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The Parable Of The Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37In the parable of the good Samaritan, there are several characters. Behind the parable, there is Jesus. He is the Storyteller. We look at the story Jesus told. We look at the characters in the story. consider the characters in the parabl...
Open Your Heart To Christ - And Let Him Pour His Blessing Into Your Life.
Jesus' words - "Give, and it will be given to you" (Luke 6:38) - are full of wisdom. He calls us to be generous and consistent in giving ourselves to Him and to others. he shows us the way of generous and consistent giving. Throughout his whole life,...
"Give, And It Will Be Given To You" - God-Given Wisdom In A Few Simple Words!
The importance of choosing the way of whole-heartedness rather than lapsing into the way of half-heartedness is emphasized very powerfully in James 1:5-8 - "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fa...
Give God The First Place - And The Blessing Will Return.
Our giving is to be whole-hearted, generous and consistent. It is to be the giving of ourselves to the Lord. Once, we were whole-hearted in our commitment to the Lord. We have allowed ourselves to become half-hearted. Is this the sad story of your li...
God Has Blessed You So Much. He Wants To Bless You Even More.
We learn to trust in the Lord as we take time to remember how much the Lord has done for us. It's easy to forget. Some of us have known much of God's blessing in the past. We have been hungry for God's blessing. God has poured out His blessing upon u...
You Won't Be The Loser If You Give Yourself To The Lord.
When Jesus says, "Give, and it will be given to you" (Luke 6:38), He means it. If we are to learn to live a more God-centred life, a more other-centred life, we must learn to believe God's promise to those who are living by the values of His heavenly...
A Call to God-Centred Living And A Strong Warning
"Give, and it will be given to you" (Luke 6:38). Along with Jesus' precious promise, we have His strong warning. We must take care that we do not become like those to whom Jesus says, "You hypocrite" (Luke 6:42). If we give little of ourselves in the...
A Call to God-Centred Living And A Precious Promise Of Blessing
Jesus' words, "Give, and it will be given to you" (Luke 6:38), are followed by a precious promise. To those who choose to live a less self-centred life, choosing to live a life which is more God-centred and other-centred, God gives this precious prom...
Make The Kingdom Of God Your Highest Priority.
Jesus teaches us to live in the light of the Kingdom of God. He turns the values of this world upside-down - "Blessed are you who are poor for yours is the Kingdom of God" (Luke 6:20). He calls us to make the Kingdom of God our highest priority. Livi...
Come To Jesus Christ And Let The Holy Spirit Come Upon You.
God was about to do ‘a new thing’(Isaiah 43:19). It was centred on Christ, though John also played his part (Luke 1:31-33, 16-17). There were obstacles - Zechariah and Elizabeth were ‘old’ (Luke 1:18), and Mary had ‘no man’ (Luke 1:34). W...
Come To Jesus Christ And Say From Your Heart, “I Love You, Lord.”
There are two great ‘songs of praise’ in Luke 1:46-55, 67-79. God was doing ‘a new thing.’ His people were rejoicing in Him. Great things were happening. Greater things were going to happen. Soon, the Saviour would be born. The birth of John ...
The Full Revelation Of Christ’s Glory Is Still To Come. Let It Begin In Us Now.
God is in control! Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Long before it happened, God had it planned (Luke 2:1-7; Micah 5:2-3). As we approach Christ's Return, God still has His plan. He is still in control. The birth of Christ is not merely an event from the...
Glory To God In The Highest – Our Saviour Has Come.
The prophecy has been spoken - ‘To us a Child is born, to us a Son is given...’. The prophecy has been fulfilled - ‘Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you: He is Christ the Lord’. Jesus Christ is our great Saviour. He is ou...
Links For Notes On Genesis, Ruth, Nehemiah, Ecclesiastes, Zechariah, Luke, Galatians And 1 & 2 Peter
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"It Is By Grace You Have Been Saved."’
None of us can ‘escape the judgment of God.’ None of us can ‘presume upon the riches of His kindness’(Romans 2:3-4). We dare not come to God like the Pharisee, ‘God, I thank Thee that I am not like other men...’. We can only come to Him w...
God Has Visited His People.
"He that was dead sat up and began to speak ... God has visited His people" (Luke 7:15-16): - Pray for a real ‘quickening’ as the ‘God, who is rich in mercy’, pours out ‘His great love’ upon us (Ephesians 2:4-6).-----This is the thirtieth...
