by Steve Thomason | Oct 14, 2010 | Devos
Read Luke 6:43-49 Solomon repeated to his boys the words of his father, David, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” In today’s passage we find another son of David speaking to his spiritual sons, “out of the overflow of the heart a man...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 13, 2010 | Devos
Read Luke 6:37-42 There are two points to make about this passage; 1) What it does say, and 2) what it doesn’t say. First, it does say to not judge others. To judge someone is to sit in the place of God and presume to know their heart. There is only one judge and that...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 13, 2010 | Devos
Luke 6:20-26 One of Luke’s running themes and agendas is justice for the poor and outcast of society. One of the biggest problems in Israel during the time of Jesus was that the teachers and elders of the people had been using their power and authority to oppress the...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 13, 2010 | Devos
Luke 5:1-11 What do we tend to worry about? Most of us spend a great deal of our energy worrying about how we are going to make ends meet and provide for the needs of our family (whether that is yourself or you with others). This is a legitimate concern because we do...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 8, 2010 | Devos
Mark 15:33-41 What miraculous event happened when Jesus died? What is the significance of this happening? Read Leviticus 16:1-17. What was the attitude the people were to have toward what was behind the curtain? Read Hebrews 10:19-25. Based on this passage, what is...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 7, 2010 | Devos
Mark 8:14-21, Mark 13:1-2 These must have been frustrating moments for Jesus. Both conversations take place at the end of His ministry, after having spent three years teaching His disciples. From the moment His ministry began, Jesus had been teaching them that the...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 6, 2010 | Devos
35 times in his gospel Mark refers to the crowds that gathered around Jesus. Wherever Jesus was there was always a crowd swarming him. Why were they there? Most likely there were mixed motives in the crowds. Read these passages and list what the motivation seems to be...
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by Steve Thomason | Oct 6, 2010 | Illustration
The children’s book I illustrated earlier this year was published this week. You can purchase it at Penelope Press.
by Steve Thomason | Oct 4, 2010 | Devos
Mark 7:6-23 There are two things to keep in mind in this passage. First, the Pharisees had created a system of rules, or “traditions”, that were designed to guarantee that people would follow the Laws of Moses. They believed that the reason God was not blessing the...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 4, 2010 | Devos
Mark 1:35-39 The point of this devotional is simple. Jesus needed alone time with His Father in order to serve the demanding crowds. This is an encouraging word, especially for introverts. It is true that Jesus had a mission and had a lot of work to do. It is also...
