Posts with the tag “love”

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 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 15 - The Way of Love1 Corinthians 13:1-17 People often struggle to use their freedom to love others. Study 1 Corinthians and you’ll see Paul confronting an entitled church. Many Corinthians though...  Read More

Day 13 - Freedom to LoveLuke 4:22-30Everyone loves freedom, right? Then why did people get so mad at Jesus during his hometown sermon? At first, in v.23, everyone’s impressed. It’s all, “Wow, that’s J...  Read More

DAY 10: Defeating Your DefeatersLuke 4:1-13In the face of temptation, Jesus stands firm. Using Scripture, he deflects the devil's attacks aimed at his identity. Despite being tempted, Jesus cannot sin...  Read More

Day 9: Full of the Holy SpiritLuke 4:1-2; Romans 5:5After his baptism, “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempt...  Read More