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51 Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. Division deals with judgment. Jesus judges sin with his perfect life and innocent death. He demonstrates God’s attitude toward sin, and that divides humankind into two groups: those who accept the reality of sin and it consequences, andContinue reading “27Apr2009 Luke 12:51”

34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. I was driving my car the other day behind a minivan. I am sure you have been in a similar situation. This car was weaving back and forth across the lanes of traffic. They would get half way into the other lane onContinue reading “25Apr2009 Luke 12:34”

24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Consider the stock market, your 401k plan, your investment fund…. The amazing thing about all these is that they did not provide stability to the vastContinue reading “23Apr2009 Luke 12:24”

22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. This would be the death of our economy if people began to live this kind of life! We are driven by food and clothing. The satisfactionContinue reading “22Apr2009 Luke 12:22”

4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.Continue reading “19Apr2009 Luke 12:4-5”

53 When Jesus left there, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, 54 waiting to catch him in something he might say. Plotting, laying in wait, hunting, hostile press conference, media ‘investigation’ or smear campaign. We so often think that the political rhetoricContinue reading “18Apr2009 Luke 11:53-54”

24 “When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ Jesus reveals something very important about evil. Evil finds a place and calls it home! Evil gets comfortable when it has aContinue reading “14Apr2009 Luke 11:23”

23 “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters. There is no neutral ground when it comes to the things of God. There are only two teams, with no alternates sitting on the bench. We would like to believe that you can delay taking aContinue reading “13Apr2009 Luke 11:23”

36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” This answer is too easy and too difficult at the same time. InContinue reading “12Apr2009 Luke 10:36-37 Jesus is Alive!”

27 He answered: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” What we miss in the English is that the word “love” only appears once in this verse, not twice. Both loving GodContinue reading “11Apr2009 Luke 10:27”