Tag Archives: Luke 17

dead bodies waiting

devotional post # 2022 Luke 17:32-37 Luk 17:32 Remember Lot’s wife! Luk 17:33 Whoever seeks to protect his soul will lose it, but whoever loses it will preserve it. Luk 17:34 I tell you, in that night there will be … Continue reading

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time to stay steady

devotional post #2021 Luke 17:28-31 Luk 17:28 In the same way, just as it was in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; Luk 17:29 but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire … Continue reading

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the only sign

devotional post #2020 Luke 17:26-27 Luk 17:26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, that is how it will be in the days of the Son of Man also. Luk 17:27 People were eating, they were drinking, they … Continue reading

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already, but not yet

devotional post #2019 Luke 17:20-25 Luk 17:20 Having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, Luk 17:21 nor will they say, … Continue reading

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gratitude is faith

devotional post # 2018 Luke 17:11-19 Luk 17:11 At that time, on the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing by between Samaria and Galilee. Luk 17:12 As he was entering a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood … Continue reading

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special attention saints

devotional post #2017 Luke 17:7-10 Luk 17:7 “Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, ‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’? Luk 17:8 Won’t the … Continue reading

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you have what you need

devotional post # 2016 Luke 17:3-6 Luk 17:3 Attend to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. Luk 17:4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to … Continue reading

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millstones and movements

devotional post # 2015 Luke 17:1-2 Luk 17:1 Also, he said to his disciples, “Stumbling blocks are not out of the question, but tragedy will happen to the one through whom they come! Luk 17:2 It would be better for … Continue reading

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the age of the Holy Spirit

Luke 17:11-37.   Jesus heals ten lepers, and only one comes back to give thanks.  Jesus takes note that this man is not a Jew, but a foreigner – a Samaritan.  His point is that the Jews should have recognized that … Continue reading

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the Holy Spirit, the law, and the gospel

Luke 16:1-17:10.   The rich men of Jesus’ day had created a religion that mocked the purposes of God.  They narrowly defined the law into traditions amenable to the rich alone, then forced strict obedience to that narrow tradition.  But Jesus … Continue reading

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