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Our scripture for this week is Luke 17:11-19. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” Luke 17:12-13 People recognized that Jesus was special. He not only taught about God’s love, …
This week’s scripture is Luke 17:11-19. 11Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. 13They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14When he …
As humans we always seem to be looking for more – more money, more things, more attention. We believe that if we have more everything, life will be better somehow. The disciples asked Jesus to give them more faith, (Luke 17:5) which seems a reasonable goal, but Jesus uses their request to show them that …
5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. 7“Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he …
10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”Luke 17:10 We have been taught what God expects of us in so many lessons, in so many ways, and yet we still ask “what would You have us do, …
8 Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? 9 Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do?Luke 17:8-9 Jesus uses some hard words here. Do we expect gratitude when we only do …
7 “Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’?Luke 17:7 Jesus begins an explanation of responsibility and reward by asking what is expected of servants. In the society most of …
6He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.Luke 17:6 Jesus tells us that real faith is very powerful. He is indicating that for most of us, it is not more faith but …
5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. 7“Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he …
The lesson from Luke 16:19-31 has much to say about how we use our wealth and the gifts God gives us. It’s not wrong to be wealthy, but God has expectations for those of us who are better off than others. We are called to be generous to others because God has been generous to …