“On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back.” Luke 17:31 ESV. Reflection: how will you respond when you see the King of kings? We image that, […]
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“so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.” Luke 17:30 ESV Reflection: how do you envision the return of Jesus to be? Interestingly, Luke split Jesus talking about future events, particularly what we might consider “end times”, into two sections found in Luke chapter 17:20-37, and then in chapter
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“Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed,” Luke 17:20 ESV Reflection: how do you envision the coming or the kingdom of God to be like? Not sure about you, but I might have missed
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“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
“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
“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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“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: do you have hurts from the past you cannot seem to let go of? Let’s look a bit more at the topic of “love keeps no record of
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“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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“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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“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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