THE CROSS SHOULD NOT BE OUT OF OBLIGATION As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[a] happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. (Luke 23:26 NLT) The Romans forced a man named…
DO THINGS OUT OF YOUR OWN CONVICTION So Pilate sentenced Jesus to die as they demanded. (Luke 23:24 NLT) Pilate gave in to the pressure of the people, although he knew in his heart that killing Jesus was wrong. It is very likely that he didn’t want to jeopardize his popularity or cause a revolt…
NOTHING FALLS SUDDENLY So he agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus so they could arrest him when the crowds weren’t around.” (Luke 22:6 NLT) Notice the order of events: First, Judas accepted mischief in his heart. Second, he began to look for an opportunity. APPLICATION: No one suddenly falls into sin….
SIMPLY SAY: “BECAUSE THE LORD NEEDS IT” If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’” (Luke 19:31) If anyone asks, “why did Guillermo and Dinora give up their personal dreams and sacrifice their youth?”, simply tell them that it was because the Lord needed them to pastor in…
A PLACE FILLED WITH SMOKE The Temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues.” (Revelation 15:8 NLT) The Bible sometimes uses words such as “cloud” or “smoke” to describe the moment in which the Temple would…
REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO LOT’S WIFE Remember what happened to Lot’s wife! 33 If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it.” (Luke 17:32-33 NLT) What happened to Lot’s wife? She turned into a pillar of salt for having looked back.The modern application is:1. I…
LET’S EVALUATE AND COME TO OUR SENSES “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! 18 I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you” (Luke…
I WANT TO CAUSE JOY, NOT DISAPPOINTMENT Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. (Luke 13:6 NLT) What is your life producing? Are you a blessing for others? Do you…
I WANT TO GIVE GOOD NEWSPart 2 Soon after, Jesus began a tour of nearby cities and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him. (Luke 8: 1 NLT) I see four things in this passage. Yesterday I shared two of them and today…
I WANT TO GIVE GOOD NEWS Soon after, Jesus began a tour of nearby cities and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him. (Luke 8: 1 NLT) I see four things in this passage. Today I will share two of them and tomorrow…