God shows favour to the humble
Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favoured! The Lord is […]
DISCIPLESHIP: Maximizing the potentials
Luke 19:11-27 In the parable, the master gave his servants ten minas and said to them “Put this money to work until I come back.” (13) Here ‘the master’ represents ‘Jesus’ and ‘servants’ represent ‘us’ (his believers/followers). ‘Minas’ represent everything God gave us – life, time, talents, money, possessions, wisdom, skills, health, …… God is […]
DISCIPLESHIP: Humility
Luke 18:9-14 The Pharisees were religious and political leaders in the society. They were wealthy and respected by people. They were privileged group of people in the society. They were noted for their strict observance of the Law & the elders’ traditions. Here, the prayer of the Pharisee contained his despise toward sinners. So he […]
DISCIPLESHIP: Taking up one’s cross
Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” Crucifixion was the cruel death penalty sentenced to people who have rebelled against Roman Empire. Jesus was crucified not because of His rebellion against Roman Empire but because of jealousy of […]
Young man, I say to you, get up!
Luke 7:11-17 The parade of Jesus met the parade of a dead person. It was an encounter between the life and the death. Who was this dead person? He was the only son of a widow. Widow means a woman whose spouse has died. A widow is sad, lonely and helpless. The Holy Bible teaches […]
The Parable of Garment, Wine and Wineskins
Luke 5:33-39 33They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.” 34Jesus answered, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? 35But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from […]
Shepherd and Sheep
See Luke 2:8-12 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that […]
You give them something to eat (Luke 9:10-17)
Luke 9:10-17
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand with the Five Loaves and Two Fish
Luke 9:10-17 In Luke 9:1-9, Jesus sent His twelve disciples out for a mission trip. They returned and made the mission report to Jesus (10a). After this, they went to Bethsaida by themselves (10b). But the crowd learned about it and followed Him (11a). Jesus welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of […]
