John MacArthur on Luke 20:9-19 The parable has ended. The end is tragic for the vine-growers. It’s tragic for those who follow the vine-growers. It’s tragic, at this point, for the son, he’s dead. But the death of the son can’t be the end of the story. So he looks at them and says, “In … More The cornerstone sets every angle
Now tell me, was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?” And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John … More Ryle: A downright untruth
John Piper, in a sermon, “O,That You Knew the Terms of Peace!” (Luke 19:41-44) Today in our Bible reading plan, read Luke 19:39-48. I want you to imagine a scene with me. There is a young doctor who has a wife and three small children. He volunteers to take a dangerous six-month mission assignment to … More Jesus knew the praise was shallow
In our Bible reading in Luke 19:28-38 today, we learn of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. In our day of instant news and events being spread across the world like wildfire through social media such as “X” and Facebook, it might be hard to remember that in the time of Jesus, no one was tweeting … More Courting public notice
I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. —Luke 19:26 (part of our Bible reading plan today) Pastor John MacArthur, in a sermon, ” Fitting Rewards from the Returning King”, on the Parable of the Minas in … More John MacArthur: Fitting Rewards from the Returning King
J.C. Ryle has some insights on Jesus and Zacchaeus, in our Bible reading in Luke 19:1-10 today: These verses describe the conversion of a soul. Like the stories of Nicodemus, and the Samaritan woman — the story of Zacchaeus should be frequently studied by Christians. The Lord Jesus never changes. What He did for the man … More No one is beyond the power of Christ’s grace
J.C. Ryle comments on the blind beggar in Luke 18:35-43 (part of our Bible reading plan today.) The miracle described in these verses is rich in instruction. It was one of the great works which witnessed that Christ was sent of the Father. (John 5:36.) But this is not all. It contains also some lively … More Mercy by the wayside
Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” Those who heard it said, “Then … More Ryle: Grace, and not place, is the hinge on which our salvation turns.
Today in our Bible reading plan we come to Luke 18:9-17, where Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Here is John Piper, in a sermon on Luke 18: In verse 15 there were parents bringing their infants to Jesus. The disciples rebuke them. Jesus rejects this rebuke and encourages the parents to bring … More Are you childlike toward God?
Today in our Bible reading plan, we come to Luke 18 and the parable of the persistent widow, John Piper gives some insights: A widow comes to an unjust judge and pleads for help. She is being oppressed unjustly and wants him to use his authority to seek her relief. That’s us, the widow. Weak, … More Piper: Everything hangs on God being different from this judge
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