Monthly Archives: August 2019

WHY INTERFERE, JESUS?

Luke – Doors Wide Open   When life is going the way we want it to go, doing things our way, being totally self absorbed in work with enjoying recreation to our liking, we are thrown completely off balance when … Continue reading

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JESUS IS REJECTED

Luke – Doors Wide Open   Rejection is hard unless you are rejected from wrong thinking and behaving. In our passage today, Jesus has delivered two unbelievable statements to the Jewish people in his hometown Synagogue.   1. The time … Continue reading

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WHAT THE DEVIL HATES

Luke – Doors Wide Open   One of the best life-changing teachings in my lifetime was delivered to me at a break out session at the Billy Graham School of Evangelism years ago. Many Godly men and women came to … Continue reading

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FROM ADAM TO JESUS

Luke – Doors Wide Open!   One day, after all the others had been baptized, Jesus presented Himself for baptism at the Jordan, and John at first refused to comply (Matt. 3:13–15). He knew that Jesus of Nazareth was the … Continue reading

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WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

Luke – Wide Open Doors   Do you know people who just don’t seem to have filter when they express themselves in pubic gatherings? They seem to readily see what is going on in certain situations and cut to the … Continue reading

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PARENTING THE SON OF GOD

Luke – Doors Wide Open!   Parenting is challenging in the best of situations. Parenting involves unconditionally loving these growing humans who will make mistakes as they navigate life just as you made mistakes in your growing up years. “Oh … Continue reading

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HIS NAME IS JESUS

Luke – Doors Wide Open!   All of us know how it feels to wait for months, maybe even years for something to happen. You feel so passionate about it that you are determined to work for it as you … Continue reading

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FEAR NOT

Luke – Doors Wide Open! What do we fear most? Many of us have real fears such as the fear of heights, the fear of birds (cough, me), the fear of losing what you have obtained in this life, the … Continue reading

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HIS NAME IS JOHN

Luke – Doors Wide Open!   John’s birth was miraculous. The village celebrated this birth without knowing God’s purpose. God had been silent for over 400 years. His people had all but rejected Him. Religious leaders formed self indulgent habits … Continue reading

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BECAUSE YOU BELIEVED

Luke – Doors Wide Open   Some wonder why blessings seem to come more to others than themselves. Maybe we don’t understand what blessings are. Maybe those who look at others’ blessings are not seeing what God is doing in … Continue reading

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