The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited His people.” [Luke 7:15-16, hcsb] I’m not sure I’ve ever properly heard the story of Luke 7:11-17, despite it being the story that…
Category: Musings
Praying with the Spirit – Application
by John Bunyan, modernized; scripture quotations from HCSB 1. What it is to pray. 2. What it is to pray with the Spirit. 3. What it is to pray with the Spirit and with the understanding. 4. Use and application Now, with a word or two of application, we will conclude with, first, a word of information; second, a word…
The Tree and the Storeroom
Luke 6 concludes with Jesus reinforcing this idea of those whose blessings depend on heaven, and those whose blessings are built on earth. He begins by talking about trees. “Each tree is known by its own fruit,” Jesus says; good trees give good fruit, bad trees give bad fruit. Fig trees grow figs. Thornbushes grow thorns. Grapevines grow grapes. Everything…