Luke 11 v 31. The Queen of the South will rise at the judgement with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.”   The Queen of the South’s (read...

Luke 11 v 31. The Queen of the South will rise at the judgement with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.”   To stubbornly reject Christ means...

Luke 11 v 30. “For Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.”   In what sense was Jonah a sign to the Ninevites? It would be good at this point read the story of Jonah again, to refresh your mind. It will only take a...

Luke 11 v 29. “As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah”. Why did Christ turn down the request for a sign as recorded in v 16? Because He had already done many...

Luke 11 v 29. “As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah”. In verse 16 of this chapter the people asked for a sign from heaven. This passage we consider today...

Luke 11 v 26. “….And the final condition of the man is worse than the first.” I am presuming that as you read these comments you are also reading the Scriptures referred to. In this passage Jesus makes a very important point. It is not enough to have the demon cast...

Luke 11 v 23. “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.” The men who accused Jesus of operating by the power of the devil were on the verge of making a final, fatal choice. Jesus, however, was about to let them know that they...

Luke 11 v 20. “But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the Kingdom of God has come to you.” One would think that Christ’s miracles would be unopposed because they were so self-evidently supernatural. But not so. Some people accused him of driving out...

Luke 11 v 18. “If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand?” The great miracle of the dumb man being delivered from the demon is an analogy of our own salvation and deliverance by Christ. The illustration of what Jesus does when he saves us is given...

Luke 11 v 14. “Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been dumb spoke.” People who have disabilities always raise within us a sympathy for their situation. But of all possible disabilities think for a moment about a person...

Matthew 27 v 24. “When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood,’ he said. ‘It is your responsibility!” You have probably often seen...

John 19 v 4. “Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, ‘Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” How amazing that here, once again, the innocence of Jesus is portrayed. But as we know although he was...

Luke 23 v 9. “He plied him with many questions but Jesus gave him no answer.” Herod is a strange and pathetic figure as he appears in the account of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. His personal ambition and immorality, as well as who he was and how he fitted into...

Matthew 27 vs 3 & 4. “When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. ‘I have sinned,’ he said, ‘for I have betrayed innocent blood”. It is a very...

Luke 11 vs 9 & 10. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” These are familiar words and have often been...

Luke 11 v 8. “I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man’s persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.” We are still on the topic of prayer and now Luke reminds us of the teaching of...

Luke 11 v 4. “And lead us not into temptation.” Sounds strange, doesn’t it, to think of God as “leading us into temptation”. Does God do that? No! This is not what Jesus means. In praying for our sins to be forgiven we take a look at the past, what we have done! But...

Luke 11 v 4. “Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.” Nobody in the world can compute the spiritual weight the sins of human beings bring to bear on their souls. Guilt is a very powerful thing in the normal course of events, but never...

Luke 11 v 3. “Give us each day our daily bread. Life is not easy on this planet and while many have enough and more than enough to eat, there are vast numbers of people who go hungry. Certainly, in the time of Christ getting daily bread for some people was a big...

Luke 11 v 2. “…your kingdom come” We are all citizens of a country. We have identity documents or passports that tell others where we belong. But in another sense we are also citizens of a “Kingdom”. The word “Kingdom implies a King who rules over his territory. We...

Luke 11 v 2 Hollowed be your name. “Father” is such a welcoming name to give to God. It is intimate and personal. He is Creator of all people, but He is not Father of all. He is primarily the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and in Christ, He becomes our Father as...

Luke 11 vs 1 & 2. “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Jesus said, “When you pray, say ‘Father’ hallowed be your name, your kingdom come....

Luke 10 vs 23 – 24. “Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” At this...

Luke 10 vs 23 – 24. “Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” Here is a...

Luke 10 v 22. “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” If you turn to Matthew’s equivalent statement of this...

Luke 10 v 22. “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” This great statement of Jesus has its parallel in...

Luke 10 v 21. “…..Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.” Why should God bother with any of us at all? He is so big and we are so small. We are nothing in this universe. We have no significance whatever. Wrong! We do have significance. We are His creation. He...

  Luke 10 v 21. “At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes Father, for this was your...

Luke 10 v 20. “However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in Heaven.” First, we should notice that under the power of the Gospel “spirits are subject to you”. That means, as indicated yesterday, that the power of...

Luke 10 v 21. “At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good...