Again he said, ‘What can I compare the kingdom of God to?’ Luke 13:20 Jesus wishes for us to understand the plans of the Father. He wants for us to see the beauty of the will of the Godhead. He desires that we will make it our study all the days of our life. Heavenly…

It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches. Luke 13:19 Though there are those who do not like it because of their hatred for Christ, His church has grown exponentially. Even today, over…

He said, therefore, ‘What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?’ Luke 13:18 Jesus said a lot during His earthly ministry to define the church. His teaching provides the foundation of early church teaching. The disciples, and then later early church leaders, built off of what Jesus had to…

When he had said these things, all his adversaries were humiliated, but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he was doing. Luke 13:17 So many times during the ministry of Christ His detractors were left speechless. This is why the Jewish elite had Him crucified. He had brought them to humiliation…

Satan has bound this woman, a daughter of Abraham, for eighteen years—shouldn’t she be untied from this bondage on the Sabbath day? Luke 13:16 You can hear the silence in the room when Jesus said this. How could anyone argue with this? What a wonderful Sabbath! This event surely brought glory to the LORD. Heavenly…

But the Lord answered him and said, ‘Hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you untie his ox or donkey from the feeding trough on the Sabbath and lead it to water?’ Luke 13:15 Hypocrisy has always been a big problem. Even recently, with the application of covid standards, we saw all kinds of hypocrisy. Sometimes things…

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.” Luke 13:14 The leader of the synagogue was more than willing to tow…

Then he laid his hands on her, and instantly she was restored and began to glorify God. Luke 13:13 Notice this woman’s immediate reaction. This explains why Jesus was proactive in performing this miracle. This woman had the right attitude about her healing. She immediately gave the glory to Almighty God. Heavenly Father, thank You…

When Jesus saw her, he called out to her, “Woman, you are free of your disability.” Luke 13:12 It is interesting to note that on several occasions in Jesus’s earthly ministry, He proactively performed miracles. In other words, someone didn’t come to Him and ask Him to perform a miracle. Sometimes, He just did it…

a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit, for over eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. Luke 13:11 This woman was not simply very old, or the victim of some kind of spinal accident. She was in her current physical state due to the oppression…