MONDAY 3.13.23: Feeding and Being Fed
Read Luke 9:10-36 Jesus had the 12 help him feed 5,000 people. Jesus’ probing question led Peter to say Jesus was the Christ (Greek for...
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SUNDAY 3.12.23: Upside-down Logic
Read James 4:6-10 The passage from James talks about how God raises up those who draw close to Him and humble themselves. This idea seems...
SATURDAY 3.11.23: Heaven’s power at work on earth
Read Luke 8:40-9:9 Synagogue leaders often opposed Jesus (cf. Luke 6:6-11, 13:10-14). But he didn’t hesitate to serve a synagogue leader...
FRIDAY 3.10.23: Wonder at God’s greatness Jesus calmed outer and inner storms
Read Luke 8:16-39 The Sea of Galilee sat in a geologic “bowl,” and was subject to sudden, severe storms. You can see the kind of boat...
THURSDAY 3.9.22: Plant something – Receptive and unreceptive hearts
Read Luke 7:36-8:15 The woman who “crashed” Simon’s feast had already met Jesus, and he’d forgiven her “many sins” (Luke 7:47)....
WEDNESDAY 3.8.23: A widow rescued–John the Baptist called to trust
Read Luke 7:11-35 “To lose a child is among the most painful of human experiences . . . [As] the woman Jesus met in Nain . . . walked...
TUESDAY 3.7.23: A Roman Soldier who did what Jesus taught
Read Luke 6:39-7:10 In The Message paraphrase, Jesus asked, “Why are you . . . always saying ‘Yes, sir,’ and ‘That’s right,...
MONDAY 3.6.23: Praying for Others – The “Sermon on the Plain”
Read Luke 6:12-38 Jesus chose the Twelve, then laid out his kingdom’s principles. This passage in Luke is similar (but not identical)...
SUNDAY 3.5.23: The Psalms and the Gospels
Read Psalm 91 As you read Psalm 91 today, you may wonder what it has to do with the book of Luke that we are reading during Lent. You see,...