Category Archives: faith

courage and faith

devotional post # 2181 2 Corinthians 7:2-4 2Co 7:2 Find room in your hearts for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. 2Co 7:3 I am not saying this … Continue reading

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not seeing is believing

devotional post # 2083 Luke 24:1-12 Luk 24:1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, having taken the spices they had prepared. Luk 24:2 And they found the stone rolled away … Continue reading

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beyond condemnation

devotional post # 2079 Luke 23:39-43 Luk 23:39 One of the criminals who were being crucified berated him. He said, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” Luk 23:40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not … Continue reading

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agnosticism exposed

devotional post # 2041 Luke 20:1-8 JDV Luk 20:1 Then one day it happened: while Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and explaining the gospel, the high-ranking priests and the experts in the law with the elders … Continue reading

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ministry in the line of fire

devotional post # 2040 Luke 19:45=48 Luk 19:45 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling things there, Luk 19:46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be a house of … Continue reading

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handling life

devotional post # 2004 Luke 14:31-35 Luk 14:31 Or what king, going out to face off with another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to contend with the one … Continue reading

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the limits of fear

FEAR IS LIKE A WRAPPER, IT MUST BE DISCARDED ONCE YOU HAVE THE PRODUCT. Luke 8:49-50 Luk 8:49 While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue ruler’s house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not bother the … Continue reading

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faith falls

FIGHT YOUR WAY TO HIM Luke 8:43-48 Luk 8:43 Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a haemorrhage for twelve years but could not be healed by anyone. Luk 8:44 She came up behind Jesus and touched … Continue reading

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desperation falls

WHEN NOTHING ELSE MATTERS Luke 8:40-42 Luk 8:40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him. Luk 8:41 Then a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue, came up. Falling … Continue reading

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he would know

OUR WORSHIP IS NOT PROOF OF OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS Luke 7:36-39 Luk 7: 36 Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. Luk … Continue reading

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