3/31/09

(Jesus continued)  “Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” Luke 17:3, 4 Lord when You talked to Your disciples about forgiveness […]

3/30/09

(Jesus continued)  And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come; but whoa to him by whom they come!  It is better for him to if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to […]

3/27/09

(Jesus continued)  “He (rich man) said, ‘No father Abraham; but if some one goes to them (5 brothers) from the dead, they will repent.’  He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.’”  Luke 16:30, 31 Lord it […]

3/26/09

(Jesus continued)  “‘But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them (the rich man’s 5 brothers) hear them.’”  Luke 16:29 Lord, Abraham was right when he told the rich man that if they wouldn’t listen to the prophets they sure wouldn’t listen to him.  And are we any different today Lord.  Somehow that same […]

3/25/09

(Jesus continued)  “And he (rich man) said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’”  Luke 16:27, 28 Lord it would certainly be torment even if it wasn’t like the rich […]

3/24/09

(Jesus continued) (Abraham talking to the rich man) – “And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.”  Luke 16:26 Lord how wide the gap is from […]

3/23/09

(Jesus continued)  “But Abraham said, ‘Son remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.  Luke 16:25 Lord once again You were trying to tell those that were listening to You how important it was to […]

3/20/09

(Jesus continued)  “And he (rich man) called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.’    Luke 16: 24 Lord I am sure You had all eyes upon You as You continued this […]

3/19/09

(Jesus continued)  “The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom.  The rich man also died and was buried; and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus in his bosom.”  Luke 16:22, 23 Lord the story continues to unfold.  It reminds […]

3/18/09

(Jesus continued)  “There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.  And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus full of sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.” […]