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Category: <span>Week Twenty-Six</span>

Category: Week Twenty-Six

WEEK TWENTY SIX – SATURDAY – OCTOBER 7, 2017 THE JOYFUL RETURN (LK 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. Seeing all …

OCTOBER 1, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY-SIX – SATURDAY – THE JOYFUL RETURN

(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. …

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY-SIX – FRIDAY – THE UNREPENTANT TOWNS

(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 …

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY-SIX – THURSDAY – SEVENTY-TWO MORE MISSIONARIES

(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 …

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY-SIX – WEDNESDAY – THREE WOULD BE DISCIPLES

(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 …

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY-SIX – TUESDAY – FIRE UPON SAMARIA

(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 …

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY-SIX – MONDAY – AMBITIOUS AND ARROGANT

(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: …

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 – WEEK TWENTY SIX – SUNDAY (C) – THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS

(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 …

OCTOBER 3, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SIX – SATURDAY – THE JOYFUL RETURN

(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. …

OCTOBER 2, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SIX – FRIDAY – THE UNREPENTANT TOWNS

(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 …

OCTOBER 1, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SIX – THURSDAY – SEVENTY-TWO MORE MISSIONARIES

(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 …

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SIX – WEDNESDAY – THREE WOULD BE DISCIPLES

(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 …

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SIX – TUESDAY – FIRE UPON SAMARIA

(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 …

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SIX – MONDAY – AMBITIOUS AND ARROGANT

(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: …

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 – WEEK TWENTY SIX – SUNDAY (B) – GAINING HEAVEN

(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 …