Text: Luke 6:27-38 – Sometimes Jesus says things that we are okay hearing, and sometimes Jesus says things that we are not as okay hearing. In Luke’s Gospel for today Jesus says to “love your enemies.” Sometimes it’s hard to love the people we like, let alone our enemies. However, how does Jesus treat His […]
Text: Luke 6:17-26 – We know the famous Beatitudes in Matthew, and here, from Luke, we get from Jesus blessings and woes, and this is where Jesus says the unexpected. The rich will get nothing, the poor will get everything. The satisfied will be hungry, hungry will be satisfied. Those who laugh will weep, those […]
Text: Luke 5:1-11 – We see Jesus calling the first disciples to come and follow Him. But before He does this, He gets into Peter’s boat, as these disciples were fishermen who had caught nothing all night. Jesus brings them such a large number of fish their nets begin to break. Rather than cash in […]
Text: Luke 2:22-40: On February 2, we remember the purification of Mary and the presentation of Jesus as the temple. According to the law of Moses, after birth, the woman would go through a time of purification and then bring sacrifices for atonement. Also, according to the law, the firstborn was given, dedicated, to God. […]
Text: Luke 4:16-30: There are people that say things to us, and we might respond by saying, or thinking, “who do you think you are?” As Jesus goes to the synagogue in Nazareth on the Sabbath, He reads from the scroll of Isaiah and tells the people that what He has just read has been […]
Text: John 2:1-11 – The first miracle of Jesus takes place at a wedding in Cana, where He shows that the glory of God is manifested in Him. This first miracle of Jesus, turning water into wine, was not requested, but almost demanded of, by Jesus’ own mother. Do we ever treat God like that? […]
