Here, we see Jesus preaching, teaching and healing. At the heart of His ministry, there is love. The story of Jesus' life on earth is an "old, old story." It tells us about events which happened about 2,000 years ago. This story is still relevant to our life today. That is because it is the story of love. This love is unchanged, unchanging and unchangeable. "The old, old story" is the story of Jesus and His love.
(1) We see the love of Jesus in the healing of the crippled woman. His love reaches…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 13, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Luke 11:1-13
“Ask … seek … knock … ” (Luke 11:9) – Jesus is calling us to pray.
” … how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him” (Luke 11:13) God answers prayer. The Holy Spirit is God’s answer.
* God is good. God is love. This is Jesus’ teaching. This is the teaching which encourages us to ask, seek and knock.
* God is good. God is love. This is the teaching which gives us the assurance that God is waiting for us to come to Him.
* God is good. God is love…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 12, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Jesus had a meal at the home of Martha and Mary. We can compare this meal to the Lord's Supper. Martha concentrated on the meal. Mary concentrated on the Lord. In the Lord's Supper, we have bread and wine. That's not all that we have. There's more than bread and wine. There's Jesus. Jesus came to the home of Martha and Mary. In Mary, we see what it means to come to the Lord. We are to come to Him with a deep desire to be near to Him. The Lord has come to us. Let us come to Him.
* Let us come to…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 11, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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In the parable of the good Samaritan, there are several characters. Behind the parable, there is Jesus. He is the Storyteller. We look at the story Jesus told. We look at the characters in the story. consider the characters in the parable. We also focus our attention on Jesus. He is our Saviour. He is our Lord.
The parable begins with the words, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho" (Luke 10:30). There were others who were also travelling on the road to Jericho - (a) the robbers; (b)…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 10, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Here, we see God's servants, doing the work of the Lord. As we look at them, we should also look at ourselves. We should ask ourselves, "Am I living as a servant of the Lord?" We should ask ourselves, "Do I pay Him lip-service or give Him life-service?" We look at their service. we learn about our service. Serving the Lord is much more than "only an hour on a Sunday." As we think about serving the Lord, it is important that we focus our attention on Him rather than ourselves.
From the beginning…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 9, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Jesus was a Man with a purpose. He was opposed by evil men. He faced their opposition with the confidence that God was leading Him on to a glorious future. this glorious future is described for us in the words of Revelation 21:2-4. This is the glorious future towards which God is calling His people. It is this glorious hope which enables us to look at the most terrible events without being overwhelmed with sadness. "The Kingdom of God" - This is our glorious hope for the future. As we think of w…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 8, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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"O faithless (or unbelieving) and perverse generation ... Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you" (Luke 9:41, 44). Jesus still speaks these words to the people of this generation. What are the benefits of listening carefully to the words of the Lord Jesus Christ? As we listen to the Story of Jesus, paying close attention to what He said and did, we become aware of the greatness of God (Luke 9:43). Amazing! Astonishing! Marvellous! How does God reveal His greatness? He reveals His greatn…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 7, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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In Jesus' life, there are seven crisis-points - (1) His Birth; (2) His Baptism; (3) His Temptations; (4) His Transfiguration; (5) His Crucifixion; (6) His Resurrection; (7) His Ascension.
In the transfiguration, we see the glory of the Lord. His glory is revealed at each of the seven crisis-points in His life.
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(1) His Birth (Luke 2:8-9, 13-14)
(2) His Baptism (Luke 3:21-22)
(3) His Temptations - The glory of the Lord is seen in the outcome of His temptations. It is the glory of His victory…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 6, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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"Who is Jesus?" "What does Jesus do for us? To these question, we must make our response.
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(1) Who is Jesus?
Peter confesses his faith in Jesus - "the Christ of God" (Luke 9:20), "the Christ" (Mark 8:29), "the Christ, the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16), "the Holy One of God" (John 6:68-69). Where does this faith come from? - "This was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven" (Matthew 16:17). This is not the faith of a single moment or a single individual. It' s the cl…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 5, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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Jesus cared about spiritual priorities. Jesus cared about social concern. When "the crowds followed Him", "He welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing" (Luke 9:11). This combination of the spiritual and the social is much needed in today's world. We need to care about God. We need to care about doing His will. We need to care about pleasing Him. We need to care about people. We are to love them with the love of God. We are to show them that we…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 4, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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Luke 9:9 - "Who ... is this ... ?" Luke 9:1 - "Jesus ... gave them power and authority."
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Jesus' whole life is life in the Spirit.
(a) His birth (Luke 1:35).
(b) His baptism (Luke 3:22).
(c) His temptations (Luke 4:1).
(d) His ministry (Luke 4:14).
(e) His gift to us - the Holy Spirit.
(i) The Holy Spirit comes from God.
- The new birth (John 3:3, 7).
- "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire" (Luke 3:16).
(ii) The Holy Spirit changes us.
- "Through Christ Jesus the law of t…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 3, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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In Luke 8:39, we take note of two important points
- Jesus' instruction to the man: "Return home and tell how much God has done for you."
- The man's obedience to Jesus' Word: "So tthe man went away and told all over the town how much Jesus had done for him."
What is God saying to us from this verse? There are three lessons for us here.
(1) God has given us Good News.
(2) We are to share God's Good News.
(3) God's Good News is for the people of our town.
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(1) God has given us Good News.
"Ho…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 2, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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This is not only a story about a change in weather conditions. It's a story about a change in Jesus' disciples. Jesus calmed the storm. He stilled the winds and the waves. He also calmed the storm in the hearts and minds of His disciples. As we read about the storm and the calm, our thoughts turn to conflict that is going on in our own lives. It's the conflict between our enemy, Satan, and our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. The storm comes from Satan. The calm comes from our Saviour.
* Satan se…
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Added by Charles Cameron on August 1, 2009 at 2:22pm —
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Luke 8:16-18
Jesus is "the light of the world" (John 8:12). He wants us to shine as lights for Him (Matthew 5:14-16).
* How does Jesus' light shine into our lives?
- Through God's Word: "Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Psalm 119:105).
- Through God's Spirit: "For God who said, 'Let light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:6).
When we celebrate the Lord's Supper, the light of Jesus Christ sh…
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Added by Charles Cameron on July 31, 2009 at 12:00pm —
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"The seed is the Word of God" (Luke 8:11). This is what Jesus' parable of the sower is all about. It's about the Word of God. God's Word is sown in our hearts. God's Word bears fruit in our lives. The sowing of God's Word in our hearts requires patience. We don't reap the harvest right away. We must work patiently for the harvest which God will give to us in His time. Let us be faithful in sowing the seed of God's Word. Let's keep on praying that God will give to us the "hundredfold" harvest (Lu…
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Added by Charles Cameron on July 30, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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The forgiveness of sins - What a wonderful blessing this is! This is the great message which comes to us from the story of Jesus being anointed by "a woman who had lived a sinful life" (Luke 7:37). This woman had been touched by the love of Jesus. She had received forgiveness from the Lord Jesus. Here, we see her expressing her love for Jesus. Here, she shows her gratitude to Jesus. We recall the description of Jesus given to us in Luke 7:34 - Jesus is the Friend of sinners. What a wonderful sta…
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Added by Charles Cameron on July 29, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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We met with John the Baptist in Luke 3. We meet with him again, here, in Luke 7. In chapter 3, we saw that John the Baptist was a man of faith. He was proclaiming the Word of God to the people. His message was clear. He was speaking with great boldness. His message is summed up in Luke 3:4 - "Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him." Here, in chapter 7, everything is very different. John is uncertain. He doesn't know what to think about Jesus. He asks the question, "Are you the…
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Added by Charles Cameron on July 28, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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The widow's son is raised from death by Jesus. What a wonderful miracle this is! In this great miracle, we see the love of God, the power of God and the glory of God.
(1) Love - "When the Lord saw her, His heart went out to her and He said,'Don't cry'" (Luke 7:13).
(2) Power - "He said, 'Young man, I say to you, get up!' The dead man sat up and began to talk" (Luke 7:14-15).
(3) Glory - "They were all filled with awe and praised God" (Luke 7:16).
In this story, we hear the Word of the Lord. It i…
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Added by Charles Cameron on July 27, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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As we read about Jesus, the centurion and the centurion's servant, we learn about love, faith and hope - the love of Jesus, the faith of the centurion and hope for the centurion's servant.
(1) The love of Jesus
In Jesus' miracles of healing, we see love. It is the greatest love of all. It is the love of God. Jesus loved the centurion. Jesus loved the centurion's servant. He loves you. He loves me. He loves us with a perfect love. He loves us with an everlasting love. His love changes us. We see…
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Added by Charles Cameron on July 26, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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Jesus is the Rock of our salvation. He’s the solid Rock upon which our faith is built. He’s “the Church’s one Foundation.” He’s the Sure Foundation upon which the Church is built. Jesus tells a story about two builders. The wise builder builds his house on the rock. The foolish builder builds his house on the sand. Jesus is teaching us to build our life on Him. How are we to build our life on Him. In Ephesians 2:20, we learn that we build our life on Jesus when we build on the teaching of the ap…
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Added by Charles Cameron on July 25, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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