Archive for September 2007

Sowing the Good Seed

Luke 8: 4-15 1 Tm 6:13-16 / Ps 100:1-5 Some seed fell on good soil, and when it grew, it produced fruit a hundredfold. (Luke 8:8 ) Come Holy Spirit as I write, Guide this hand that Your Word be told; Dispel this darkness, be my light, Let this bear fruit a hundredfold. Our Lord’s [...]

An Invitation to Follow Jesus

Matthew 9: 9-13 Eph 4:1-7,11-13 / Psa 19:2-5 Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. It’s just our availability That warrants God’s invitation; When we hear Jesus’ words, “Follow Me”, May there be no hesitation. Jesus was walking one day when He saw a man called Matthew [...]

Love and Forgiveness

Luke 7: 36-50 1 Tm 4:12-16/Ps 111:7-10 A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more? (Luke 7:41-42) Our debts can never be repaid, His pains and death [...]

To Be Like a Child

Luke 7:31-35 1 Tm 3:14-16 / Ps 111:1-6 Wisdom is proved right by all her children. (Luke 7:35) He grows old who is cynical, But God’s child sees good in all things; Rather than being critical, Let’s praise God for all that life brings. Jesus addressed these words to the pharisees and scholars of the [...]

God’s Great Compassion

Luke 7: 11-17 1 Tm 3:1-13/Ps 101:1-3,5,6 God has visited His people! (Luke 7:16) Jew or gentile, sinner or saint, God never makes a distinction; His love for all knows no restraint, No bounds for His great compassion. After healing the centurion’s servant, Jesus journeyed to a town called Nain, with his disciples and a [...]

The Centurion’s Faith

Luke 7: 1-10 1 Tm 2:1-8/Ps 28:2,7,8-9 Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof… but only say the word and my servant will be healed. (Luke 7:6,7) The higher the authority, The greater one’s responsibility… And the more we should seek to be Like that centurion in humility When Jesus [...]