. It’s taken from the account of Peter’s denial of Jesus. It was during what has come to be known as “The Last Supper” in Luke 22 that Peter had…
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The Wise Use of Money
Luke 12:21 “Fool! . . . So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.” Often the Bible uses very strong language that is meant to rattle our chain and wake us up. In the verse above Jesus says that some people are absolute fools. Do you realize…
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Neighbors
Luke 10:29 “And who is my neighbor?” Throughout the Scriptures, Christians are called to live out their faith in relationships. For example, the Bible is filled with commands that some have called “the one anothers.” Some examples: “Love one another.” “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.” “Give preference to one another in honor.”…
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Have you been born again?
Luke 18:18 “And a ruler asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’” John 3:3-4 “Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these…
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Repentance
Luke 3:10-11 “And the crowds asked him, ‘What then shall we do?’ And he answered them, ‘Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.’” You do realize, don’t you, that in the end, every person on the face of the earth must give an account of his…
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Precious Words
Luke 4:22 “And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth.” Mark 1:22 “And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.” I don’t know about you, but I get weary of some of the things…
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Eternity . . .
Hell . . . is . . . forever Heaven is as well Jesus spoke often of both places. Do you have ears to hear what He said? (Luke 16:19-31; Matthew 25:31-46; John 3:1-21; John 14:1-6)
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God-Honoring Prayer
Luke 18:13-14 “But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified.” The fact that the Creator of the universe actually listens to us when we pray is a wonderful thing. …
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First Things First
Luke 10:42 “. . . Mary has chosen the good portion” Mary and Martha were sisters. Both of them loved Jesus, and “Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus (their brother)” (John 11:5). Yet, Jesus commended Mary for something she did, while He, ever so gently, rebuked Martha. This was not Jesus’ mother Mary. Mary…
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To Lose It All
Luke 10:42 “. . . Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” I’m sure you’ve seen photos of the utter devastation hurricanes can bring. When we observe such things one of the thoughts that sometimes come to mind is, “They’ve lost everything!” Sometimes people even lose their lives. For…
To Encourage You 