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Religious sham and playful acting is futile in the eyes of Jesus - and Jesus speaks about hypocrisy as being like yeast - it acts like yeast. We are in Luke Chapter 12. You need only a little yeast to affect a lot. Yeast spreads very quickly. Yeast works invisibly and silently and secretly - it works in……  ( Click for more )

In Luke Chapter 12 we have teaching from Jesus which is highly relevant in these current times. The momentum appears to be increasing. The crowds are increasing - the pace is becoming faster - the conflict is becoming sharper. There is this growing open conflict between Jesus Christ and the religious……  ( Click for more )

Turn to Luke Chapter 19. At the end of Luke Chapter 18, we read of that poor blind tramp, Bartimaeus, crying out to Jesus Christ for mercy and sight, and Jesus is so gracious and tender and powerful. And just along the road we read of a man who was a rogue and a rascal - and very rich.……  ( Click for more )

Mark tells us about an argument – over ambition – at such an hour! We find that in Mark chapter 10. We also have the account of the healing of a blind man in Matthew 20 and Luke 18. Immediately following this rather argumentative conversation - they……  ( Click for more )

In Luke Chapter 18 and at verse 18,- we read of a certain young man coming up to Jesus Christ. It is the rich young ruler - and he has a question to ask Jesus. "Good teacher - what must I do to inherit eternal life?" This young man was a most attractive person - he was a ruler - he was……  ( Click for more )

Consider just for a moment, that interim period between John Chapter 19 and John Chapter 20, but out of necessity, we go into Chapter 20 where we read of the risen resurrected living Jesus. This broken warring world is living on the wrong side of the resurrection and it is our task to tell the world that there are answers,……  ( Click for more )

In Luke 19 verse 28 - we read of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, riding into Jerusalem. Within the week - Jesus would be betrayed, arrested, falsely accused, illegally tried - crucified, dead and buried. And three days later Jesus would be raised from the dead - that astounding event which we can……  ( Click for more )

In Luke Chapter 18 and at verse 31, Jesus Christ takes the 12 disciples aside, and tells them, “We are going up to Jerusalem”. This is a serious turning point in the Gospel record. Jesus has been speaking to crowds – and teaching the disciples……  ( Click for more )

Psalm 95 is quoted in Hebrews 3 verse 7 and 4 verse 7, where it is said that God is speaking - so it is very much a Psalm for believers. In his mind he is thinking - the rock which Moses hit, and water poured forth - the Red Sea - the Tabernacle - and the mountains of Sinai. Verse……  ( Click for more )