by Frank Retief | Mar 26, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 10 verses 8-12. “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you. But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say,...
by Frank Retief | Mar 25, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 9 v 61 -62. “Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” Notice these words: “… but first...
by Frank Retief | Mar 24, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 9 v 62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” While Jesus made his way to Jerusalem he was in a sense “homeless.” He had to sleep in other people’s homes or inns, not having a base to which...
by Frank Retief | Mar 23, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 9 v 51. As the time approached for him to be taken up to Heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. When it first appeared in 1987, the little book “According to Luke” written by David Gooding was subtitled “A new exposition of the Third Gospel.” It...
by Frank Retief | Mar 22, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 9 v 52 – 53 And he sent messengers ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. Luke’s narrative relates to his friend, Theophilus, and to us how when...
by Frank Retief | Mar 21, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 9 v 48. “Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. for he who is least among you all – he is the greatest.” These disciples had themselves experienced great success when...
