Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

Luke 17:17–19: “So Jesus answered and said,...

June 1st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
More than once throughout the Gospels, Jesus questioned the lack of faith of Israel ...

Luke 16:22–23: “So it was that the beggar...

May 31st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This parable of "Lazarus and the Rich Man" is a shockingly clear picture of ...

Luke 15:1–2: “Then all the tax collectors...

May 30th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Doctor Luke made a captivating observation when he said, "sinners drew near to Him ...

Luke 14:27: “And whoever does not bear his...

May 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We must remind ourselves that the image Jesus used here of the cross was ...

Luke 13:8–9: “But he answered and said to...

May 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus told a parable of a fig tree that was not producing fruit, even ...

Luke 12:22–24: “Then He said to his disciples,...

May 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus was speaking to a people who were use to having to farm and ...

Luke 11:9–10: “And I say to you, ask, and...

May 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
These familiar verses teach us that we need to persist in prayer—asking, seeking, and ...

Luke 10:38–39: “Now it happened as they went...

May 25th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Luke 10, we see Jesus discussing the 2 great commandments of Scripture with ...

Luke 9:37–38: “Now it happened on the next...

May 24th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Notice how quickly a spiritual test came after the great spiritual high that had ...

Luke 8:53–55: “And they ridiculed Him, knowing...

May 23rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We find here another tender, affectionate moment as Jesus touched the dead body of ...

Luke 7:13–15: “When the Lord saw her, He...

May 22nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
That short phrase, "He had compassion on her," catches our attention and gives us ...

Luke 6:10–11: “And when He had looked around...

May 21st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Dr Luke doesn't want the reader to miss the fact that Jesus was "looking ...

Luke 5:18–20: “Then behold, men brought on...

May 20th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This is a beautiful picture of what each of us who believes in Jesus ...

Mark 16:15: “And He said to them, ‘Go...

May 19th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
"The Great Commission" is a penetrating command in Scripture, second only to "You must ...

Luke 4:3–4: “And the devil said to Him, ‘If...

May 18th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Satan used 3 kinds of temptation against Jesus, and he still uses the same ...

Luke 3:5–6: “Every valley shall be filled...

May 17th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
John the Baptist quoted Isaiah 40:4, which described something that was a common occurrence ...

Luke 2:27–30: “So he [Simeon] came by the...

May 16th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Patiently waiting for God to answer prayers is difficult for most believers. In Luke ...

Luke 1:5–7: “There was in the days of Herod,...

May 15th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In the New Testament Book of James, chapter 4 teaches us that sometimes our ...

Mark 15:21: “Then they compelled a certain...

May 14th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After Jesus was beaten and scourged, He was too weak to carry His cross, ...

Mark 14:6: “But Jesus said, ‘Let her...

May 13th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
John 12:1–8 tells us this woman who poured expensive oil over Jesus was Mary, ...

Mark 13:1–2: “Then as He went out of the...

May 12th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Peter, James, John, and Andrew approached Jesus later to ask more about His prediction ...

Mark 12:32–34: “So the scribe said to Him,...

May 11th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Matthew 22:35 tells us that this scribe was a lawyer, an expert in the ...

Mark 11:25: “And whenever you stand praying,...

May 10th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus said, "And whenever you stand praying," because standing was the usual Hebrew posture ...

Mark 10:51–52: “And Jesus answered and said...

May 9th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Don't you love the question Jesus asked Bartimaeus, the blind man who was calling ...

Mark 9:33–35: “Then He came to Capernaum....

May 8th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The disciples' argument was along the lines of "which one of us gets to ...

Mark 8:22–23: “Then He came to Bethsaida;...

May 7th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him away from the ...

Mark 7:26–28: “The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician...

May 6th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In that culture, this woman, who was asking Jesus to cast a demon out ...

Mark 6:4–5: “But Jesus said to them, ‘A...

May 5th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
"He could do no mighty work there." The people's unbelief did not diminish God's ...

Mark 5:25–28: “Now a certain woman had a...

May 4th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jairus was a ruler in the synagogue, and he came and asked Jesus to ...

Mark 4:40–41: “But He said to them, ‘Why...

May 3rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus and His disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee by boat, when a ...

Mark 3:4–5: “Then He said to them, ‘Is...

May 2nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus asked 2 things to expose the hearts of the Pharisees. The first question ...