Unusual Priorities

21. April 2008 Luke 0
Text: Luke 10:25-42 Theme: Doctoring strangers and sitting silent in the midst of work can actually be priorities for believers. Key verses: “‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’…Jesus replied, ‘Do this and you will live.’…he asked Jesus, ‘Who is my neighbor?’…Jesus said, ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the ...

God Praises God

17. April 2008 Luke 0
Text: Luke 10:21-24 Theme: God, the Son bubbled out joyful praise to God, the Father from God, the Spiri–in front and because of His disciples. Key verses: “At that time, Jesus, full of joy though the Holy Spirit, said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise ...

Good Going

14. April 2008 Luke 0
Text: Luke 10:1-20 Theme: The seventy-two out got their instructions and commission from Jesus and their results proved it. Key verses: “…the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but ...

Extreme Commitment

10. April 2008 Luke 0
Text: Luke 9:51-62 Theme: Following Jesus means serious commitment. Key verses: “…a man said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’ (v. 57-58) “…the man replied, ‘Lord first let ...

Petitions & Intercessions

09. April 2008 Luke 0
Lord, today I claim Matthew 7:7 and 1 John 5:14-15 over these petitions: endorsements for Pure Praise from key worship leaders, pastors, and theologians. Lord, there are those who are this week considering whether to even read over the manuscript. Please impress on them to take the time. direction about who you want to write ...

Surprising Heroes of the Faith

07. April 2008 Luke 0
Text: Luke 9:46-50 Theme: Jesus honored children and outsiders as great in His Kingdom. Key verses: “Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. Then he said ot them, ‘Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. ...

Lame Disciples

02. April 2008 Luke 0
Text: Luke 9:37-45 Theme: Jesus had already given his disciples power, yet they failed to utilize them. Key verses: “A man in the crowd called out, ‘Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams…I begged your disciples to drive it ...

Clueless Babbling to the Almighty

01. April 2008 Luke 0
Text: Luke 9:28-36 Theme: Peter demonstrated his ignorance to God’s plan and presence when he talked rather than listened. Key verses: “…he took Peter, John and James with him and went up to a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes became as bright as a flash of ...

My Daily Cross for Christ

31. March 2008 Luke 0
Text: Luke 9:23-27 Theme: Dying is only worthwhile when it is for the Christ, the Son of God. Key verses: “Then he said to them all: ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and fillow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, ...

A Clear Prediction That Was Not So Clear

27. March 2008 Luke 0
Text: Luke 9:18-22 Theme: Jesus explicitly said he would rise again, yet his disciples missed it. Key verses: “‘But what about you?’ he asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’ Peter answered, ‘The Christ of God.\'” (v. 20) “And he said, ‘The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected…and he must be ...