As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited Him home for a meal. So He went in and took His place at the table. His host was amazed to see that He sat down to eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony required by …
Eating Gems
Bible Gem 1091 – The Last Word on Riches and the Poor – well almost! (Luke Chapters 5-16)
Key: Eating / Drinking / Dining Tax Collectors / Sinners / judgementalism – Pharisees system Rich toward God / God’s Kingdom / heavenly system The Law, God’s principles, Word of God Mammon / Money / Greed And Levi gave a big reception for Him in …
Bible Gem 1089 – Friends with Sinners, Tax Collectors and the Poor (Luke 5:30, 7:34, 14:2, 15:2, 16:1, 16:20)
Key: Eating / Drinking / Dining Tax Collectors / Sinners / judgementalism – Pharisees system Rich toward God / God’s Kingdom / heavenly system The Law, God’s principles, Word of God Mammon / Money / Greed Other interesting verses And Levi gave a big reception …
Bible Gem 1057 – Who do the Pharisees Identify with? (Luke 15:1-32)
and he said, “A certain man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. “A few days later this younger son packed …
Bible Gem 1022 – The Lame Excuses (Luke 1:15-24)
Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!” Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations. When the banquet …
Bible Gem 1019 – Playing Mind Games at Lunch with the Pharisees (Luke 14:1-6)
One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching Him closely. There was a man there whose arms and legs were swollen. Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in religious law,”Is it …
Bible Gem 999 – What Reason? What is the Connection? (Luke 12:22-31)
And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body …
Bible Gem 997 – The Parable of the Rich Fool in context (Luke 12:16-21)
[Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.] And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was …