At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheless, I must go onContinue reading “Luke 13: 31- 14:6….Emotions to the fore!”
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Luke 13: 18-30. The Kingdom of God discussed.
He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”And again he said,Continue reading “Luke 13: 18-30. The Kingdom of God discussed.”
Luke 13: 10-17… Go to the doctor on a Sunday!
Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from yourContinue reading “Luke 13: 10-17… Go to the doctor on a Sunday!”
Luke 12: 57-13:9….Aspects of Judgement.
And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison. I tellContinue reading “Luke 12: 57-13:9….Aspects of Judgement.”
Luke 12: 49-56…. the “Prince of Peace’?
“I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from nowContinue reading “Luke 12: 49-56…. the “Prince of Peace’?”
Luke 12: 35-48…To whom is this addressed?
Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly,Continue reading “Luke 12: 35-48…To whom is this addressed?”
Luke 24: 13-35 They walked, talked and ate with Him.
That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.Continue reading “Luke 24: 13-35 They walked, talked and ate with Him.”
Luke 24: 1-12…. Dare I believe it TRUE?
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, twoContinue reading “Luke 24: 1-12…. Dare I believe it TRUE?”
Luke 23: 26-56 Dead and Buried
And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. But turning to them JesusContinue reading “Luke 23: 26-56 Dead and Buried”
Luke 22: 39-53 Betrayed and Arrested.
And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father,Continue reading “Luke 22: 39-53 Betrayed and Arrested.”
As I read it! 