Topic:FREED FROM THE LAW August 01 Luke 16:16 “The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.” LUKE 16:16-17 The Bible teaches that there are different dispensations or divinely ordered ways of God dealing with mankind throughout the ages. A dispensation is simply a period of …
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Topic:THE RIGHT RIGHTEOUSNESS – July 31 Luke 16:15 “And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.” LUKE 16:14-15 Justification is not something to be earned, but a gift to be received. Seeking to earn salvation …
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Topic:BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING – July 30 Luke 16:1 “And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.” LUKE 16:1-18 The unjust steward was covetous. He had not been faithful to his master or to his master’s debtors. …
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Topic:ALL THE WRONG REASONS – July 29 Luke 15:28 “And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and entreated him.” LUKE 15:25-28 If this elder son had considered his brother, he would have rejoiced at his return even as his father did. Rather, he was totally self-centered (that’s pride) and became angry. This illustrates …
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Topic:THE FATHER’S LOVE – July 28 Luke 15:20 “And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” LUKE 15:20 For this boy’s father to have seen him “a great way off” would imply that the …
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Topic:NEGATIVES BECOME POSITIVES – July 27 Luke 15:18 “I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee.” LUKE 15:18-19 This is a good example of true repentance. This son did not claim any goodness of his own or try to justify his actions, but he humbled himself …
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Topic:HARD KNOCKS OR GOD’S WORD – July 26 Luke 15:17 “And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!” LUKE 15:11-17 God’s Word makes it clear that the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23). Romans 1:18-20 reveals that even those who don’t …
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Topic:THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP – July 25 Luke 14:28 “For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?” LUKE 14:25-35 The parable of the man building a tower is a continuation of the teaching regarding what it takes to be a disciple of Jesus. This …
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Topic:R.S.V.P. – July 24 Luke 14:16, 23 “Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: …And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” LUKE 14:16-24 The man who made the supper symbolizes God who has …
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WHO IS SAVED? – July 23 Luke 13:23-24 “Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” LUKE 13: 22-27 Jesus said that many will seek to enter …
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