Be Still and Know

READ: Luke 19:20-23 NLT 'To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.' In the parable of the talents Jesus speaks of three servants who had been ...

READ: Luke 19:5-7 NLT When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.” Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excite...

READ: Luke 18:35 and 40-43 NLT As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. When Jesus heard him, he stopped and ordered that the man be brought to him. As the man came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do...

READ: Luke 18:31-33 NLT Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus said, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true. He will be handed over to the Romans, and he will be ...

READ: Luke 18:16-17 NLT Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t rec...

READ: Luke 16:10-12 “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who wi...

READ: LUKE 15.20-21 NLT “While he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and ...

READ: Luke 15:8-10 NLT Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbours and say, ‘...

READ: Luke 15:4-5 'If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfull...

READ: Luke 13:18-19 Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it? It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.” A mustard seed ...

READ: Luke 12:21 NLT 'Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.' I love the fact that most of Jesus’ stories are told in very few words. Our verse today is the punch line to a very brief sto...

READ: Luke 1:.41-42 NLT The Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” Forgive me for ...

READ: Luke 10.33-34 NLT 'Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donk...

READ: Luke 9.51 NLT 'As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.' There’s a wonderful description of the Servant of the Lord in Isaiah 50.7 in which it says that he set his face like flint. That is t...

READ: Isaiah 53:5-6 NLT 'He was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet t...