Luke’s Gospel: Shaken
As much as we long for stability, we can still feel the ground shaking beneath us.
As much as we long for stability, we can still feel the ground shaking beneath us.
Patience is a hard-won virtue that turns today’s defeat into tomorrow’s victory.
The noise of this offering was so impressive the man’s followers applauded such generosity.
The leaders of Jesus’ day were accomplished actors.
Jesus was a product of David’s family line on both Mary and Joseph’s side. He was the Son of David.
The Sadducees were a joyless group of liberal theologians who had outgrown any beliefs in the supernatural.
He was teaching in the Temple courts every day and the authorities were watching.
He was talking about Himself and the religious leaders and everyone knew this.
The leaders wanted to choose the time and the issue to give their team the best chance of shutting Jesus down.
As a tragic counterpoint to the psalteries and tambourines accompanying the songs of praise, the tears of the Savior fell to the street beneath the donkey’s feet.
Somehow the sight of Jesus riding a young donkey toward and through the gates of the ancient City of David excited the dormant hope for a Deliverer.
Hate is a most unprofitable emotion. Seldom does it lead to benefits either for the individual or the company.
As Jesus neared Jerusalem, interest grew in the nature of His coming Kingdom. If money was earned only to be given away, what kind of economy would that be?
His BIG childhood dreams had come true, but Zaccheus still felt small.
This was enough for the blind man. Each day, he listened to the passing crowds in hopes that Jesus might come his way, and now it was happening.
Of all the provocative things about Jesus, the most revolutionary was the news that He might be Messiah.
Impossibilities are the things of a created universe. The handiwork of God is expansive and is still expanding.
When we do something well it means our technique was effective; it does not mean that what was done was good.
The growth process is one of learning who to listen to who and who to ignore.
Jesus finished the story by calling for action. If we persist in self-exaltation, there can be only one result—humiliation.
What will Jesus find on the earth when He returns to it? Indeed, what does He find in this present moment?
What was the moral and social climate in those days and how will it be replicated in the Last Days?
In the earthly ministry of Jesus, there were many, many victories. He began in His home region of Galilee teaching and working miracles and multitudes followed Him.
The Kingdom of God has a native tongue—Truth! There is a national culture—Spirit!