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Our scripture this week is Luke 18:9-14. 13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’Luke 18:13 The tax collector talks about himself in his prayer just as the Pharisee did, but his intent is …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:9-14. 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:9-14. To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:Luke 18:9 Jesus has an important lesson about how we see ourselves and others. The telling part of this verse is “and looked down on everyone else”. When our faith …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:9-14. 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:1-8. And he told them a parable to show that they must always pray and not be discouraged, saying, “There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people. And there was a widow in that town, and she kept …
Our scripture this week is Luke 8:1-8. The widow in this parable didn’t seem to stand a chance. In that culture, with no husband or son to stand up for her, how could she possibly receive justice from a judge who didn’t care and had no relationship with God? Jesus tells us how we can …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:1-8. 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”Luke 18:8 Jesus tells us that God stands ready to ensure that His justice is executed on earth. He also asks about our …
Our scripture for the week is Luke 18:1-8. 6And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?Luke 18:6-7 Jesus uses a bad example, the unjust judge, to teach …
Our scripture this week is Luke 18:1-8. 4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”Luke 18:4-5 In the …
Our scripture for this week is Luke 18:1-8. “He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’” Luke 18:2-3 NIV We aren’t told the specifics …