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Blessed are you
Read Luke 6:17-26 A “great number” of people were coming to listen to Jesus. His words are alive and active (Hebrews 4:12). The people craved more. His words didn’t always make sense, but they were drawn to them. In this particular teaching, Jesus gives an encouragement and a parallel warning: Blessed are you who are… — read more
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Overflowing Boats
Read Luke 5:1-11 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” Can’t you just see Simon (not yet… — read more
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Luke 4:18-19
Luke 4:18-19“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,because he has anointed meto proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisonersand recovery of sight for the blind,to set the oppressed free,to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” In my opinion, this is one of the best summaries… — read more
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Be Content
Read Luke 3:1-22 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of… — read more
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The story of Christmas
Read Luke 2:1-21 The story of Christmas is one of those classic stories that gets told every year on this day, usually from Luke 2. It’s one that we all know, but have you ever pondered the details? There was no room for Mary and Joseph at the Inn. I’ve always wondered about that –… — read more
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Mary and Zechariah
Read Luke 1:26-38 Something amazing was happening in Nazareth. The angel first appeared to Zechariah, and now six months later, to Mary. Zechariah’s reaction was skepticism, but Mary’s was curiosity. “How can I be sure?” vs “How will this be?” What would your reaction have been? Both times Gabriel began with “do not be afraid.”… — read more
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Zechariah
Read Luke 1:5-25 Life is full of interruptions. The older I get, the more I want a quiet life, free from adventurous, spontaneous surprises. Zechariah was no different. He was old. We’re not told exactly how old, but we know that his wife, Elizabeth, was too old to have children. He seemed to have accepted… — read more
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Luke 1:1-4
Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided… — read more
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Mary and Martha
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked,… — read more