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16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18 ”But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and [...]
Posted in July_2008 on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
Luke 14:15 (NIV)
Blessed indeed will be all whom enjoy the feast in the kingdom of God! We are told about this many times in [...]
Posted in July_2008 on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the [...]
Posted in July_2008 on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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10 But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will [...]
Posted in July_2008 on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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7 When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8 “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. 9 If so, the host who invited both of you [...]
Posted in July_2008 on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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5 Then he asked them, “If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?” 6 And they had nothing to say.
Luke 14:5-6 (NIV)
Jesus can certainly be a conversation stopper! When confronted face to face with one’s own hypocrisy, [...]
Posted in July_2008 on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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2 There in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy. 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away.
Luke 14:2-4 (NIV)
In today’s verses we find [...]
Posted in July_2008 on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.
Luke 14:1 (NIV)
Similar to Jesus’ experience at the house of this prominent Pharisee, Christians are often observed by non-believers in much the same way – carefully, with a motive towards evil intent as the wording [...]
Posted in July_2008 on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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35 Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’ “
Luke 13:35 (NIV)
Contrary to what many may believe, one day every tongue will confess Christ is Lord, one day every knee will [...]
Posted in July_2008 on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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34 ”O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
Luke 13:34 (NIV)
In our verse for today we see firsthand the tender and compassionate love of [...]
