Cultivate Prayer

FOCUS Luke 10:25-26, 29, MSG: Just then a religion scholar stood up with a question to test Jesus. “Teacher, what do I need to do to get eternal life?” He answered, “What’s written in God’s Law? How do you interpret it?” 29 Looking for a loophole, he asked, “And just how would you define ‘neighbor’?” ADORATION Luke 10:27-28, MSG: He

FOCUS Luke 10:16, MSG: 16 “The one who listens to you, listens to me. The one who rejects you, rejects me. And rejecting me is the same as rejecting God, who sent me.” ADORATION Luke 10:17-20, MSG: 17 The seventy came back triumphant. “Master, even the demons danced to your tune!” 18 Jesus said, “I know. I saw Satan fall,

FOCUS Luke 9:43-45, MSG: While they continued to stand around exclaiming over all the things he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, “Treasure and ponder each of these next words: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into human hands.” They didn’t get what he was saying. It was like he was speaking a foreign language and

FOCUS Luke 9:40, MSG: I asked your disciples to deliver him but they couldn’t. ADORATION Luke 9:42, MSG: While he was coming, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into convulsions. Jesus stepped in, ordered the vile spirit gone, healed the boy, and handed him back to his father. CONFESSION Luke 9:41, MSG: Jesus said, “What a

FOCUS Luke 9:28, MSG: About eight days after saying this, he climbed the mountain to pray, taking Peter, John, and James along. ADORATION Luke 9:29-31, MSG: While he was in prayer, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes became blinding white. At once two men were there talking with him. They turned out to be Moses and Elijah

FOCUS Luke 9:23, MSG: Then he told them what they could expect for themselves: “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat, I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how.” ADORATION Luke 9:22, MSG: He went on, “It is necessary that the Son

FOCUS Luke 9:14-15, MSG: (There were more than five thousand people in the crowd.) But he went ahead and directed his disciples, “Sit them down in groups of about fifty.” ADORATION Luke 9:16, MSG: He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread and fish to the disciples

FOCUS Luke 9:10-11, MSG: The apostles returned and reported on what they had done. Jesus took them away, off by themselves, near the town called Bethsaida. But the crowds got wind of it and followed. Jesus graciously welcomed them and talked to them about the kingdom of God. Those who needed healing, he healed. ADORATION Luke 9:1-2, MSG: Jesus now

FOCUS Luke 8:52-53, MSG: Everyone was crying and carrying on over her. Jesus said, “Don’t cry. She didn’t die; she’s sleeping.” They laughed at him. They knew she was dead. ADORATION Luke 8:50, MSG: Jesus overheard and said, “Don’t be upset. Just trust me and everything will be all right.” CONFESSION Luke 8:49, MSG: While he was still talking, someone

FOCUS Luke 8:46, MSG: Jesus insisted, “Someone touched me. I felt power discharging from me.” ADORATION Luke 8:44-45, MSG: She slipped in from behind and touched the edge of Jesus’ robe. At that very moment her hemorrhaging stopped. Jesus said, “Who touched me?” When no one stepped forward, Peter said, “But Master, we’ve got crowds of people on our hands.