Luke 10 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Once again a religious leader seeks to trap Jesus through a line of questioning asking him what he must do to inherit eternal life,…

Luke 8 by Pastor David Groendyk Today’s chapter could be neatly broken down into two halves: Jesus teaches parables (vv. 1–21) and Jesus performs miracles (vv. 22–56). The two parables…

Luke 6 by Pastor Mark Hudson If you believe that Christ was sent from heaven to correct, judge, love, and reach the lost, wouldn’t you expect tension between the Messiah…

Luke 4 by Pastor David Groendyk Chapter 4 continues the theme of confirming that Jesus is the Son of God filled with the Holy Spirit. The phrase “Son of God”…

Luke 3 by Pastor David Groendyk “Is this truly the Son of God?” That’s the question that Luke 3–4 seek to answer. Remember that the angel Gabriel had emphasized to…

Luke 2 by Pastor David Groendyk Nearly everything in our chapter today is unique to Luke, meaning that no other Gospel records the events of Luke 2. Except for Matthew…

Luke 1 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson Instead of a devotional on chapter 1 of Luke’s gospel (only 80 verses), I would like to offer a brief introduction to the…

Ezra 10 Devotional  by Pastor Mark Hudson Ezra 10 is a complicated chapter.   We find Ezra praying and weeping with a great assembly of all ages doing the same thing. …

Ezra 9 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson Ezra 9, while slightly disturbing, is a great example of a prayer of repentance.  Granted the reason for the prayer is slightly alarming…

Ezra 8 by Pastor David Groendyk Here we read about Ezra’s actual journey back to Israel. The rest of the book shifts to Ezra’s first-person perspective, and we read everything…