THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The Greatest Part 2
Luke 22 verses 26 & 27. “But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one...
The Greatest – Part 1 – Luke 22 verse 25 – 26
Luke 22 verses 25-26. “Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and...
Passover – Part 6
Luke 22 verses 19 – 20 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you, do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood,...
Passover – Part 5
Luke 22 v 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” We start today by reminding ourselves that we are still busy with point 2 of the 3 things Jesus said in Luke 22 v 19...
The Passover – Part 4
Luke 22 verses 19 – 20 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying. “This is my body given for you, do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup saying, “This is the new covenant in my blood,...
Passover – Part 3
Luke 22 verses 21 – 22 “But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table.” They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this. We are now faced with a very great mystery and that is the betrayal of our...
Passover – Part 2 – Luke 22 verses 7 – 23
Luke 22 verses 17 & 18. “After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” The “Day” arrives on which the “Passover Lamb” had to...
Passover – Part 1- Luke 22 verses 1 – 6
Luke 22 v 3. “Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve.” Just days before the Passover event Christ’s enemies met to look for a way to get rid of him. The plotters were the chief priests and the teachers of the law. How ironic this is. These were...
Temple Teaching – Part 5
Luke 21 verses 37, 38. “Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.” This chapter closes with a...
Temple Teaching – Part 4 – Luke 21 verses 34 – 38
Luke 21 v 36. “Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man”. A lot has been happening in the very temple precincts during this passage of scripture. In...
Temple Teaching – Part 3 – Luke 21 verses 20 – 33
Luke 21 verses 29-31. “He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.”...
Temple Teaching – Part 2 – Luke 21 verses 25-28
Luke 21 v 28 “When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Remember all these things were being taught daily in the temple. In verse 38 we read that people came early in the morning to hear him in...
Temple Teaching – Part 1 – Luke 21 verses 20 – 25
Luke 21 v 27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with power and great glory. This passage of Scripture and also its parallels in Matthew and Mark, is notoriously difficult to grapple with, especially in terms of a timeline. In other words,...
Giving – Luke 21 verses 1 – 4
Luke 21 verse 2 – 4 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all...
False Messiah – Luke 21 verses 5 – 28
Luke 21 verse 8 – 9 He replied “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and “The time is near’. Do not follow them. When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but...
About the Resurrection – Part 4 – Luke 20 verses 41 – 44
Luke 20 v 41. “Then Jesus said to them, “How is it that they say the Christ is the Son of David?” Jesus now carries the argument regarding the resurrection on to the offensive. His opponents, the Sadducees had quoted an Old Testament law without any regard to...
About the Resurrection – Part 3
Luke 20 v 33. “Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?” The Old Testament law referred to by the Sadducees was Deuteronomy 25 verses 5-10. It was required that if a man died without leaving a son and heir, his...
About the Resurrection – Part 2
Luke 20 v 38. “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” When the Sadducees tried to express what they thought was the fallacy of the resurrection by presenting Jesus with a fanciful illustration of a woman who outlived seven...
About the Resurrection – Part 1 – Luke 20 verses 27 – 40
Luke 20 verses 37 – 39 “But in the account of the bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” Some...
Jesus and Caesar – Luke 20 verses 20 – 26
Luke 20 verse 25 “Then give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s” The Temple leadership were very troubled by Jesus and tried to discredit him in every way they could. They had challenged him on the matter of his religious authority. He answered...
Murder of Messiah Part 2
Luke 20 v 17 – 18 Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: “The stone the builders rejected Has become the corner stone Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will...
Murder of Messiah – Part 1 – Luke 20 verses 9 – 19
Luke 20 verse 13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.’ Jesus is now in full confrontation with the religious authorities. He tells them a story designed to show what his...
Jerusalem – Part 4 – Luke chapter 20 v 10 – 18
Luke 20 v 2 – 3 “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?” He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me, John’s baptism – was it from heaven, or from men?” When Jesus chased the merchants from the...
Jerusalem – Part 3 – Luke 19 verses 45 – 48
Luke 19 verses 45 & 46. “Then he entered the temple area and began driving out those who were selling. “’It is written, “ he said to them, “’My house will be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’” When Jesus entered the city he went...
Jerusalem – Part 2 – Luke 19 verses 41 – 44
Luke 19 verses 41-42. “As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, ‘If only you, even you, had known on this day what would bring you peace – but now it is hidden from your eyes.’” Although Jesus arranged his entry into Jerusalem in a very...
Jerusalem Part 1 Luke 19 verses 28 – 48
Luke 19 v 38 – 39 "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in Heaven and glory in the Highest!" Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" After a long journey Christ eventually came to Jerusalem. But...
Back again – Part 4
Luke 19 verses 26-27. “He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away. But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them – bring them here and kill them in...
Back Again – Part 3
Luke 19 verses 20, 21. “Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it hidden away in a piece of cloth. I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.” Jesus taught that...
Back Again – Part 2
Luke 19 v 17. “Well done, my good servant!” his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.” Jesus is teaching what it will be like when He comes back again. While it is true his disciples will all have eternal...
Back Again – Part 1 – Luke 19 verses 11 – 27
Luke 19 v 15. “He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.” Up to now we have been taught what it means to enter the Kingdom of God spiritually, that...