And you will perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God. —Luke 13:3 People everywhere are commanded by God to repent (Acts 17:30). That is, they are to have a change of mind toward sin and accept the will of God. Those who love the power positions they are in need to repent and trust the Lord God Almighty. Those who have all this world has to offer need to repent and trust the Lord God Almighty. Those who are drug addicts and alcoholics need to repent and trust the Lord God Almighty. Why? It is because God has our best interests in mind… always. But…

Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. —Luke 12:51-53 So people many cry out for peace. “Has the world ever been at peace? Of the past 3,400 years, humans have been entirely at peace for 268 of them, or just 8 percent of recorded history.” http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/books/chapters/0713-1st-hedges.html Yet, this is only defining war as…

Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. But I’ll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell. Yes, he’s the one to fear… I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God’s angels… Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. —Luke 12:4-5, 8, 34 Before Beheading, Children Tell ISIS: ‘No, We Love Jesus’—Some of the bravest martyrs this generation may ever…

Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me. —Luke 11:23 Ever tried pushing a car when someone has the brake on? Ever want to unlock your house but someone didn’t put the key back in its hiding place? Ever work with someone who couldn’t be found because they were sleeping on the job? It is tough to accomplish something when somebody is not working with you. Jesus said that those who were not working with Him were against Him and those that are not with Him are actually against Him. Some people think they can take the “middle road”…

Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing… Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it and it will not be taken away from her.” —Luke 10:39, 40-42 He jumped right in on the project without listening to the details of how to do it. Then when he thought all was going well, he found out that he was missing a few details. He didn’t know how to proceed because he had not listened to the directions that were being given…

“Who do people say I am?” —Luke 9:18 “But who do you say I am?” —Luke 9:20 Some say Jesus was a prophet or a good teacher. Others say He was just a good man or a holy man. Still there are others who reject the idea that Jesus ever lived. They deny that He historically existed. But when it comes right down to it, who do you say that Jesus is? Your final answer will seal your destiny forever. You can believe the faulty ideas of others or you can check it out for yourself. God’s Word, the Bible, is so accessible today through the written page or through…

Where is your faith? —Luke 8:25 You sit in a chair without thinking much about it. That is faith. You know the chair has a designed purpose and you trust it. You step onto a plane to travel and you trust its design will fulfill its purpose even though you may not understand everything about it. You read about historical figures and you believe what you read even though you have not seen those people. You breathe air you cannot see but you see the results. You trust the information available in so many ways on a regular basis. That is faith. So, where is your faith when it comes…

This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and…

But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love. —Luke 7:47 A wealthy man was in the habit of lending his money. He had lent one man $50 and another man $5,000,000. Both the men fell on hard times and the lender just decided to forgive both the debts. Which man would have appreciated the debt forgiveness more? Which one would have loved the lender more? When we understand the great debt of sin that we have been forgiven then our love for God and for people will be affected. The less we understand of how much we have been forgiven the less in love with God we…

And blessed is the one who is not offended by me. —Luke 7:23 Does Jesus “rub you the wrong way?” Are you insulted or upset because of Him? Do you get angry when someone speaks about Him? If you do, why do you? If you do not believe in Him, why do you get upset when someone speaks about Him? Why is it you would get offended by someone who does not exist if indeed He does not exist? The answer is because He does exist and you do not like what He stands for! This is clearly seen in the mid-east right now as ISIS is seeking to destroy…