Monthly Archives: June 2022

At the Ready

“Be dressed in readiness, and keep your lamps lit. Luke 12:35 (NAS) Read Luke 12:35-40 I’m in the camp of those who are settled in their belief that the Lord’s return is imminent. I’ve maintained this view for more than … Continue reading

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Already In

29 “And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. 30 “For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. … Continue reading

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Betting on the Come

19 ‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.” ’20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul … Continue reading

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Inheriting the Wind

13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” Luke 12:13 (NAS) Down through time, “inequities” in distributing an heritance have driven wedges in families. At least we’ve seen this … Continue reading

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Winging It

11 “When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say;12 for the Holy Spirit will teach … Continue reading

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Taking a Stand

8 “And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; 9 but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of … Continue reading

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Nowhere to Hide

1Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke 12:1 … Continue reading

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Woe to You Lawyers!

52 Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.” Luke 11:52 Read Luke 11:45-53 Experts in the Mosaic law should have understood why the statutes were … Continue reading

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Cleaning the Closet

39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness. 40 “You foolish ones, did not He who made … Continue reading

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Right Here, Right Now

“This generation is a wicked generation; it seeks for a sign, and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.” Luke 11:29 Read Luke 11:29-32 This all started with the Pharisees demanding a sign (an … Continue reading

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