Will you receive what God wants to give?
Scripture Notes on Luke 15 “But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. […]
You can be Jesus to people in need
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 14 YOU CAN BE JESUS TO PEOPLE IN NEED “But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” When one of those who […]
Jesus wants you to help the less fortunate
Scripture Notes on Luke 14 “But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” When one of those who reclined at table with Him heard these things, he […]
Small things grow big in the Kingdom
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 13 SMALL THINGS GROW BIG IN THE KINGDOM He said therefore, “What is the Kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, […]
Jesus brings you close to God
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 24 JESUS BRINGS YOU CLOSE TO GOD Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. (Psalm 24:3-4) Do […]
In Christ, goodness and mercy chase you
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 23 IN CHRIST, GOODNESS AND MERCY CHASE YOU Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23:6) Some of us spend our lives chasing goodness. We feel we deserve “the good life,” […]
Jesus wants you to receive
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 12 JESUS WANTS YOU TO RECEIVE “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not […]
Jesus sets you free from false dilemmas
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 11 JESUS SETS YOU FREE FROM FALSE DILEMMAS “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.” (Luke 11:22) Sometimes we put ourselves in false […]
Jesus is your freedom from rejection
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 10 JESUS IS YOUR FREEDOM FROM REJECTION “But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the Kingdom of God […]
God’s Kingdom is bigger than your perspective
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 9 GOD’S KINGDOM IS BIGGER THAN YOUR PERSPECTIVE John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not […]
