LUKE 4:22a – And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. THEME OF THE DAY. SPEAKING GRACIOUS WORDS. Before we move into today’s nugget that is based on the type and quality of Jesus’ speech found in today’s scripture, we need to qualify something about the speech of a Christian. No Christian…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Luke
LUKE 22:54-62 – Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house, and Peter was following at a distance. And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely…
LUKE 9:28 – Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. THEME OF THE DAY. CLIMB ANY MOUNTAINS LATELY? I have friends who are serious mountain climbers. And I am not talking about day hikes on a little hill. They do “big ones”, like “big ones”…
LUKE 9:23 – And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. THEME OF THE DAY. YES, IT IS VERY HARD. I am going to make a bold statement, but I do so with confidence. I not only believe I am right in what I am about…
LUKE 10:38–42 – Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not…
Luke 6:46-49 – “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream…