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.”

Luke22: 1-6…Murder Plans Unfolding

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with theContinue reading “Luke22: 1-6…Murder Plans Unfolding”

Luke 21: 29-37…Be ready!

And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly, IContinue reading “Luke 21: 29-37…Be ready!”

Luke 20: 41-47….A call to think clearly!

But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son? For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,“‘The Lord said to my Lord,“Sit at my right hand,until I make your enemies your footstool.”’David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?” And in the hearing of allContinue reading “Luke 20: 41-47….A call to think clearly!”

Luke 20: 27-40….They wouldn’t give up!

There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. Now there were sevenContinue reading “Luke 20: 27-40….They wouldn’t give up!”

Luke 20: 1-18 Accusations fly…..

One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.” He answered them, “I also will askContinue reading “Luke 20: 1-18 Accusations fly…..”

Luke 19: 28-40… Palm Sunday

As we come to Easter I want to look at what is called the ‘Passion week’. I cannot look at Luke’s passages on this ‘Passion week’ in just the five days of that week, so I am starting early, trusting that I will get to the Easter story on the correct day. And when heContinue reading “Luke 19: 28-40… Palm Sunday”

Proverbs 15: 1-14 …. A selection

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. Watching a detective story on TV, I am amazed at how much can be learned by them replaying the camera records taken along the way their suspects have travelled. We don’t like the thought of people spying onContinue reading “Proverbs 15: 1-14 …. A selection”

Proverbs 14: 13-35 A selection

Because the remainder of the book of proverbs, until chapter 30, is endless couplets, worth reading and thinking about, but too many for me to consider here, one by one, I am going to pick out several of them from each chapter and make comments. This of course does not mean that the others areContinue reading “Proverbs 14: 13-35 A selection”

Proverbs 14: 1-12…. A call to think.

The wisest of women builds her house,but folly with her own hands tears it down.2. Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD,but he who is devious in his ways despises him.3. By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,but the lips of the wise will preserve them.4. Where there are noContinue reading “Proverbs 14: 1-12…. A call to think.”