Counting the Cost Luke 14:28–33 Any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:33 What must I pay to be a Christian? I must pay the price of my self righteousness, no longer counting myself a good person but rather one who has transgressed God’s righteous […]

The Real Question Luke 13:1–9 But unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Luke 13:3 Whenever we talk about evil things happening to the “righteous” we are talking only from a human point of view and are actually asking the wrong question. We are asking, “Why did God let that happen to him or

Rich toward God Luke 12:13–21 One’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. Luke 12:15 To be “rich toward God” (Luke 12:21) means that one is to be rich in spiritual things, which will last, as opposed to being rich only in material things, which will not last. What must we do

Seeing the Light Luke 11:33–36 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. Luke 11:35 Jesus had been talking to the crowds, among whom were some of his enemies. He had cast a demon out of a man, and they claimed that he had done it by the power of the devil—that is,

Taking Up the Cross Luke 9:18–27 If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23 Christ’s description of discipleship in Luke 9:23 includes the command “Follow me.” Having heard of self-denial and cross-bearing, we may find ourselves looking about for some motivation that