Posts with the tag “gospels”

DAY 28 - What is Love?Luke 6:32-36 What is love?It’s popular to say, “Love is love,” but that’s a bit of a word game. It covers up the fact that our English word, “love,” describes some very different...  Read More

DAY 26 - Happy?Luke 6:17-26Jesus has gone viral. People from all over want to see him. Luke says, “The people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.” Some Phar...  Read More

DAY 24 - Burden or Bless?Mark 2:23-28Today we read Mark’s version of the Luke 6 Sabbath controversy. Mark includes a statement from Jesus that Luke doesn’t. In Mark 2:27, Jesus says, “The Sabbath was ...  Read More

Day 17: What is the Kingdom of God?Luke 4:38-44Jesus preached about the kingdom of God.But what is the kingdom of God?I’m not exaggerating when I say that people who study the Bible professionally hav...  Read More

Day 12: FreedomLuke 4:14-21The Way of Jesus is the way of freedom. These are Jesus’ first words of teaching in Luke’s Gospel. They declare his intention to release people from burdens.More than anythi...  Read More

Day 7: Jesus’ Baptism and Our BaptismRomans 6:4 Why was Jesus baptized?That question stumps a lot of people. It even stumped John who baptized him! Yesterday we said Jesus was baptized to stand in sol...  Read More

DAY 5 - Specific ChangeLuke 3:10-14Let's explore the third aspect of change on the Way of Jesus. After John encourages the crowds to produce fruit, they ask, "What should we do?" John responds with sp...  Read More

DAY 4 - Real ChangeLuke 3:8Change must be real, as emphasized by John the Baptist in Luke 3:8: "Produce fruit in keeping with repentance." Think about someone who says, “I love you!” but fails to show...  Read More

DAY 3 - Honest ChangeProverbs 11:3Change starts with honesty. Change is impossible if you’re not honest about yourself. Luke implies what Gospel writers like Matthew make explicit: repentance means ad...  Read More

DAY 2 - A Change Will Do You GoodLuke 3:10-18Repentance means change—altering your mind and actions. Our need for personal change was a pivotal part of John’s message, Jesus' message, and the early Ch...  Read More