Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Slave, Devotions for Luke 7:1-17 January 30 – February 5, 2017 Monday, January 30, 2017-Jesus Heals “A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly” (Luke 7:2). During a Habitat for Humanity build, Don Anderson worked alongside of Raul Nunez. They hammered in shingles together for an entire day. […]
Month: January 2017
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath, Luke 6:1-16
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath, Devotions for Luke 6:1-16 January 23-29, 2017 Jesus Heals on the Sabbath, Monday, January 23, 2017 “His disciples plucked some heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them” (Luke 6:1). Three year old Kelly Ann hated church. It was a time when she had to sit […]
God and Suffering, What to Say and Do
God and Suffering God and Suffering. It dawned on me on New Year’s Eve that not everyone was celebrating. I think it happened sometime between the New Year’s fireworks displays in Sydney, Australia and Hong Kong and the ball drop in Times Square. Underneath the veneer of the night’s merriment lay a morass of […]
Jesus Calls His Disciples, Luke 5:1-11
Jesus Calls His Disciples Devotions for Luke 5:1-11 January 16-22, 2017 Jesus Calls His Disciples-Monday, January 16, 2017 “The fishermen had gone out of them [the boats] and were working their nets” (Luke 5:2). Jesus calls his disciples in this story that took place on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Peter […]
Christian Religion: Jesus Begins His Ministry
Christian Religion: Devotions for Luke 4:14-30 January 9-15, 2017 Monday, January 9, 2017 “Then Jesus filled with the power of the Spirit returned to Galilee” (Luke 4:14). Pastor Michaels wanted to highlight the personal relationship aspect of the Christian religion. She struggled with her sermon. She didn’t feel that it was coming together and […]
John the Baptist Preparing the Way, Luke 3:1-22
Devotions for January 2, - January 8, 2017 Luke 3:1-22 John the Baptist, Preparing the Way John the Baptist, Preparing the Way Monday, January 2, 2017 “In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee” (Luke 3:1). We grew up […]