Luke 5:33-39 ESV The Pharisees and their scribes said to Jesus, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when … Continue reading New Lives Don’t Fit Inside Old Lives
Jesus Came to Call Sinners to Repentance
Luke 5:27-32 ESV “After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. “And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and … Continue reading Jesus Came to Call Sinners to Repentance
Put Out Into the Deep
Luke 5:4-11 ESV And when Jesus had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed … Continue reading Put Out Into the Deep
Jesus Proclaimed the Good News
Luke 4:16-21 ESV “And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it … Continue reading Jesus Proclaimed the Good News
Bear Fruits in Keeping with Repentance
Luke 3:7-9 ESV John the Baptist “said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.” For I … Continue reading Bear Fruits in Keeping with Repentance
God’s Enduring and Righteous Rules
Psalms 119:155-160 ESV “Salvation is far from the wicked,for they do not seek your statutes.Great is your mercy, O Lord;give me life according to your rules.Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,but I do not swerve from your testimonies.I look at the faithless with disgust,because they do not keep your commands.Consider how I love your … Continue reading God’s Enduring and Righteous Rules
Man’s Oppression
Psalms 119:134-136 ESV “Redeem me from man's oppression,that I may keep your precepts.Make your face shine upon your servant,and teach me your statutes.My eyes shed streams of tears,because people do not keep your law.” This is a prayer to be released (liberated, delivered) from man’s oppression, i.e. from his persecution, abuse, cruelty and mistreatment, i.e. … Continue reading Man’s Oppression
Those Who Live in Self-Indulgence
James 5:1-6 ESV “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the … Continue reading Those Who Live in Self-Indulgence
Submit Yourselves to God
James 4:1-3 ESV “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and … Continue reading Submit Yourselves to God
Family Ties
We give them birth, and then they’re grown,And now they’ve families all their own,But ne’er do they depart our hearts,Of us they’ll always be a part. They ne’er will stop from being our kids,We do not wish from us to rid,We hope they’ll stay part of our lives,We hope beyond us they’ll survive. We love … Continue reading Family Ties
Run With It 