Prayer – O Jesus, I will serve you and I will rejoice with you. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with his 72 disciples, all filled with joy.) Context: In this scene, Jesus speaks of the great blessings when the disciples fulfill their mission. Satan falls. The disciples gain eternal life. Seeing all …
(Luke 10:17-24) Prayer – O Jesus, I will serve you and I will rejoice with you. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with his 72 disciples, all filled with joy.) Context: In this scene, Jesus speaks of the great blessings when the disciples fulfill their mission. Satan falls. The disciples gain eternal life. …
(Luke 10:13-16) Prayer – Lord Jesus, let me use well this time for repentance given to me by the heavenly Father. Imagination – (Picture Jesus speaking to his disciples and the crowds.) Context: Jesus mentions three towns of Galilee – Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum. The gospels do not record any …
(Luke 10:1-12) Prayer – O Lord, send me wherever your word needs to be preached. Imagination – (Picture Jesus preparing 72 more disciples to go to the villages.) Context: Three gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke), record Jesus sending the Twelve. Only Luke mentions this larger number of 72. Obviously, the …
(Luke 9:57-62) Prayer – Come, Holy Spirit. Jesus calls and I must not delay. Imagination: – (Picture Jesus with the disciples and the crowd.) Context: Journeying to Jerusalem seems glamorous. To set aside these false ideas, Luke places three sayings of Jesus at the very start of the journey. Discipleship …
(Luke 9:51-56) Prayer: O Jesus, let me follow you to Jerusalem. Imagination: (Picture Jesus walking with his disciples) Context: As Jesus begins his journey to Jerusalem, he encounters people who reject him. He has to pass through Samaria which was between Galilee (North) and Jerusalem (South). The Samaritans themselves were …
(Luke 9:46-50) Prayer – Lord Jesus, give me a humble and accepting heart. Imagination: (Imagine Jesus reprimanding his disciples.) Context: These two stories reveal two sins of disciples – ambition and exclusivity. Ambition seeks prominence within the community. Exclusivity excludes those outside the community. Jesus quickly corrects both. Gospel Text: …
(Luke 16:19-31) Prayer – O Lord, awaken me by this warning. Imagination – (Picture Jesus teaching the crowds.) Context: Judaism believed that riches showed God’s favor and that poverty showed sinfulness. Jesus reveals the true picture, which shocks his audience. The poor man, Lazarus, enjoys the highest honor of being …
(Luke 10:17-24) Prayer – O Jesus, I will serve you and I will rejoice with you. Imagination: (Picture Jesus with his 72 disciples, all filled with joy.) Context: In this scene, Jesus speaks of the great blessings when the disciples fulfill their mission. Satan falls. The disciples gain eternal life. …
(Luke 10:13-16) Prayer – Lord Jesus, let me use well this time for repentance given to me by the heavenly Father. Imagination – (Picture Jesus speaking to his disciples and the crowds.) Context: Jesus mentions three towns of Galilee – Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum. The gospels do not record any …
(Luke 10:1-12) Prayer – O Lord, send me wherever your word needs to be preached. Imagination – (Picture Jesus preparing 72 more disciples to go to the villages.) Context: Three gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke), record Jesus sending the Twelve. Only Luke mentions this larger number of 72. Obviously, the …
(Luke 9:57-62) Prayer – Come, Holy Spirit. Jesus calls and I must not delay. Imagination: – (Picture Jesus with the disciples and the crowd.) Context: Journeying to Jerusalem seems glamorous. To set aside these false ideas, Luke places three sayings of Jesus at the very start of the journey. Discipleship …
(Luke 9:51-56) Prayer: O Jesus, let me follow you to Jerusalem. Imagination: (Picture Jesus walking with his disciples) Context: As Jesus begins his journey to Jerusalem, he encounters people who reject him. He has to pass through Samaria which was between Galilee (North) and Jerusalem (South). The Samaritans themselves were …
(Luke 9:46-50) Prayer – Lord Jesus, give me a humble and accepting heart. Imagination: (Imagine Jesus reprimanding his disciples.) Context: These two stories reveal two sins of disciples – ambition and exclusivity. Ambition seeks prominence within the community. Exclusivity excludes those outside the community. Jesus quickly corrects both. Gospel Text: …
(Mark 9:38-43; 47-48) Prayer – O Jesus, purify my heart and guide my decisions. Imagination – (Picture Jesus with his disciples) Context: This gospel has many little parts. Some teach about relationships within the believing community. Others explain what is needed for personal salvation. Both are important. Jesus mentions the …
