Fri July 13, 2007
CCECYOUTH Holiday Devotional
Read Luke 24:36-49 (download full booklet)
We begun in Study one answering the question WHO IS JESUS? Who is he? He’s the one who comes to seek and save the lost in fulfilment of Isaiah 61.
In this final passage from Luke we see that Jesus again fulfils an Old Testament Bible passage. Which one? All of them!! The “Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms” is just another way of saying the whole of the Old Testament.
2 Corinthians 1:20 says that “no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ.”
All of God’s promises and purposes are summed up in Jesus.
Life is all about Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »
Thu July 12, 2007
CCECYOUTH Holiday Devotional
Read Luke 23:32-43 (download full booklet)
John Lennon said of The Beatles: “We’re more popular than Jesus.” Noel Gallagher said of Oasis: “We’re going to be bigger than the Beatles.”
Noel Gallagher in effect is saying that Oasis will be bigger than Jesus!
Lots of people in pop culture have an opinion on who Jesus is… more often than not many quotes about Jesus may seem positive or simply be neutral. Different religions are happy to say that Jesus was a great teacher. But often when Jesus is mentioned in popular culture it is done in a mocking tone. Jesus is ridiculed. Read the rest of this entry »
Wed July 11, 2007
CCECYOUTH Holiday Devotional
Read Luke 19:1-10 (download full booklet)
On every single occasion that I have lodged a tax return over the past 10+ years I have received money back from the government. Except one time.
I was a uni student. That year I had to pay the government extra tax at the end of the year because I hadn’t paid enough throughout the prior financial year.
I forgot to pay it. Read the rest of this entry »
Tue July 10, 2007
CCECYOUTH Holiday Devotional
Read Luke 18:18-34 (download full booklet)
I grew up in Wyong. I grew up thinking that my family weren’t very rich. I grew up disappointed that my parents didn’t buy me all of the toys that I ‘needed’.
I’ve now grown up and now realise just how rich I’ve always been. Having running water, a roof over my head, a steady income and an incredibly prosperous government and welfare system means that I’m one of the richest people in the world!
If you’re reading this on the Internet, you’re rich too. Truly poor people don’t use the internet. Jesus says in Luke 18:18-34 that it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God. Read the rest of this entry »
Mon July 9, 2007
CCECYOUTH Holiday Devotional
Read Luke 18:9-14 (download full booklet)
Country and Western movies are fun. I remember watching them on Saturday afternoons when I was young. I honestly thought that there was a time when everything was black and white. It was while watching these movies that I learnt that the world has always been colourful, it just took a while to work out how to capture it on film!
In Country and Western movies, it’s always obvious who the goodies and baddies were. The goodies rode the white horse with the white hat and the white jacket. The baddies? They had the black gear on the black horse. From the beginning until the end it was always obvious who was who.
In Luke 18:9-14 it seems obvious. The Pharisee was a good guy. The Tax Collector was a bad guy. Finished. Read the rest of this entry »
Sat July 7, 2007
If you haven’t yet noticed, there are CCECYOUTH Holiday Devotionals online @ www.ccecyouth.com. There are 10 readings from the Gospel According to Luke. The theme is LOST AND FOUND. You can download all 10 of them in a booklet, or you can keep checking them out as they pop-up online. We’d love to hear your comments on the website as you read through them these holidays. If you missed last week’s 5 readings, you can either start back at reading 1 or pick it up from reading 6.
It’s great to take holidays from school – just don’t take holidays from being a Christian! See you in church this Sunday night at 630pm.
HOLIDAY COMMENTS:
- What have you been up to over the holidays so far?
- How have you been encouraged while reading from Luke?
Fri July 6, 2007
CCECYOUTH Holiday Devotional
Read Luke 15
The Prodigal Son. He’s famous. His story is famous. It’s a much loved story of God’s amazing love.
The Older Son. He isn’t famous. His story isn’t well known. Often when we reflect on Luke 15 we stop at verse 24.
We have the story of the Lost Sheep (vv1-7).
We have the story of the Lost Coin (vv8-10).
We have the story of the Lost Son (vv11-24).
We forget the story of the Lost Son II (vv25-32). Read the rest of this entry »
Thu July 5, 2007
CCECYOUTH Holiday Devotional
Read Luke 7:36-50
What do Paul Keating, John Howard and the Prostitute from Luke 7:36-50 have in common? They all dealt with Royalty in a way that wasn’t considered acceptable by the public. Former Prime Minister Paul Keating touched the Queen (on two occasions!) in a way considered unacceptable. Current Prime Minister John Howard did likewise in greeting the Queen. The prostitute in Luke 7 likewise touched the King of the Universe in a way that onlookers considered unacceptable. Read the rest of this entry »
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