Thursday, March 31 ACTS: A Way to Live The Gospel of Luke—Lent 2022 Read Luke 15 Focus Verse—Luke 15:10 “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” ACTion for Reflection: Pursue One We should want more than anything to have a heart like God’s! Rarely do we imagine what God goes through to bring one lost soul to Himself. When He reaches out to those who don’t know Him, He adjusts the circumstances around

Wednesday, March 30 ACTS: A Way to Live The Gospel of Luke—Lent 2022 Read Luke 14: 7-23 Focus Verses—Luke 14:13-14 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. ACTion for Reflection: Extend the Invitation When I read this above passage, the Lord brought something to mind that occurred about a dozen years ago... My dear friend Me

Tuesday, March 29 ACTS: A Way to Live The Gospel of Luke—Lent 2022 Read Luke 13:10-17 Focus Verse—Luke 13:15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her? ACTion for Reflection: What is Sabbath? The Pharisees and rulers of the synagogues ha

Monday, March 28 ACTS: A Way to Live The Gospel of Luke—Lent 2022 Read Luke 12:22-34 Focus Verse: Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ACTion for Reflection: A Lesson about Priorities This passage has much to teach us. First of all, Jesus commands us not to worry. “Do not worry about your life …(v.22)” Those words are very simple and direct yet, how can we avoid worry? The Word says he will provide what we need. Our faith in that statement is

The Gospel of Luke—Lent 2022 Read Luke 11:37-53, 12:1-12 Focus Verses—Luke 11:39-41 Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But give what is inside the dish, to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.” ACTion for Reflection: Recognize Hypocrisy This is a powerful story from Jesus' life and on

Thursday, March 24 ACTS: A Way to Live The Gospel of Luke—Lent 2022 Read Luke 11: 1-13 Focus Verse—Luke 11:13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” ACTion for Reflection: How to Pray Jesus’ disciples noticed that Jesus didn’t pray the way other synagogue leaders did. Somehow His prayers seemed much more personal. So they asked Jesus to teach them to

Wednesday, March 23 ACTS: A Way to Live The Gospel of Luke—Lent 2022 Read Luke 10:38-41 Focus Verse—Luke 10:41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” ACTion for Reflection: One Thing Martha, Martha--oh how I can identify with you... Last Sunday night, it was my turn to host Community Group. I always get a little unnerved whenever I

Tuesday, March 22 ACTS: A Way to Live The Gospel of Luke—Lent 2022 Read Luke 10:25-37 Focus Verses—Luke 10: 36-37 (Jesus asked), “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” ACTion for Reflection: The Good Samaritan The Parable of the Good Samaritan is filled with many lessons! It teaches us about true mercy, love and compas

Monday, March 21 ACTS: A Way to Live The Gospel of Luke—Lent 2022 Read Luke 10:1-24 Focus Verses—Luke 10:1-2 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, to send out workers into his harvest field. ACTion for Reflection: Equipping Disciples At this point in time, many more than 12 people have

The Gospel of Luke—Lent 2022 Read Luke 9: 10-17 Focus Verses—Luke 9: 12-13 “Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.” He replied, “You give them something to eat.” ACTion for Reflection: Giving What You Have I love this story very much. In fact, this is one of a couple of Bible stories that led to my word for 2022, "ab