Luke’s Gospel: Zacharias
His love for his wife Elizabeth was greater than his desire for a son or a daughter so, after years of disappointment.
His love for his wife Elizabeth was greater than his desire for a son or a daughter so, after years of disappointment.
He called him, “most excellent,” indicating the possibility that he was a man of means, or perhaps one possessing an official standing.
The scribes and Pharisees remembered Jesus’ promise to rise again on the third day.
Their business was spilling blood and each one knew that on any day, their own blood may be spilt.
In the public trials of Jesus, justice was nowhere to be found.
Despite their little routines, there would be nothing routine about this night in Gethsemane.
It was the time of the Passover feast, a time the enemies of Jesus sought to avoid.
An offering is not the response to a request.
Those of us who are blessed to live in Western democracies do not relate very well to kings.
It did not end with the resurrection as the ultimate enemy of mankind had to bow before the power of the life-giving Spirit of God.
Evil accumulates in the hearts of men as they ignore their Creator and live only for themselves.
It is difficult for us, more than 20 centuries later, to understand the teachings of Jesus concerning the end times.
They had positions of authority but no spiritual authority.
Gluttons for punishment, the leaders tried one more time to get the best of Jesus.
It would follow that an invitation to the wedding of a prince would be treasured by all who were chosen.
Jesus was more than a prophet.
Before he headed for the Temple, He borrowed a whip from a camel driver.
Jesus told them to answer, “The Lord has need of them.”
She had given her sons to follow Jesus and she wanted to know about His plans for them.
The vineyard succeeds when it produces a product—new win
They had also seen rich people humbled by an encounter with Jesus, but this case was disturbing.
The young man noted that children reacted to Jesus in a much different way than to him.
Hard-hearted men do not love.
Jesus told him the limit was seventy times seven, an infinite amount!