(NASB) Luke 9:51 “When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem…” (NASB) Luke 13:22 “And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.”    Jesus set His face to go to Jerusalem and as He went He […]

  Jesus likened the kingdom of God to a mustard seed…a tiny seed which grows into a large tree, such a large tree that birds nest in its branches…that is like God’s power. (Luke 13:18-19)   Jesus compared the kingdom of God to yeast mixed into flour…hidden yet working…that is comparable to God’s power.  (Luke […]

  The Lord Jesus had healed a woman who had been bent double for 18 years.  He freed her from bondage and gave her healing; He did that on a Sabbath in a synagogue.  (Luke 13:10-13) (NASB) Luke 13:14 “But the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the […]

  Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on a Sabbath day. (Luke 13:10) That element is very important in this bibliography of Jesus.  (NASB) Luke 13:11-13 “And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all. […]

The prayer of the week is based on Matthew 6:33   Father thank You for Your words of truth…thank You that You are the ultimate Encourager.  Thank You for Your love for me this day…blessing upon blessing.   You are my Teacher and Guide, You are my Savior and Redeemer, You are my Father and God.  […]

 The question of the day: What kind of fruit is being produced in your life?   Jesus gave a story, a parable in a crowd of thousands (Luke 12:1). (NASB) Luke 13:6-9 “And He began telling this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking […]

Jesus was talking to His disciples and a crowd of thousands!   (Luke 12:1) (NASB) Luke 13:1-5 “NOW ON the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus said to them, ‘Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than […]

   Have you asked Jesus to be your Savior?  Once you have received Him by faith in Him alone, it is His grace which saves you from your sins.  It is nothing you do, no works, no position or power or positive thinking will save you, it is only Jesus.   Jesus said many things […]

   Jesus used illustrations of natural phenomena to speak an eternal truth. (NASB) Luke 12:54-56 “And He was also saying to the crowds, ‘When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. 55 ‘And when you see a south wind blowing, you  say, […]

  The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 25:4-5   God of the Bible, Your ways are true and truly dependable.  Show me Your ways; teach me Your paths in which I am to walk today.  Lead me in Your truth and teach me…for there are many false ways that entice and mislead me […]