Text: Luke 5:27-39 Theme: Jesus introduced new ways when He attended a feast in honor of sinners. Key verses: “…He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, ‘Follow Me.’ So he left all, rose up and followed Him. Then Levi gave a great ...
Text: Luke 5: 17-26 Theme: When Jesus got through with the crippled man, everyone was thinking, “Paralized, my butt!” (NOTE: Stephen, my 12-year-old, and I are doing this devotion together today, and this theme was his idea!) Key verses: “Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into the house and lay him ...
Text: Luke: 5:12-16 Theme: Jesus often went to lonely places to be with His Father. Key verses: “Jesus reached out his hand adn touched the man, ‘I am willing,’ he said. ‘Be clean!’ And immediately the leprosy left him. Then Jesus ordered him, ‘Don’t tell anyone.\'” (v. 13-14) “Yet the news about him spread all ...
Text: Luke 5:1-11 Theme: When Peter simply obeyed Jesus, he was astonished, humbled and compelled to follow Him. Key verses: “He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat. When he ...
Text: Luke 4:31-44 Theme: Jesus meet people’s needs as he went and he went to meet people’s greatest need. Key verses: “Then he went down to Capernaum…and on the Sabbath began to teach the people. (v. 31) “In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon…” (v. 33) “‘Be quiet!’ Jesus said sternly. ...
Text: Luke 4:14-30 Theme: The Holy Spirit caused people to spread the news about Jesus, though some talk wasn’t so good. Key verses: “Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. He went to Nazareth, where he ...
Text: Luke 4:1-13 Theme: Satan tempted Jesus in all three areas of potential weakness. Key verses: “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit…was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, tell this ...
Text: Luke 3:23-38 Theme: Clear signs from above set Jesus apart from us at his baptism. Key verses: “When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from ...
Text: Luke 3:1-19 Theme: John prepared the hearts and minds of people for Jesus’ coming. Key verses: “…the word of God came to John…in the desert. He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in…Isaiah…’A voice of one calling in the desert, ...
Text: Luke 2:39-52 Theme: Jesus continued to grow and learn and mature throughout his childhood, as should we. Key verses: “And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.” (v. 40) “After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy ...
