Save the date: April 24, 2010 9am – 2pm

Make plans now to attend the fourth annual ladies day event. This year we will host noted author Jane McWhorter as our speaker.

If you plan to attend, please register here:
http://daleridgechurchofchrist.net/about/ladies-day-registration/

The Ladies ‘ Day Committe is requesting recipies as well as information  about who passed down the recipe and any story that pertains to it to be included in cookbooks  for Ladies’ Day.

Jesus parable of the unjust steward teaches us to recognize that we have mishandled our spiritual needs and that we need to think about and plan for those needs in the future. Jesus doesn’t commend his dishonesty but the traits he exhibits. Where the prodigal son shows us the reward of the lost being found the story of Lazarus shows us the wrath to come.

v1-13 The unjust steward

v14-18 Pharisees

v19-31 The rich man and Lazarus

Review/Study Time
Below are some questions to provoke thought about your reading. Use the comments area to add your own thoughts or questions about today’s text.

1. Spend some time with the section on the unjust steward (v1-13) and work to understand this difficult passage.
2. Does the story of Lazarus leave any doubt to the status of those that do not obey God?

Luke emphasizes the joy in heaven when a lost soul returns to the Lord with three parables.

v1-2 Jesus sits with the Publicans

v3-7 The Lost Sheep

v8-10 The Lost Coin

v11-32 The son who left home

Review/Study Time
Below are some questions to provoke thought about your reading. Use the comments area to add your own thoughts or questions about today’s text.

1. Three times, Jesus told a story that involved concentrating effort to the lost soul. What is the reward for the ever faithful soul?

Another group of various teachings. Jesus once again challenges the Pharisees. Making excuses to avoid following Jesus will have devastating results.

v1-6 Another Sabbath Healing

v7-11 Advice to guests

v12-14 Kindness to the unfortunate

v15-24 Excuses

v25-35 The cost of discipleship

Review/Study Time
Below are some questions to provoke thought about your reading. Use the comments area to add your own thoughts or questions about today’s text.

1. How can we apply the story of the guests to our own lives?
2. Look around your congregation (or think about who is in it.) Do you invite particular people to enjoy your hospitality? Is there someone that really needs some hospitality that you might not normally invite? What can you do about it?

Several teachings are included in this chapter including another event of healing on the Sabbath. v1-5 No big or small sins

v6-9 Barren fig tree

v10-17 Bowed woman

v18-21 Mustard seed and leaven Matthew 13:31-33

v22-30 Only a few will be saved

v31-35 Jesus foretells who will kill Him

Review/Study Time
Below are some questions to provoke thought about your reading. Use the comments area to add your own thoughts or questions about today’s text.

1. What does Jesus tell us about the size of our sins and the results? (v1-5)
2. What are some worldly teachings that will lead one to the wide gate?
3. What is your response to the master locking the gate while one is standing outside of it? How do you avoid it?

Jesus teaches that we have not secrets from God, even the number of hairs on our head are numbered. Be careful about accumulating wealth and worrying about essentials and be prepared for Christ to return.

v1-12 Our secrets

v13-21 Parable of the Rich Fool

v22-34 Gather treasure in heaven

v35-48 Be Watchful

v49-53 Jesus causes division

v54-56 Understanding the times

v57-59 Settle your problems

Review/Study Time
Below are some questions to provoke thought about your reading. Use the comments area to add your own thoughts or questions about today’s text.

1. Why did Jesus decline to deal with the inheritance?
2. Does Jesus tell us it’s bad to be wealthy?

The Lord gives his model prayer and expresses the importance of praying. Jesus loved and knew the Word of God and expresses the importance of it as well.

v1 The Lord praying

v2-4 The Lord’s model prayer Matthew 6:9-11

v5-13 Living prayerfully Like 18:1-8

v14-26 Casting out demons Matthew 12:34-37

v27-28 The Word of God

v29-32 Signs Matthew 12:39-42

v33-36 The Lighted Lamp

v37-54 Pharisees denounced

Review/Study Time
Below are some questions to provoke thought about your reading. Use the comments area to add your own thoughts or questions about today’s text.

1. What does Jesus’ model prayer reveal to us about how to pray?
2. What direction does the discussion of light give us for our lives?

The seventy are sent out ahead of Jesus into the Jordan Valley, perhaps to proclaim Him once more throughout the region. The most remembered story of kindness in history is told

v1-16 The seventy sent out

v17-24 The seventy return

v25-37 The good Samaritan

v38-42 Mary and Martha

Review/Study Time
Below are some questions to provoke thought about your reading. Use the comments area to add your own thoughts or questions about today’s text.

1. How does Jesus’ reason to have Joy apply to use today? v17-19
2. Is it possible to be “Christ-like” and not have the attitude of the Good Samaritan? Why?

The end comes for the Galilean ministry and Jesus begins his final journey toward Jerusalem.

v1-6 The twelve commissioned

v7-9 Herod’s attention

v10-17 Feeding of the 5000

v18-20 Peter confesses Christ

v21-27 Foretelling of the crucifixion

v28-36 The transfiguration

v37-43 The unclean spirit removed from a child

v43-45 The Crucifixion foretold again

v46-48 Who is the greatest

v49-50 The unknown miracle worker

v51 Leaving Galilee

v52-56 Samaritans reject Jesus

v57-62 Importance of the Kingdom

Review/Study Time
Below are some questions to provoke thought about your reading. Use the comments area to add your own thoughts or questions about today’s text.

1. We can review Mark 9 to compare with much of Luke 9
2. What did Jesus mean by the “Foxes have holes” statement?
3. What about the “Let the dead bury the dead” and “Hand on the plow” statements?

We learn about some of the woman in the group of followers. Jesus tells a parable and explains why he uses them to teach to the disciples.

v1-3 Women with the group

v4-18 Parable of the sower

v19-21 Jesus mother and brothers

v22-25 The storm is calmed

v26-39 The Geresene Demoniac

v40-56 Jarius daughter raised

Review/Study Time
Below are some questions to provoke thought about your reading. Use the comments area to add your own thoughts or questions about today’s text.

1. Review the entries on Mark 4 and Mark 5 for today’s questions and reflection