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Read: Luke 9 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” (Luke 9:20, NLT) “Who do you say that I am?” Can you think of a more important question in life? Jesus asked that question of his disciples back then, and he asks the same pointed [...]
Read: Luke 7-8 John called for two of his disciples, and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?” (Luke 7:18-19) When the New Testament talks about doubt, it primarily focuses on believers, not [...]
Read: Luke 6 “Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. [...]
Read: Luke 5 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.” (Luke 5:8, NLT) What was it that Jesus saw in Peter? What attracted the Lord to this [...]
Read: Luke 4 Then devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. “I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please. I [...]
Read: Luke 3 When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, “You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee God’s coming wrath? Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.” (Luke 3:7-8, NLT) One thing about John the [...]
Read: Luke 2 Simeon took the infant Jesus in his arms and praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. ” (Luke 2:28-29, NLT) I can just imagine this old, weathered prophet, Simeon, moved by the Holy Spirit, running up to Mary [...]
Ray Noah
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