Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, for you have been my partners1 in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it …
Word Study Gems
Bible Gem 1304 – Although They Saw Him, They Did Not Recognise Him (Luke 24:16 // Mark 16 12)
Now we come to a very significant verse. Although they saw him, they didn’t recognize him. (GW) Luke 24:16 (AMP) But their eyes were held, so that they did not recognize Him. (ASV) But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. (BBE) …
Bible Gem 1068 – Forcing Your Way In or Just Eager To Get In? (Luke 16:16)
The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, heard all this and scoffed at Him. Then He said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honours is detestable in the sight of God. “Until John the …
Bible Gem 1060 – How can Jesus Praise a Dishonest Scoundrel? (Luke 16:1-8)
Jesus told this story to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money. So the employer called him in and said, ‘What’s this I hear …
Bible Gem 990 – Opening your mouth to confess Christ or “just living the life”. (Luke 12:8-10)
“And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And everyone who speaks a word …
Bible Gem 989 – The Going Rate for Sparrows (Luke 12:6-7)
Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7 The first thing we need to …
Bible Gem 980 – Make sure the Light you think you have is not Darkness (Luke 11:33-36)
“No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house. Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your …
Bible Gem 969 – What if we are Looking at the Wrong Man? (Luke 11:5-8)
Then, teaching them more about prayer, He used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for …
Bible Gem 968 – Whose Importunity? (Luke 11:5-8)
Then, teaching them more about prayer, He used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for …
Bible Gem 967 – Asking the Right Questions (Luke 11:5-8)
Then, teaching them more about prayer, He used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for …