SHARING BREAD26 Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.” Luke 5:26 (NIV)Has God ever moved in your midst? Have you ever known for certain that an occurrence was the direct result of the movement of His hand? That very experience is what [...]
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SHARING BREAD24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins….” He said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 25 Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. [...]
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SHARING BREAD 20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” Luke 5:20 (NIV)Jesus was teaching, power was present, the paralytic arrives on a mat carried by friends – this sets the scene. Not finding a way to get into the house because of the large crowds, the men carried their paralytic friend [...]
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17 One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick. Luke 5:17 (NIV)
Surrounded by teachers of the law from [...]
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SHARING BREAD6 Children’s children are a crown to the aged,
and parents are the pride of their children. Prov 17:6 (NIV)It was always easy for me to understand the first line of this proverb. While not having any firsthand experience with having grandchildren, it is not difficult to imagine how they could be a crown to me [...]
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My mother went into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, June 16, 2007. Please pray for our family as she is being buried today. SHARING BREAD 15 Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to [...]
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SHARING BREAD 12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he [...]
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SHARING BREAD Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. Luke 5:10-11 (NIV)The miraculous catch of fish had left Simon overwhelmed (to say the least!) at the majesty and power of Jesus. Fear can paralyze us [...]
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SHARING BREAD8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, Luke 5:8-9 (NIV)When sinful mortal flesh meets with the pure holiness of God the response is [...]
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SHARING BREAD 6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
Luke 5:6-7 (NIV)Obedience to God’s commands reaps sure [...]