Tag: Faith
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The Son of Man Will be Lifted Up
(John 3:9-15) While speaking to Nicodemus, the Lord provides him with an insight into why He had come. He shows this by using a parallel from the old testament to show how the faith revealed in Christianity would work. In this section there are several valuable lessons to be learned which will benefit us today.…
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The Risen Christ Appears to the Disciples
(Luke 24:36-43) After Jesus had risen from the dead he appeared to many of his disciples including up to five hundred at the one time. Then he came and stood amongst his closest disciples, the twelve minus Judas who betrayed him. We see in this section of the scripture the purpose of his visitation and…
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Jesus on the Road to Emmaus
(Luke 24:13-35) After his resurrection Jesus began to appear to his followers. It was necessary for I’m to do this to prove to them all the things he had told them. He spoke to them many times of the resurrection, but they still could not grasp it and did not believe until they saw him…
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Jesus Nailed to the Stake
(Luke 23:32-43) Here we see that the Lord has been taken away to Golgotha to web nailed to the stake along with two criminals. But even while Thais is occurring the Lord provides lessons for those who were there and for us also. Even the criminals give us a lesson that we can learn from.…
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Jesus Heals the Ten Lepers
(Luke 17:11-19) The parable of the ten lepers shows us several things. It speaks of faith, healing and gratitude. It also shows us that you cannot always know who it is that will most likely be the one that comes to the Lord. And in his lesson we need to recognise that all good things…
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Increase Our Faith
(Luke 17:5-6) Ever cried out to the Lord saying those words? “Increase our faith!” Have you ever felt that your faith was lacking? Almost every Christian has asked at some time these same words that the disciples of the Lord asked him in this section of scripture. But the answer Jesus gave them is quite…
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Seek to Enter by the Narrow Door
(Luke 13:22-30) Your salvation depends on knowing, and more importantly being known by Jesus. The pathway to being known by Jesus is not an easy one to find let alone walk as we see in this section of scripture. These are not my words but the words of the Lord when someone asked him, “Lord,…
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From Little Things Big Things Grow
(Luke 13:18-19) There is an advertising campaign on television that has been running for a while using the phrase, “from little things big things grow.” They are selling superannuation and the fact that by investing a little now it will grow significantly into a nest egg you will be able to retire on with comfort…
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Sending out the Seventy
(Luke 10:1-15) Often we think that Jesus worked only through the twelve disciples, but here we see that he sent out seventy of his followers to do ministry in and about the region. He gave all of them the authority to heal the sick as he charged them to preach the gospel of the kingdom.…
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He Who Is Not With You Is Against You
(Luke 9:49-50) When the disciples saw a man casting out demons who was not following with Jesus they told him not to continue doing it. But Jesus said to them not to forbid him because he who is not with you is against you. What do you think about this? How would you have handled…
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Touch the Hem of His Garment
(Luke 8:40-48) This is a much discussed and well known scripture where we see the woman suffering a flow of blood healed by touching the hem of His garment. I too have discussed this section of scripture previously when covering it in Matthew and Mark (Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:21-43). You can check these out in…
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Jesus Calmed the Storm
(Luke 8:22-25) There is much that can be taken from this section of scripture where Jesus calmed the storm. This teaching gives us insight as well as encouragement and comfort for those times when we are surrounded by the storms of life. When we have faith in Jesus, we know that He has the power…
