Listen to Him About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious
Authority in the Valley About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning … The next day, when they came
God’s Guarantee As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem Luke 9:51 It’s surprising how much of Luke (and the other gospel writers) devote to Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem. In Luke it’s 9:51 through to 19:41. This journey was undertaken by religious Jews three
A Bigger Threat 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 … But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, “Even the dust of your town that
When the Kingdom is Planted On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her “Woman,
Showing Mercy Luke put stories together that carried the same theme. Why then did he put the Good Samaritan parable (Luke 10:25-37) and the Martha/Mary conflict (Luke 10:38-42) side by side? In each Jesus is changing boundaries the Jews would have thought were eternally unchangeable. The Good Samaritan parable is Jesus’ answer to the expert
Make the House Clean “When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes seven
What is on the Inside? ‘When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not first wash before the meal, was surprised. Then the Lord said to him, “Now then you Pharisees clean the outside of
The Holy Spirit Works Through Us. “And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven” Luke 12:10 In the days of what became known as “charismatic renewal” this scripture was often quoted as a defence against strident critics.
Who Came to the Dinner? “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honour, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will
