Tom Skeie

One Of Ten

“Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?” Luke 17:17 ESV.  Reflection: what makes some people grateful and others ungrateful for the same thing?  We looked yesterday at human pride, one of the biggest obstacles for entering into the kingdom, into a relationship with God. Pride is centered in self, where there

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Unworthy Servants

“So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’”” Luke 17:10 ESV Reflection: have you ever felt entitled from the work you do for the Lord?  This is a difficult subject. Pride.  In the heart of the fall of

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Conviction Of The Truth

“The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!””  Luke 17:5 ESV Reflection: how can you know what you truly believe in?  I was listening to a pastor the other day making a very interesting observation. Paraphrasing, he said something like this: “Christians tend to be in a continual learning mode. They study and study

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An Accounting Error

“and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.””Luke 17:4 ESV Reflection: are you keeping “records of wrong”?  Yesterday we touched on the topic of restoring and maintaining relationships. That it is a 3-step process, and not just up to

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The Road To Forgiveness

“If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,” Luke 17:3b ESV Reflection: is repentance necessary to receive forgiveness?  In these few words, Jesus unveils the secret to restoring and maintaining relationships.  OK, with such a massive topic, I might have to write several days on it depending on where the Lord

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Traps And Trappers

“And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!” Luke 17:1 ESV Reflection: what is a “temptation” to sin?  Before trying to answer that question, let me ask – How do we define what is sin? Violating the Ten Commandments may quickly

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Character And Destiny

“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,” Luke 16:19-20 ESV Reflection: why does only the poor man have a name? Areas of this country have recently been hit with

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To Enter By Force

“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.” Luke 16:16 ESV Reflection: how is it possible enter the kingdom of God by force?  For centuries, a conflict between Western and Eastern Europe has been going on.

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