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John 15:16 Crushed Fruit

John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit — fruit that will last — and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. Some people get all wrapped around the axil when it comes to whoContinue reading “John 15:16 Crushed Fruit”

John 11:42 Heard Praying

John 11:42 “I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” I love to watch small children get try to get the attention of the parents when the parents are having a few moments of adult conversationContinue reading “John 11:42 Heard Praying”

John 10:42 Compassion

John 10:42 And in that place many believed in Jesus. It is a wonderful thing when a plan comes together and accomplishes the purposes for which it was conceived. So many plans just seem to fall apart. “Two weeks to slow” certainly didn’t stop the fear surrounding the flu. Even my personal plans have hadContinue reading “John 10:42 Compassion”

John 3:30 Stepping Down

John 3:30 “He must become greater; I must become less.” One of the most difficult things for many people is to give up status, privilege, power, importance, reputation, and standing. We have spent our lives establishing ourselves and who we are, not just in public, but in our private lives. We don’t want anyone toContinue reading “John 3:30 Stepping Down”

John 1:29 Lamb?

John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” If you have to introduce yourself for the first time to a new group of people, what do you say about yourself? What is your standard elevator speech thatContinue reading “John 1:29 Lamb?”

Luke 24:42-43 Fish

Luke 24:42-43 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate it in their presence. It is often in the most mundane and ordinary activities that the LORD wants to make Himself know to us. How do I know this is true? Take a look at the Scriptures. ItContinue reading “Luke 24:42-43 Fish”

Luke 22:61 The Look

Luke 22:61 The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” I want to encourage every parent of a toddler who is reading this right now to master “the look.” The look is thatContinue reading “Luke 22:61 The Look”

Luke 19:9 Structure!

Luke 19:9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.” Have you ever wondered about the structure of a building when you passed it on the street or gazed at a picture of it online? How did they get that shape of aContinue reading “Luke 19:9 Structure!”

Luke 17:37 Vultures

Luke 17:37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.” The nature of God’s kingdom is very different from the nature of earthy kingdoms. The normal ways of kingdom building and kingdom power have many outward signs that demonstrate the presence of a new kingdom. TheContinue reading “Luke 17:37 Vultures”

Luke 15:14 Lost and Found

Luke 15:14 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.” This familiar story, often called the parable of the Parodical Son, is the third parable in a row that emphasizesContinue reading “Luke 15:14 Lost and Found”