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Our scripture this week is Luke 19:1-10. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”Luke 19:7 This is not the first time this charge has been leveled at Jesus. Matthew 9:11 and Mark 2:16 both record the Pharisees question to the disciples “Why does …
Our scripture this week is Luke 19:1-10. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.Luke 19:5-6 Jesus is out looking for those who need His love and forgiveness most. Sometimes …
Our scripture this week is Luke 19:1-10. Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead …
Our scripture this week is Luke 19:1-10. Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:9-14. 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:9-14. How do we humble ourselves before God and pray earnestly? Jesus shares a parable to show us. As with all His parables, Jesus uses characters and situations with which His followers are familiar. In this way, they can see themselves as part of the story. When you read …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:9-14. 14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”Luke 18:14 Here is a lesson that Jesus has taught us time and time again – “those …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:9-14. 13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’Luke 18:13 The tax collector talks about himself in his prayer just as the Pharisee did, but his intent is …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:9-14. 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:9-14. To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:Luke 18:9 Jesus has an important lesson about how we see ourselves and others. The telling part of this verse is “and looked down on everyone else”. When our faith …