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Attention all KYC'ers.

We are attempting to do something a little different for our Bible studies.

We are all collaborating together on a site called Youversion.com 

Check it out, sign up, find and follow your friends, and add your thoughts so we can all study God's word together.

Luke 10 "Lambs in a wolf pack"

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What do you think that means?

Luke 9

9:24 "If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it.  But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life."

What are your thoughts?

Luke 8

Grace is not a doctrine.  It is not a theology.  Grace is a person, and that person is Jesus Christ.

In Luke chapter 8 we see several different examples of Jesus showing grace to us.  He's casting out devils, calming storms, healing the sick, and of course raising the dead, all in one chapter!

Jesus never teaches about sin before he does it.  He never tells people how bad they are first.  He doesn't say "Your lucky I'm in a good mood!" and then take care of people's needs.  Jesus was grace!  He didn't have to be in a good mood before he showed grace and compassion to the people around him.

Grace shouldn't be a mood.  Grace should be a lifestyle.  It is easy to show grace when Im feeling really good about people.  It becomes terribly difficult if I believe that someone is wanting to take advantage of me or doesn't really like me.  

So be honest with yourself.  Are you showing grace to those around you?

Do you have to be in the "mood" to show grace or has it become natural for you?

I don't want to just show grace, I want to live grace, I want to be grace just like Jesus!

How about you?

Luke 7

vs. 47 "I tell you, her sins-and they are many-have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love.  But a person who is forgiven little only shows little love."

I have been forgiven of many, many things.  I am and have been a great sinner!

I think it is very important to your faith to recognize that fact.  If you don't, you never fully realize the depth of God's love for you.  In the back of your mind you feel like you have always been  a pretty good guy or girl and you kind of deserved God's love, that is a bad place to be in.

Jesus says in this portion of scripture that those who were great sinners, now after being forgiven can be great at showing love to others.  But those who have been forgiven "little", show little love.

Religious people always show little love.  They show love if a person deserves it.  If they earn their approval they might love and accept a person into their little group.

That changes my focus.  I want to surround myself with the some of the worst ex-sinners on the planet, people that lived a life of sin but fell into the arms of Christ as sinners and received His grace to cover all their sins.  Those people, and I am one of them, have had much forgiven and now out of that grace they love much.

Father, help us show your uncensored grace to everyone around us.  Let your grace flow through us unhindered and uninterrupted!

Do you show little love or alotta love to those around you?  Do you give the same amount of grace to others that you receive from God?

Luke 6

There are about 20 messages in this one chapter.

Pick one that speaks to you, and post it here on a comment.

Here is mine, vs 45 "A good person produces good deeds from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil deeds from an evil heart.  Whatever is in your heart determines what you say."

Ouch!  If I have a mouth problem, then that shows me that it really is a heart problem!

What is in your heart, will come out your mouth!

Lord change my heart to be more like yours!

Luke 5

This is such a good chapter.  It shows Jesus in several different situations and everyone He stays right on point.  Jesus always knew what He was called to do and exactly how He was going to accomplish it, he was not unsure about His calling.

This is the first chapter where Jesus is performing miracles in Luke and He already is punking out the religious leaders by forgiving sins and hanging out with sinners.

Jesus asked a notorious sinner, Levi to be one of His disciples.  So levi throws a party, in Jesus honor, and all of his sinner friends show up.  Look what the religious leaders said, "Why do you eat and drink with such scum?"

Jesus answered them, "Healthy people don't need a doctor-sick people do.  I have come to call sinners to turn from their sins, not to spend my time with those who think they are already good enough."

Do you have time for "sick" people?  Are you willing to share your faith or invite someone to church that most people wouldn't?  The people who think they are already good enough are the toughest ones to really find Christ.  

KYC is going to blow up when we start getting "sick" people into the church to hear the message of Christ.  What can you do today, to help a sick person find the doctor, Jesus?