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Luke 5:33-39: New Wine and New Wineskins
2 Kings 12-13, Psalm 119:145-152, Luke 5:33-39, Philippians 2:19-30 Luke 5:33-39: On the surface, this is a fairly prosaic question about fasting. Jesus is in the middle of a feast (5:27-31) with tax ...
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Luke 5:27-32: I Have Not Come to Call the Righteous
2 Kings 10-11, Psalm 119:137-144, Luke 5:27-32, Philippians 2:12-18 Luke 5:27-32: A beautiful story—but in its essence is quite a challenge to the religiosity of our (and any) age. Jesus calls Levi to ...
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Luke 5:17-26: Extraordinary Things Today
2 Kings 8-9, Psalm 119:129-136, Luke 5:17-26, Philippians 2:1-11 Luke 5:17-26: One of the most well-known stories about Jesus, and also one of the most important—though not always for the reasons most commonly ...
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Luke 5:12-16: To Pray
2 Kings 6-7, Psalm 119:121-128, Luke 5:12-16, Philippians 1:21-30 Luke 5:12-16: “But he would withdraw to desolate places to pray.” In the midst of all the hurly burly of ministry, of a life ...
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Luke 5:1-11: Fishers of Men
2 Kings 4-5, Psalm 119:113-120, Luke 5:1-11, Philippians 1:12-20 Luke 5:1-11: As Jesus calls the first disciples, several points are worth underlining for us today. First of all, note how the crowd is ...
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Luke 4:38-44: Preaching the Good News
2 Kings 1-3, Psalm 119:105-112, Luke 4:38-44, Philippians 1:1-11 Luke 4:38-44: We see Jesus healing again—note the distinction between a healing (Luke 4:38-39) and demon possession (Luke 4:40-41)—and this time he is in ...
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