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June_30

SHARING BREAD
 26 ”Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
 27 ”But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
Luke 13:26-27 (NIV)
Jesus has a word for those who labor in injustice and unrighteousness – “Away from me!”  The word [...]

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June_27

SHARING BREAD
25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’
“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
Luke 13:25 (NIV)
Such solemn words in our Savior’s speech!  Jesus addresses this in other passages of Scripture [...]

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June_25

SHARING BREAD
22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be [...]

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June_23

SHARING BREAD
20 Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
Luke 13:20-21 (NIV)
I love what Matthew Henry states about the above verses:
“What shall I compare the kingdom of God [...]

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June_20

SHARING BREAD
 18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches.”
Luke 13:18-19 (NIV)
In our verses for today [...]

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June_18

SHARING BREAD
17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
Luke 13:17 (NIV)
The religious leaders had been publically disgraced by their attitude towards healing on the Sabbath yet gladness and joy prevailed among the people over all the gloriously splendid things Jesus [...]

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June_16

 
SHARING BREAD
15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day [...]

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June_13

SHARING BREAD

14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”
Luke 13:14 (NIV)
How biting and damaging is legalism.  Ever been “crucified by Christians”?  If so, you know how it stings!  Excessively [...]

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June_11

SHARING BREAD
10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free [...]

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June_09

SHARING BREAD
6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. 7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this [...]

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