SHARING BREAD40 When the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. Luke 4:40 (NIV)Do you know of anyone who the “sun is setting” in their lives and they are beset with all kinds of various troubles? Out of [...]
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SHARING BREAD 33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34 ”Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!”
35 “Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out [...]
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SHARING BREAD 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his message had authority. Luke 4:32 (NIV)I wonder if we ever stop to consider what or who has ultimate authority in our life? Perhaps a mate or a friend or a boss comes to mind. Maybe we believe we are our own authority – whatever we [...]
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SHARING BREAD17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the [...]
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SHARING BREAD1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. Luke 4:1-2 (NIV)Jesus had just received a glorious confirmation from [...]
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SHARING BREAD21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” Luke 3:21-22 (NIV)Jesus [...]
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SHARING BREAD8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. Luke 3:8 (NIV) These words spoken by John the Baptist to those who were coming to him to be [...]
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SHARING BREAD3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Luke 3:3 (NIV) The word of God had come to John the Baptist in the desert – it was his turn at bat (so to speak)! His time had fully come! John had remained in the [...]
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SHARING BREAD52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. Luke 2:52 (NIV)Oh the great economy of words in Scripture! Wouldn’t you like to know more about the childhood of Jesus than the above verse states? Why on earth did God not tell us more – unless, of course, this [...]
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SHARING BREAD 36 There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up [...]
