Friday, November 1, 2019

Jesus prepares his disciples and us. Luke 8-9


Reading Luke 8-9, the sub-headings stood out at me...

  • Jesus' mother and brothers
We are Jesus' family if we follow him.


  • Jesus calms a storm
God will protect us


  • Jesus heals a man with a demon
God heals us and sets us free from Satan and his evil spirits.


  • Jesus heals a woman
God heals even incurable diseases.


  • Jesus heals Jairus' daughter
God can raise from the dead if he wishes.


  • Jesus sends out the 12 apostles
We are to be lights and messengers in the world.


  • Peter confesses Jesus as Christ (messiah)
When we are close to Jesus, we experience his power and realize he is God.


  • Herod is perplexed by Jesus.
The world tries to understand what is going on, but fails to.

  • Jesus feeds the five thousand
God provides for our physical needs.


  • Take up your cross and follow Jesus
We muse die to ourselves daily. We must crucify the flesh.


  • Jesus foretells his death.
God's power was manifest when Jesus was at his weakest - at his death on the cross. That is when we come into God's family if we believe and follow Jesus.



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