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Luke 17 begins with a warning from Jesus to His disciples. He tells them to avoid laying stumbling blocks in front of people at all costs, since it would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone around your neck than to cause a little one (a person in a spiritually vulnerable state) to stumble. Jesus then attached a practical application to the warning: rebuke your brother in sin, forgive him if he repents, even seven times a day. It was this application that caus

2 Samuel 2:8-11 summarizes a time when, even though God had appointed David as Saul’s successor, the majority of Israel instead chose to crown Ishbosheth to rule the nation. Ishbosheth was Saul’s son, and by earthly standards would have taken the throne after the death of his father and other heirs in battle. This is a situation in which most of the Israelites chose to operate by earthly standards rather than seek the counsel of God. Even when Saul was initially crowned, God

The totality of Jesus’ teaching is critical for every generation to understand and obey. With that said, certain portions are more applicable based on the struggles each generation faces as they live on earth. Jesus taught the people of His generation and emphasized their struggles, but as He did so, He answered problems that would arise until the end of time, some of which are general and others which are specific. One of the general problems people will always face is the a

Does God know the difference between being one among many and being the only one you serve? In Exodus 20:1-6, God commanded the Israelites to worship Him exclusively as God. When the Israelites made and worshipped the golden calf in Exodus 32, it became obvious that God recognizes when He has been wholly replaced by an idol. But what about times when people tried to have God share the throne of their hearts? After Israel was taken into Assyrian captivity, the king of Assyria

John 2 records the first of Jesus’ signs, which occurred in Cana of Galilee at a wedding feast when the wine ran out. Jesus’ mother, Mary, came to Him for the solution. After His protest, Mary displayed incredible faith in Him, saying to the servants in verse 5, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” There is no better advice for those servants, and there is no better advice for every person for their entire life. Whatever Jesus says, do it. The implication is that whatever Jesus

After Jesus advised a Pharisee and his dinner guests about humility, one of the guests responded in Luke 14:15, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” The man’s proclamation was true, but the question of who would eat bread in the kingdom of God remained a mystery Jesus helped to reveal through a parable. The parable is found in Luke 14:16-24, and Jesus used it to promote critical thinking and a question every person must answer: Will I eat bread in t