Tag: Luke

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 6:46-49 TO CHEW ON: "As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock." Luke 6:47-48a Which part of a house is built first:...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 1:26-38 TO CHEW ON: "The angel went to her and said, 'Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.'” Luke 1:28 Has anyone ever told you that you’re special? Perhaps your teacher singled you out as the person who did a great job of the project. Maybe your parents...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 4: 1-13 TO CHEW ON: "Jesus answered, 'It is written ...' ... Jesus answered, 'It is written ...' ... Jesus answered, 'It says ...'” Luke 4: 4, 8, 12 Has this ever happened to you? Your friends are getting involved in an illegal or dangerous activity. Your parents have forbidden...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 2: 39-52 TO CHEW ON: "And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom and the grace of God was on him." Luke 2:40 Jesus’ family spent a few years in Egypt. One night God told Joseph in a dream that it was now safe to go back home. So Joseph, Mary and Jesus trave...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 2: 21-38 TO CHEW ON: "It had been revealed to him (Simeon) by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Messiah ....She (Anna) never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying." Luke 2: 26 & 37When Jesus was still a tiny baby ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 2: 8-20 TO CHEW ON: "And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby...An angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them..." Luke 2:8,9 Some shepherds were in the fields outside Bethlehem looking after their flocks. It was night. Some of...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 2:1-7 TO CHEW ON: "While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born." Luke 2:6 After the angel’s visit, Mary got pregnant. God, the Holy Spirit, was the baby’s father. Joseph, the man she was planning to marry, thought she had cheated on him. He was all set to break...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 10:29-37 TO CHEW ON: "...so he asked Jesus, 'And who is my neighbor?'” Luke 10:29 One day when Jesus was teaching in the province of Judea Mr. Scripture Expert came to Him with a question. He looked proud of himself as he asked, “What do I do to get eternal life?” “What’s writt...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 5: 1-11 TO CHEW ON: "He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat." Luke 5:3"Jesus teaching from a boat" - James TissotWould you lend it? ~ Your friend asks to borrow...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 19:11-27 TO CHEW ON: "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.'” Luke 19:26 One day Jesus told the story of a king. Before the king went on a trip, he gave ten servants one min...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Matthew 28:1-10 TO CHEW ON: "He is not here; he has risen just as he said ..." Matthew 28:6 Something mysterious happens when people die. The invisible but living part of a person – the moving, breathing, thinking, feeling, loving part – leaves the body. The body – the physical shel...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Luke 22: 14-20 TO CHEW ON: “...do this in remembrance of me.” Luke 22:19 Do you have a collection of special keepsakes? Suppose in your collection you have a teacup from your grandma, a baseball hat from when you were little, and a trophy. Those keepsakes wouldn’t be special to some...