“Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”” Luke 8:18 ESV. Reflection: what IS the key difference between knowledge and wisdom? year Stepping on the scale after Christmas can
““A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.” Luke 8:5 ESV Reflection: why is the devil compared with birds of the air? During the winter months in Oklahoma, we have large flocks of black
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“And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’” Luke 8:9-10 ESV Reflection: why are some still
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“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10. Reflection: what are these “good works” that God has prepared for us? It really bothers me when you ask a friend or colleague to meet for a coffee or a chat,
“and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.”Luke 8:2-3 ESV Reflection: what is the current return on investment
“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.””Luke 7:47 ESV Reflection: how would you describe the experience of being forgiven? Perhaps the two biggest keys to a long term relationship is honesty and forgiveness. I mean, if you think about it,
““To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?” Luke 7:31 ESV Reflection: how would you compare this generation to your generation? There is an interesting psychology around the idea of “a generation”. That we can group certain behaviors with an age group. My grandparents generation behaved differently
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“And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”” Luke 7:23 ESV Reflection: is it possible to fall away because of Jesus? This is one of those very strange, seemingly contradictory verses in the Bible. We think of Jesus as the savior of the world, the great shepherd, gathering and watching over his
“Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from
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“Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.” Luke 7:2-3 ESV Reflection: how did the centurion know Jesus was the
