Luke 6:46-49 ESV “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. … Continue reading A Life Built on the Dirt or on The Rock?
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No Good Tree Bears Bad Fruit
Luke 6:43-45 ESV “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces … Continue reading No Good Tree Bears Bad Fruit
Do You Notice if a Log is in Your Eye?
Luke 6:39-42 ESV He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's … Continue reading Do You Notice if a Log is in Your Eye?
Do Good to Those Who Hate You
Luke 6:27-28 ESV “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” Jesus taught us that we are to love our enemies. And this love is agape love which comes from God and it prefers what … Continue reading Do Good to Those Who Hate You
New Lives Don’t Fit Inside Old Lives
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
Run With It 