Our Bible reading* for today includes a parallel passage from Matthew 7:22-23. In that sad story, Jesus reminds us once again, that not everyone will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, including many who think they have “eternal security”. In the preaching of cheap grace, preachers often invite their hearers to “ask Jesus into their hearts”…
Jesus says a lot about priorities in today’s Bible reading*. Most importantly, He talks about people who are consumed by worry. He says, don’t worry about what you’re going to eat, what you’re going to drink, what you’re going to wear. (Luke 12:29) Instead, rest in the knowledge that God knows everything about you and…
Dr. Luke gives his version of the Disciples’ Prayer in today’s Bible reading*. It differs a little from Matthew’s version (Matthew 6:9-13), the version many of us learned growing up in church. And yet the version we learned adds a little to the end, “For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory…
Yesterday, we looked at Jesus’ secret to overcoming temptation. In today’s Bible reading*, we see the secret to Jesus’ life overall. Simon and his business partners, James and John have been fishing all night. They have caught nothing. It happens occasionally. When you make your living fishing, some days are diamonds and some days are…
As a pastor, I receive emails from time to time asking me to complete a survey in exchange for a copy of an ebook. I completed one of those surveys a few years ago. To be honest, I really didn’t like my answers! Today’s survey questions asked about my prayer life: As I said, I…
My barber had a sign in his barber shop, “Worry is like a rocking chair. It’ll keep you busy, but it won’t get you anywhere.” In today’s Bible reading* from Philippians 4, Paul gives the best remedy to worry: prayer. Most of the time when we come to verses like Philippians 4:6, we see anxiety/worry…
