DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE

Sermon Series: The Gospel of Luke

Sermon Title: Mary, Martha, and Jesus

Sermon Text: Luke 10:38-42

Sermon Points:


Daily Devotional Guide

Being busy doesn't necessarily mean you're being holy. It's not that doing a lot of things in a short amount of time is always bad. Men and women were designed by God to accomplish tasks. It can be rewarding to scratch things off your to-do list. But if we're not careful, that to-do list can become the tyrannical master ruling our lives and leading us away from Jesus. 


In this week's passage, we see two sisters. Both were followers of Jesus but one of them was in danger of allowing the good things that kept her busy to become the things that kept her from truly learning from and following Jesus. Jesus was physically present in Martha's home but she almost missed him. In an effort to not treat him like just any other guest, she treated him like any other guest. Martha was so busy serving Jesus that she had forgotten what it really means to follow Jesus. 


We're a lot like her. 


You're probably pretty busy. Most of us are. And most of us likely aren't busy doing work that is evil. I am certain that few, if any, reading this work for the cartels. But you don't have to sell drugs to be distracted from Jesus. If we're not careful, even the good that we do can keep us from following Him as we should. As you read, pray, listen, and apply this week, ask God to help you to surrender your schedule to the Lordship of Christ. Think about how that would look. What sacrifices would you need to make? How much of your anxiety is connected to your failure to surrender even something as benign as your schedule to the Lord Jesus? These are difficult questions but, if answered honestly, they can change your life. 


Monday - John 11:1-16

Tuesday - John 11:17-27

Wednesday - John 11:28-37

Thursday - John 11:38-44

Friday - John 11:45-57

Saturday - Psalm 90:1-17

Sunday - 2 Peter 3:1-13

DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE

Sermon Series: The Gospel of Luke

Sermon Title: The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Sermon Text: Luke 10:25-37

Sermon Points:

1.) A Question About Salvation

2.) A Question About Standards

3.) A Question About Loopholes

4.) A Question About Application


Daily Devotional Guide

There are a lot of passages of scripture that have been misinterpreted over the years. Some of them have been misinterpreted intentionally in order to promote an agenda that is outside of scripture. This morning's text is one of those. As some Christian leaders would have us believe, if you want to follow Jesus' command to love your neighbor, just listen to whatever the powers that be in culture and politics are saying and do that. 


So, according to the elites of our day, wearing a mask is loving your neighbor but fighting for the unborn is the stuff of the culture war and all Christians should avoid it. 


Jesus is telling us something more with this parable. He's not trying to get us to look to the culture. Rather, He wants us to look to Him. His compassion is better than the world's. Jesus' compassion moves. The world's compassion just talks. Jesus' compassion makes things better. The world's compassion just makes them feel better. And Jesus' compassion is self-sacrificial. The world's compassion demands the self-sacrificing from others. 


Don't let the culture interpret this passage for you. Instead, prayerfully follow the lead of the Spirit, the author of this text. Be very cautious of those who use this passage to promote their worldly agenda while completely disregarding everything else Jesus said. 


Yes, we must love our neighbor. 


But our love for God must take priority. 


If we don't keep these commands in the proper biblical order, we will fall prey to the Enemy who has been bent on twisting the words of God from the beginning. 


Monday - Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Tuesday - Matthew 22:34-46

Wednesday - Genesis 3:1-24

Thursday - Matthew 4:1-17

Friday - Romans 2:1-16

Saturday - James 1:19-27

Sunday - Luke 10:38-42