Category Archives: Gospels

Luke 7:8

By Sammie Barnes | Published: February 27, 2010

Luke 7:8
Mutual Respect Between Military Commanders– A Roman Centurion and the King of the Host of Heaven        

The Chain of Command is the Same Over Soldiers AND Mortal Illness

  • Go!
  • Come!
  • Do This!

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Luke 7:21

By Sammie Barnes | Published: February 27, 2010

Luke 7:21    
Jesus Made Great Use of His Time by Curing People from …   

  • Diseases
  • Sicknesses
  • Evil Spirits

It was a sight to see, even for the people who hadn’t been blind just moments before …

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Luke 7:24-26

By Sammie Barnes | Published: February 27, 2010

Luke 7:24-26
Jesus Made Clear Who John WAS by Reminding Them What He WASN’T   and WAS …       

  • NOT … a Gentle, Fragile River Weed
  • NOT … a Dapper Dandy
  • a Prophet … and MORE

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Luke 7:44-47

By Sammie Barnes | Published: January 4, 2010

Luke 7:44-47
Simon Could See What the Woman was doing, but He Could Not See What Her Actions Meant (Even Less His Own)

  • Simon
    • No Water/Towel for Foot-Washing
    • No Kiss of Traditional/Formal Greeting
    • No Oil of Welcome/Generosity
  • The Woman
    • Wet/Wipe Feet with Her Tears/Hair
    • Humble, Submissive, Grateful Kissing of Feet
    • Valuable Oil “Wasted” as Perfume for Jesus’ Feet

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Luke 8:14-15

By Sammie Barnes | Published: January 3, 2010

Luke 8:14-15
Worry is a Thorny Way to Live

  • Life’s Worries
  • Life’s Riches
  • Life’s Pleasures

Hearing is NOT the Same as Believing

  • Hear the Word
  • Retain the Word
  • Persevere in the Word

The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

Jesus Developed a Very Practical (and Literary) Metaphor in the Seeds and Soils Parable

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Luke 9:7-9

By Sammie Barnes | Published: January 3, 2010

Luke 9:7-9
Herod was a Victim of His Own Willingness to Listen to Rumors about Jesus

Was He …

  • John the Baptist Resurrected after Herod’s Execution Order?
  • Elijah Re-Embodied in Jesus?
  • One of the Other Great Prophets Re-Embodied in Jesus?

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Luke 9:39

By Sammie Barnes | Published: January 2, 2010

Luke 9:39
An Evil Spirit’s Methodology: Demonic Strategies for Human Destruction

  • Seize the Boy
  • Throw the Boy into Convulsions
  • Scarcely Ever Leave the Boy Alone

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Luke 9:42

By Sammie Barnes | Published: January 2, 2010

Luke 9:42
Jesus’ Supernatural Power to Heal was an Expression of His Supernatural Power to Care

  • He Rebuked the Spirit
  • He Healed the Boy
  • He Gave the Boy Back to His Father

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Luke 10:30, 33-34

By Sammie Barnes | Published: January 1, 2010

Luke 10:30, 33-34
The Muggers Modus Operandi: Leave Him for Dead after …

  • Stripped Him
  • Beat Him
  • Went Away

Caesar Samaritanus: He Came, He Saw, He Took Pity on the Victim

  • Came Where the Man Was
  • Saw Him
  • Took Pity on Him

His Pity Prompted Action

  • Close Contact (“Went to Him”)
  • Bandaging Wounds
  • First Aid Treatment (“Pouring on Oil and Wine”)

His Action Included Follow-Through

  • Put the Man on His Own Donkey
  • Took Him to an Inn
  • Took Care of Him

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Luke 11:9-10

By Sammie Barnes | Published: January 1, 2010

Luke 11:9-10
Jesus’ Insight into God’s Generosity

  • Ask/Given
  • Seek/Found
  • Knock/Opened

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