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Our scripture this week is Luke 17:11-19. When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.Luke 17:14 We have to pay attention to catch the lesson in this verse. When a leper was cured, according to the law they had to show themselves to a …
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 …