Coty Pinckney, in a sermon, “Service in His Name by His Power”: Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha … More The Greatest Commandment
O how many things we could observe from the parable of the Good Samaritan! But I have one main observation to make and apply to our situation. The parable begins with a lawyer trying to justify himself by asking the question “Who is my neighbor” (in verse 29), and ends with Jesus’ question in verse … More What kind of person am I?
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. Luke 10:21 Coty Pinckney: Why does Jesus rejoice? Surely … More Coty Pinckney: This is profoundly humbling
Luke 10:2 And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet … More Actively and passively dependent on God
As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go … More Piper: Jesus says “Follow ME” and “FOLLOW me”
J.C. Ryle on the Transfiguration account in Luke 9: …this passage shows us that the Old Testament saints in glory take a deep interest in Christ’s atoning death. We are told that when Moses and Elijah appeared in glory with our Lord on the Mount of Transfiguration, they “talked with Him.” And what was the subject of … More Ryle: this death is the ground of all our confidence
Luke 9:20 Then he said to them,“But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.” J.C. Ryle: We should pray frequently that God would raise up more Christians of the stamp of the apostle Peter. Erring, and unstable, and ignorant of his own heart as he sometimes proved, that blessed apostle … More J.C. Ryle: We need more men of this sort.
Our passage today in Luke 9 is similar to one in Mark 8. John Piper comments in a post at the Desiring God Blog: After Jesus had fed both the 5,000 and the 4,000 with only a few loaves and fish, the disciples got in a boat without enough bread for themselves. When they began … More Understanding the Leftovers
In Luke 8, a common theme we see is that we need to truly HEAR God. If we have ears to hear, let us hear. (v7) The parable of the soils is all about the different ways we HEAR. “As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it … More See and yet not see? hear and yet not hear?
John Piper in a sermon, “Take Care How You Listen, Part 2”, taken from Luke 8: So in the end, the point of the parable of the soils is not only that your own salvation and fruitfulness hang on how you hear the Word of God, but also the success of how the Word of … More “So take care how you listen.” John Piper
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