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“My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice” (Luke 8:21)

March 28, 2011

How we respond to the Written Word reflects our relationship to the Incarnate Word. Those born again have ears attuned to the spiritual frequency of God’s Word and new hearts that beat to obey it.

“Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little” (Luke 7:47)

March 27, 2011

Our love for Christ is connected to an awareness of our own sinfulness. As long as one speck of self-righteousness remains in us, love for the Redeemer will be lacking.

“One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God” (Luke 6:12)

March 24, 2011

Have you ever stayed up all night talking to one you love? Did you complain of being sleepy? Did you reach for a sleeping pill? Or were you surprised that the sun came up so soon? I wonder what Jesus spoke of with His Father.

“Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed” (Luke 5:16)

March 22, 2011

Following Jesus we learn His rhythm of working out of rest. Lord, teach us to work out of a place that is fully secure and at rest in You. Not striving, thriving.

“Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch” (Luke 5:4)

March 21, 2011

Will you go deep and let down today?

“His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire” (Luke 3:17)

March 18, 2011

Have you gone down to the threshing floor to lay at Christ’s feet? This is what Ruth did for her kinsman-redeemer. Your redemption is in Christ alone.

“Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men” (Luke 2:52)

March 17, 2011

Jesus grew mentally, physically, spiritually and socially. Every year set a couple of goals in each category. Call them your Luke 2:52 goals. Ask God to help you grow more like Jesus. Then, depend on Him for change.

“Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was loosed, and he began to speak, praising God” (Luke 1:64)

March 15, 2011

Zechariah had been mute for 9 months, when God opened his mouth. In today’s OT reading, God opened the mouth of Balaam’s donkey. God speaks. He even uses doubting daddys and disinclined donkeys.

“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.” (Luke 1:25)

March 13, 2011

Literally, “He looked on me.” The Lord sees our need. By His grace He removes our disgrace.

Lose Your Life

February 27, 2011 | Luke 9

Pastor Gary Combs concludes the SAFE series with this final message from the book of Luke entitled “Lose Your Life.” Jesus told his disciples that if they strived to save their lives that they would lose them, but if they decided to lose their lives for his sake they would save them. It’s a paradox, but the call of Christ is the call to come and die… so that you might fully live!