Whitney Mears Luke 10:25-28 (The Voice translation) 25 Just then a scholar of the Hebrew Scriptures tried to trap Jesus. Scholar: Teacher, what must I do to experience the eternal life? Jesus (answering with a question): 26 What is written in the Hebrew Scriptures? How do you interpret their answer to your question? Scholar: 27 You shall love — “love the Eternal One your God with everything you have: all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind” and “love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus: 28 Perfect. Your answer is correct. Follow these commands and [...]

Steve Carroll, Church Council, Chancel Choir Matthew 20:20-28 (NRSV) 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling before him, she asked a favor of him. 21 And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Declare that these two sons of mine will sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom." 22 But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, [...]

Meghan Kazmann Luke 19:1-10 NIV 19 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. 5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he came [...]

John Lynch Luke 10: 17 -31 (NIV) 17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’” 20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was [...]

Charity Autry-A child of God Scripture: Matthew 19:13-15 13Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them.  But the disciples rebuked them. 14Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 15When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.  Mark 10:13-16 13People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them, 14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He [...]

Belinda Weatherly, member of St Lukes Matthew 10:34-39   Do not suppose I have come to bring peace to the earth.  I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.  For I have come to turn     “a man against his father,    a daughter against her mother,    a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ___    a mans enemies will be members of his own household.”   Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.  Whoever does not take [...]

Michael Lutter Matthew 13:10-17 10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” 11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see;     though hearing, they do not hear or understand. 14 In them is fulfilled [...]

Bob DeLong, Kid’s Hope and Houston reVision Mentor, Joy and Genesis Class member Matthew 13: 1-8 (NIV) That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying “A farmer went out to sow his seed.  As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.  Some fell on rocky places, where it did [...]

Steve Biegel Matthew 9:35-38 (NIV) 35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Reflection: During a recent men’s study group session, our pastor made a distinction between [...]

Catherine Washington Matthew 12:1-8 (The Voice) The Sabbath came, and Jesus walked through a field. His disciples, who were hungry, began to pick some of the grain and eat it. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they reacted. Pharisees: Look! Your disciples are breaking the law of the Sabbath! Jesus: 3 Haven’t you read what David did? When he and his friends were hungry, 4 they went into God’s house and they ate the holy bread, even though neither David nor his friends, but only priests, were allowed that bread. 5 Indeed, have you not read that on the [...]