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14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. So many people who begin the journey of following Jesus end up not producing any fruit. Their lives become spiritually unproductive andContinue reading “10Mar2009 Luke 8:14”

8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” The soil is the key to success. Ask any farmer. If the soil is good, the cropContinue reading “9Mar2009 Luke 8:8”

39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.” Simon seems to be stating the obvious as though it were a profound truth. This woman wasContinue reading “7Mar2009 Luke 7:39”

30 But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John. It is possible to reject God’s will for your life! God sent His messenger John to accomplish a particular mission. The religious leaders rejected the message and the messenger. For them the messageContinue reading “5Mar2009 Luke 7:30”

22 So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. John the Baptist has sent two ofContinue reading “1Mar2009 Luke 7:22”

2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. We sometimes get the wrong idea about slaves in the ancient world. We bring up images of the slave trade during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries here in the west. But not all slave trade was as brutal.Continue reading “28Feb2009 Luke 7:2”

45 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. It is so important what we expose ourselves to, because it willContinue reading “26Feb2009 Luke 6:45”

41 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Jesus had a way with word pictures. He captured the nature of humans in some of the most poignant word pictures. Here is one. It makes perfect sense. You can’tContinue reading “25Feb2009 Luke 6:41”

29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Our natural inclination is to run from violence when it is coming in our direction. But too often we repeat violence when we are the perpetrator. We wouldContinue reading “24Feb2009 Luke 6:29”

27 “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. These are some of the most difficult words to put into practice, and yet when they are carried out they have a profound impact. NoContinue reading “23Feb2009 Luke 6:27-28”