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Reflection on Luke 10:29-37 (Week 28, 2025)
My reflections on week 27: Luke 10
My reflections on Week 25 – Psalm 23
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“In reply Jesus said”: There were times when Jesus refused to play the game of his interrogators, for example when they asked him by whose name does he cast out demons and when they asked for a sign. But he takes seriously this man’s question even when his intention was to justify himself—clearly Jesus did …
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WHAT MUST I DO TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE?Luke 10 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” Jesus’ answer …
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I have not really seen it in this light, the joy that Jesus had when Satan was brought down. Is it the joy of defeating an enemy or the joy of freeing mankind from his grasp? The latter, I would think. If the evil one is so easily defeated by human power and intellect God …
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WHO IS A CHRISTIAN?Luke 10 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” It is tragic that we mostly view ourselves in negative light—weak, lazy, and unwilling to do more than the minimum that is required of us. The demands of being …
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LOVE1 CORINTHIANS 13 “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but …
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Victory. Dark valleys are trials so I can overcome the demons in my soul—the habits I need to break, the ugly aspects of my personality and values and culture, the tests to strengthen my faith, the fears that I need to overcome with faith and hope—that he occasionally allows free rein so I can defeat …
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SHEPHERD OF MY SOULPsalm 23 “Shepherd of my soul, I give you full control. Wherever you may lead, I will follow.” This psalm has brought comfort to many people down the centuries. It speaks of the One who takes care of his sheep, ensuring that they lack nothing. At the heart of the psalm is …
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LOVE GODDeuteronomy 6 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” This was the verse that Jesus quoted when replying to the lawyer’s question, adding “with all your mind” in Mark 12. He then adds that the second greatest command is “Love your neighbor …
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I preached on Sunday on the topic “A loving mentoring relationship: Paul and Timothy” but brought the focus more on making disciples. Good morning. The topic before me this morning is “A Loving Mentor Relationship, Paul & Timothy” and I will be making use of Paul’s second letter to Timothy. But before I go into …
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FEAR GODDeuteronomy 5 “The Lord our God has shown us his glory and his majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them. But now, why should we die? This great fire will consume us, and we will die …
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