A Word for Today | Luke 17:15-19 The Protestant Reformers summarized the Christian life with the words guilt, grace, and gratitude. They meant that we begin guilty before God, are saved by a wonderful sovereign grace, and the result in our lives is thanksgiving to God. As Luke concluded his account of Jesus’ healing of […]
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Taking Jesus at His Word
A Word for Today | Luke 17:14 Luke 17: 11-13 tells of a group of ten lepers who spied Jesus in the distance and cried out to Him for mercy. In a previous miracle, Jesus had confronted a poor leper who asked for compassion. Jesus had lovingly touched his corrupted flesh and cleansed the man […]
Jesus, Have Mercy
A Word for Today | Luke 17:11-13 The miracle of Luke 17 involves not one leper (as in chapter 5), but ten lepers who Jesus met on the way to Jerusalem. Leprosy was a corrupting disease that depicts the curse of sin. It worked death from within while isolating its victims from fellowship with other […]
A Primer on Christian Ministry
A Word for Today | Luke 9:12-17 When we consider Jesus’ miracles, we notice that our Lord used these experiences as a training ground for his disciples, the future apostles. This instruction in ministry comes through most clearly in the feeding of the five thousand. Jesus probed the disciples with Christians, even though “he already […]
Do Not Fear – Only Believe! (Pt. 2)
A Word for Today | Luke 9:12-17 The miracle of Jesus feeding the five thousand is found in all four Gospels, which is not surprising since it so clearly displays Jesus’ deity. The passage begins with Jesus gathering the Twelve for some rest and recuperation. They had just been through a busy time, as the […]
Do Not Fear – Only Believe!
A Word for Today | Luke 8:49-56 The miracle account that begins in Luke 8:40 tells of a synagogue ruler named Jairus whose daughter was dying and a woman who had suffered for many years. On the way to Jairus’ house, the suffering woman touched Jesus in faith and was healed. While Jesus was speaking […]
