Save the date: April 24, 2010 8:45 am – 1:15 pm

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/

• Jesus came to die for our sins and needed trusted individuals to carry the message out.
• The possibility is that they were sent out as part of their training and practice.
• Jesus needed to announce his arrival later He sent the seventy out.
• The disciples thought they were going to be setting up some kind of new political nation and mostly thought so until Acts 1
• They needed miracles and the transfiguration to develop an understanding of what was really happening
• Jesus kept them in wonderment by teaching through parables and veiled sayings

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Jesus takes a close look at the extent forgiveness is commanded and how much He appreciates our thankfulness

v1-10 Forgiveness

v11-19 The ten lepers

v20-37 The Coming 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. What are the implications of the day Jesus returns as described in v20-37

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
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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

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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

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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
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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
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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

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