“Pray that you will not give in to temptation.” —Luke 22:40 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation.” —Luke 22:46 http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=15782 Jesus asked—“But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?” (Luke 18:8). The context of this question was directly related to prayer. As stated in the link above, Australia began fasting and praying for the United States today. They will do so for 7 days! Should we not join with them? Prayer was removed from the public schools here in America in 1962. Then the next year…

He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you. —Luke 22:19-20 Contracts… There are many kinds of them today. It used to be, yes in the “olden days,” that your word and a handshake were good enough to seal a deal. In this age we live…

But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me. —Luke 21:13 When did you last share about Jesus with another person? Do you and I do so regularly or just on occasion? http://www.lifeway.com/Article/research-survey-sharing-christ-2012 The sad fact is there are many who follow the Lord Jesus Christ that do not regularly share the gospel with anyone. The above verse in context speaks about a time coming when “there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers” (Luke 21:12). Then the Lord told us that this is an opportunity…

Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what does this Scripture mean? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’ —Luke 20:17 When setting blocks, bricks or stone for the corner of a building, it is vital to have that corner placed right. It will determine the direction of the structure. If the cornerstone is off, the whole structure will be off. Jesus is that Perfect Cornerstone and without Him our life now and for eternity will be affected. Life now is skewed without Him and after we die, if we have rejected that Cornerstone as the builders did in the verse above, we will be forever…

But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep. How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes. —Luke 19:41-42 What has ever made you weep where your chest was heaving and tears streamed down your face? More than likely if you have been in that situation it was over the death of a loved one. Jesus was overlooking the city of Jerusalem as He rode toward it on a donkey. It was what we call Palm Sunday or the Triumphant Entry. As He…

For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost. —Luke 19:10 Have you ever lost something and you looked and looked and searched and searched for it until you found it? It could have been your wallet, cell phone, keys… something that you really valued. Remember how you felt when you found it? You rejoiced! Well, this is what happens when one person repents and calls on the Name of the Lord Jesus. There is rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents! I am part of a special evangelistic event that is taking place at the State Prison this week. Last night 15-20 men…

How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God! —Luke 18:24 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’ “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will…

But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith? —Luke 18:8 If you have a lack of trust in people then you will think they have some ulterior motivation behind what they are communicating. Surely, you think, they are really hiding their real intent and then you begin to build scenarios in your mind of what they are really up to. Or it could be that you don’t trust yourself and you withdraw from communicating truthfully or communi…cate things that are not really accurate about yourself— you sensationalize to feel accepted. Either way, this is destructive to sincere communication in relationships.…

Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! —Luke 17:1 Who are those people tempting others into drugs, drunkenness, sexual immorality of all kinds, atheism, love of money and countless other vices? According to the verse above these people through whom temptations come are in deep trouble if they do not repent of their ways. Jesus said that “temptations are sure to come.” Buy, He also said, “woe to the one through whom they come!” In Mark 9:42 Jesus put it this way— “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them…

If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. —Luke 16:10 Here is an abiding principle! Help a child become responsible in the “little things” before being given more responsibility with “bigger things”. Actually, this is true of adults as well. If a person cannot be responsible in “little things,” how can they be trusted with “bigger things?” This principle needs to be learned from one’s youth in life’s multifaceted purposes: in relationship with God, in relationship with people, in relationship to finances, in relationship to authority… When this basic…