Luke 12: 35 – 48 Watchfulness ‘Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watchingContinue reading “Luke 12: 35 – 48 Watchfulness”
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Luke 12: 22 – 34 Do not worry
Luke 12: 22 – 34 Do not worry Then Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: they do not sowContinue reading “Luke 12: 22 – 34 Do not worry”
Luke 11: 37 – 54 Woes on the Pharisees and the experts in the law
Luke 11: 37 – 54 Woes on the Pharisees and the experts in the law When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal. ThenContinue reading “Luke 11: 37 – 54 Woes on the Pharisees and the experts in the law”
Luke 11: 33 – 36 The lamp of the body
Luke 11: 33 – 36 The lamp of the body ‘No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body.Continue reading “Luke 11: 33 – 36 The lamp of the body”
Luke 11: 14 – 28 Jesus and Beelzebul
Luke 11: 14 – 28 Jesus and Beelzebul Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. But some of them said, ‘By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.’ Others tested him by asking forContinue reading “Luke 11: 14 – 28 Jesus and Beelzebul”
Luke 10: 38 – 42 At the home of Martha and Mary
Luke 10: 38 – 42 At the home of Martha and Mary 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 MarthaContinue reading “Luke 10: 38 – 42 At the home of Martha and Mary”
Luke 10: 1 – 24 Jesus sends out the seventy-two
Luke 10: 1 – 24 Jesus sends out the seventy-two After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them 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 the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest,Continue reading “Luke 10: 1 – 24 Jesus sends out the seventy-two”
Luke 9: 51 – 62 Samaritan opposition (and) The cost of following Jesus
Luke 9: 51 – 62 Samaritan opposition (and) The cost of following Jesus As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; but the people there did notContinue reading “Luke 9: 51 – 62 Samaritan opposition (and) The cost of following Jesus”
Luke 9: 43 – 50 Jesus predicts his death a second time
Luke 9: 43 – 50 Jesus predicts his death a second time While everyone was marvelling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, ‘Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: the Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.’ But they did not understandContinue reading “Luke 9: 43 – 50 Jesus predicts his death a second time”
Mark 9: 14 – 29 Jesus heals a boy possessed by an impure spirit
Mark 9: 14 – 29 Jesus heals a boy possessed by an impure spirit “When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.”Continue reading “Mark 9: 14 – 29 Jesus heals a boy possessed by an impure spirit”
Seeking the Light 