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3 “The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg— It is important to take an honest assessment of ourselves from time to time. Often people do a quick, superficial assessment at New Years. But NewContinue reading “17May2009 Luke 16:3”

26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. Don’t you just hate it when you don’t know what’s going on? I mean, you walk into the room and something is obviously happening, but you stand and watch for a few moments, and you can’t seem to figure itContinue reading “16May2009 Luke 15:26”

14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. Being in need has gotten a very bad rap! Being in need can be a very powerful teacher. We can learn that there is something more than money! Money has its place inContinue reading “13May2009 Luke 15:14”

7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. God has more concern for those who are wondering away than those who are steadfast in the faith. This story told to illustrateContinue reading “11May2009 Luke 15:7”

9 If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. Have you ever been taken over by shame? That is exactly what humiliation is. Shame takes over and the shame moves from theContinue reading “7May2009 Luke 14:9”

6 And they had nothing to say. Truth speaks! I love it when an opponent has nothing to say in response to God’s work. Jesus catches these religious leaders in their hypocrisy and they can’t say a thing. This is amazing since, so often, instead of saying nothing when we get caught in hypocrisy, weContinue reading “5May2009 Luke 14:6”

1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. Have you ever been under the microscope of criticism? As someone who has been there, it is not the most comfortable thing in the world. And living under that microscope can be crippling. I knowContinue reading “4May2009 Luke 14:1”

31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.” Did you notice the word “some” in the verse? Not all the Pharisees wanted Jesus dead. Or perhaps they didn’t want Herod to kill Jesus because they wanted the pleasureContinue reading “3May2009 Luke 13:31”

25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’ I hate it when my cell phone goes off in the middle of the night. IContinue reading “2May2009 Luke 13:25”

18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches.” This parable is a story toldContinue reading “30Apr2009 Luke 13:18-19”