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Luke 24
The ResurrectionOn the third day after death, Jesus disappeared from the tomb. And when the eleven disciples received this news, they didn’t believe it. Peter actually ran to the tomb, and indeed saw the linen cloths unwrapped by themselves and was perplexed. On the Road to EmmausThis is perhaps
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DevotionalLuke 23
Here’s What HappenedThe council of chief priests and scribes sent Jesus before Pilate, the Roman governor. They try to convince Pilate that Jesus is guilty, but Pilate doesn’t find any guilt in Jesus. Having found out that Jesus is a Galilean, Pilate sent Jesus to Herod (for Jesus
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DevotionalLuke 22
This chapter is really long. Therefore, I won’t be able to go through every detail. I wanted to break it down by first providing a general summary of the historical portion and then picking a few lessons we can learn from Jesus’s words. Here’s What HappenedThe chief
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DevotionalLuke 21
This chapter feels a lot like a mini-version of Revelation told by Jesus Himself. If you don’t want to read Revelation or find it too scary or confusing, just read Luke 21. Jesus foretells about the destruction of the world and the types of events that will occur as
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DevotionalLuke 20
As Jesus continues his ministry, the religious authority—which include the chief priests and the scribes with the elders—feel threatened. Here was this really good teacher who was very popular with the people, performing miracles. Even worse, Jesus was speaking out against the religious authority. So the chief priests
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DevotionalLuke 19
Jesus and ZacchaeusHere goes this story: Jesus passes through Jericho, there was a man named Zacchaeus who wanted to see Jesus. Zacchaeus was the chief tax collector and quite wealthy. But there was a huge crowd, and Zacchaeus was too short. So he climbed up a tree to get a
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DevotionalLuke 18
The Parable of the Persistent WidowThe main characters in this parable are the widow and a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. Sounds like this judge is a total jerk who doesn’t care what others think and will do what he believes is right in his own
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DevotionalLuke 17
Temptations to SinThis quote stuck out to me: It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.Luke 17:2Sin is always there to tempt, but
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