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Luke Chapter 20 verses 20- 25 (NIV)   Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.  So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and…

Luke chapter 19 verses 30 – 34 (NIV)  “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”  Those who were…

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my…

Luke chapter 17 verses 3-5 (NIV)  So watch yourselves.“If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” Luke Christmas…

Luke chapter 16 verses 14-15 (NIV)  The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.”Luke Christmas challenge day 16. People have different opinions about what they value.…

Luke chapter 15 verse 20 (NIV)  So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. Luke Christmas challenge day 15. This verse is…

Luke chapter 14 verse 1 (NIV)  One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.  Luke Christmas Challenge day 14. This verse struck a chord. It’s a reminder that if Jesus Himself was being carefully watched, often to see if He could be caught out, then…

Luke chapter 13 verses 23- 23 (NIV)  Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them,  “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.  Luke Christmas challenge day 13. The thing that struck…

Luke chapter 12 verses 22-23 (NIV)  Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.  For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Luke chapter 12 verses 27-31(NIV)  “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They…

Luke chapter 11 verse 13 (NIV)  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!” Luke Christmas challenge day 11.  What struck me about this verse was the fact that of…