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Daily Devotions
So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.” vs. 33 Luke 14:31-33 When we take these words of Jesus literally, we are likely to dismiss them without much thought. We’re very aware of sectarian leaders who asked their followers to sign over all their property and then live together in community. Often, they claimed that such a practice was a part of the call to discipleship and pointed to these…
Daily Devotions
Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.” vs. 26 Luke 14:25-30 There’s no doubt about it, sometimes the teachings of Jesus are baffling and we wonder what he could possibly have in mind. Here he tells the crowds that becoming his disciple is more important than the most intimate family relationships–it could even mean the loss of life. And he says…
Daily Devotions: February 9, 2019
February 9, 2019 To read full passage click: Luke 5:1-5 …“He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.” vs. 3 After being run out of his hometown, Jesus goes to Capernaum, a town on the Sea of Galilee not too far from Nazareth. Again, people are very interested in what he has to…
Daily Devotions: February 9, 2019
February 9, 2019 To read full passage click: Luke 5:1-5 …“He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.” vs. 3 After being run out of his hometown, Jesus goes to Capernaum, a town on the Sea of Galilee not too far from Nazareth. Again, people are very interested in what he has to…
Daily Devotions: December 8, 2018
December 8, 2018 To read full passage click: Luke 3:1-3 …“during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.” vs. 2 John wasn’t ordained. He wasn’t even a licensed preacher. He had no credentials or standing to set him apart. He didn’t even live in Jerusalem! He may have belonged to the mysterious party of renegades who had set up shop at Qumran, no one knows for sure.…