Jesus tells the story of two men, one a self-righteous Pharisee and the other a despised tax collector. (NASB) Luke 18:9-14 “And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 ‘Two men went up into the temple to pray, one […]

(NASB) Luke 18:9 “And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:”    What does this one verse tell us about self-righteous people? Self-righteous people trust in themselves. Self-righteous people think of themselves as righteous. Self-righteous people view others with contempt. Self-righteous […]

  Jesus told a parable, a story to His disciples to illustrate this truth: “at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart.”  (Luke 18:1) (NASB) Luke 18:2-8 “…‘In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. 3 ‘There was a widow in […]

  Jesus will come suddenly – are you ready?   Jesus will come unexpectedly – are you ready?   Jesus has warned us that when He comes we are to be ready for His righteous judgment.  Those who have rejected Jesus will be judged by Him.    (NASB) Luke 17:30-37 “It will be just the same […]

The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 100:1, Acts 1:11   You are the living God whose words are true.  You are safely to be trusted.   Your word says we are to ‘Shout for joy’!  And You include all creation in that shout of joy.   When Jesus went into heaven His […]

(NASB) Luke 17:31 “On that day…”   Jesus told His disciples how He would come again and what people can expect. (NASB) Luke 17:24 “For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in […]

  In the days of Noah…people were eating, drinking, and marrying.  Then…the Lord God told Noah to enter the ark with his family and all those animals.  God shut him in.  (Genesis 7:16)   Then…the flood came and destroyed everything and everyone outside the ark.  (Luke 17:26-27)   In the days of Lot…(hundreds of years […]

Jesus said: (NASB) Luke 17:28-29 “It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building: 29 but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them […]

  Jesus told His disciples of when He would come “in His day”.  He will come so all peoples will see Him!  How can this be?  I don’t know…but God knows!    Then Jesus went on to say what the days would be like when He comes… (NASB) Luke 17:26-27 “And just as it happened […]

  Jesus told His disciples (and you and me) that He will return in such a way that all people, everywhere, will see Him – as lightning flashes across the sky.   Then Jesus went on to say: (NASB) Luke 17:25 “But first He (Jesus) must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.” […]