Matthew 11:25-27 / Luke 10:21-22…Many worry because they just don’t seem to have a grip on things as much as others seem to. Yet Jesus gives us a cause for resting in Him right here in these verses. God reveals His will to the humble in heart. God... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Luke 10:17-20…It can be quite thrilling to see God’s power manifest in our lives and ministry. We all long to see the Devil defeated in personal battle, and to see souls saved into the kingdom of God. Yet it is always less about what He has given us... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Luke 10:16…As ambassadors for Christ, if we honor God He will honor us (1 Samuel 2:30 / John 12:26). But that certainly doesn’t mean others will honor you in this life. The Apostle Paul said, “For me to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21). Someone... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Matthew 11:20-24 / Luke 10:13-15…So what does it do for your picture of the gentle Jesus to see Him here denouncing whole cities? He is saying to them, “shame on you for not repenting”. The reason they should have been repenting is because they had... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Luke 10:1-12…The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him… where he himself was about to go. Jesus told them to pray about sending laborers into the harvest, and just as it was with the twelve that were sent out, they were... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Matthew 18:23-35…Jesus describes for us what a forgiving spirit looks like. We are always supposed to forgive those who ask for it because God forgives us everything when we ask. There is no excuse. Forgiven people become forgiving people. We have r [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Matthew 18:21-22 / Luke 17:3-4…Matthew 18:15-20 gives us an outline for the steps of church discipline. It starts out one on one, and if the other person repents, that’s the end of it. Peter’s question takes us back to vs.15. What about the person... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Matthew 18:19-20…We should be wholeheartedly committed to prayer. However, this passage is not teaching us about a “prayer of agreement”. It is intended as a further statement regarding the authority of the church and its leaders in discipline... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Matthew 18:15-18…Jesus had just been speaking about our relation to God as children. We are to be accepting of the hard to accept person (Matthew 18:1-5). We are not to get between God and His loved ones (Matthew 18:6-9). We should treat all... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Matthew 18:10-14…God will go the distance to protect His children. If they are lost He finds them. If they are scattered, He will gather them. The Father will not allow the sheep to be mistreated forever. Jesus reminds us that they are always heard [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
