Luke 9

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GREATNESS IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD

April 1, 2025

“For he who is least among you all is the one who is great” (Luke 9:48 ESV). Jesus corrected His disciples’ understanding of greatness. For they had been arguing about who among them was the greatest. Instead of rebuking them harshly, Jesus used a child as an illustration. In that culture, children had little status,

WHO WILL SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD?

March 31, 2025

“But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:27 ESV). The Kingdom of God is a mystery. For Jesus described it as both present and future. Perhaps the best explanation for this mystery was offered by George Ladd, who called

THE COST OF FOLLOWING JESUS

April 2, 2024

‘And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”’ (Luke 9:58 ESV). Luke listed three people that expressed a desire to follow Jesus, yet all three turned aside when they considered the cost. The Lord challenged the material

CHRIST’S MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

April 1, 2024

“And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem” (Luke 9:30-31 ESV). Jesus took His inner circle of disciples, Peter, James and John, up on a mountain to pray. As usual, they fell asleep, but they

LEARNING TO LISTEN FOR THE LORD’S VOICE

April 1, 2023

‘Then a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him.”’ (Luke 9:35 NLT) When Peter witnessed the Transfiguration of Jesus and saw his glory and the two men, Moses and Elijah, standing with him, Peter blurted out his idea for a building project on the mountain. But the

JESUS PREDICTED HIS PASSION AND RESURRECTION

March 31, 2023

“The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” (Luke 9:22 NLT). Jesus revealed His purpose and destiny to His disciples

“As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51 NLT).

April 2, 2022

JESUS SET HIS FACE FOR THE FINISH Jesus was determined to go to Jerusalem. As he traveled from Galilee, he sought to take the direct route through Samaria, but they would not receive him. Their rejection was a foreshadowing of the rejection he would face in Jerusalem. Yet, he was resolute, literally he “set his

“They appeared in glory and were speaking of His death, which He was about to accomplish in Jerusalem” (Luke 9:31 HCSB).

April 1, 2021

CHRIST’S MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Jesus took His inner circle of disciples, Peter, James and John, up on a mountain to pray. As usual, they fell asleep, but they awoke suddenly to discover a change. The veil separating this world from the next had been pulled back. They saw the appearance of Christ’s face changed, and His

“For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them” (Luke 9:56 NKJV).

April 2, 2020

WHAT SPIRIT OR ATTITUDE DO YOU HAVE TODAY? Jesus set his face to go directly to Jerusalem, passing through Samaria on the way. Jews traveling to Jerusalem from Galilee, normally went around Samaria, but Jesus did not. He was urgently focused on achieving his mission in Jerusalem and took the direct route. Yet when messengers

“I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:27 NLT).

March 31, 2019

WHEN IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD TO BE SEEN? The Kingdom of God is a mystery. For Jesus described it as both present and future. Perhaps the best explanation for this mystery was offered by George Ladd, who called it “fulfillment without consummation.” Fulfillment of the kingdom is here now since the first coming of