SHARING BREAD
15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
Luke 15:15-16 (NIV)
Anyone out there besides me ever been in a situation [...]
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11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 ”Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth [...]
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SHARING BREAD
8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ 10 In the same way, [...]
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SHARING BREAD
7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
Luke 15:7 (NIV)
The wording in our verse for today is a description of what occurs in heaven when the heinous and habitual sinner [...]
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SHARING BREAD
5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’
Luke 15:5-6 (NIV)
No doubt, God takes great pleasure in the repenting and returning of the wandering. Remember, He desires for [...]
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SHARING BREAD
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
Luke 15:3-4 (NIV)
In our verses for today, Jesus begins a parable which He fleshes out [...]
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SHARING BREAD
1 Now the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear him. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Luke 15:1-2 (NIV)
Isn’t it wonderful for us that Jesus chose to come to the hopeless and the sinners and the sick! Recalling Jesus’ [...]
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SHARING BREAD
34 ”Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? 35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Luke 14:34-35 (NIV)
Jesus gives us a stern warning with His “He who has ears [...]
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SHARING BREAD
31 ”Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still [...]
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SHARING BREAD
28 ”Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? 29 For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30 saying, ‘This fellow began to [...]
