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Jesus strongly opposed the Pharisees and other religious leaders - often because they were such big hypocrites. What is hypocrisy - what is a hypocrite? Why did Jesus single out this behavior as so worthy of His challenge?
Today we discuss Jesus' call to persist in prayer and read a fascinating letter from a teenage orphan dying in her hospital bed that calls her friend to turn to Jesus and keep on asking, seeking and knocking on the door of prayer.
In Luke 10, Jesus sends out 72 of His followers to go and share the good news, and their mission is remarkably successful. They come back overjoyed, remarking that even demons had submitted to their names. Jesus then sits them down and challenges them on this, turning their rejoicing away from marvelling at their success, towards marvelling at God's grace. Why did He do this?
Big question today - what does it look like to come to Jesus, and are all who actually do come to Him saved? Did Jesus ever turn would be followers away from Himself?
The Psalms are raw, transparent, honest and utterly vulnerable. In Psalm 6, David indicates that he has prayed and prayed for God's deliverance, but God's rescue seems delayed. How do we pray and cling to hope when our prayers aren't quickly answered?
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