Luke 9

"Dear Follower, Before you read anything else, I want you to hear the ending of the verses below from the events leading up to and then the actual..."

"Dear Disciple, To whom are you listening? Let Me put that in plainer language, but poorer English: Who are you listening to most in your life? The....."

"The next day, after [Jesus and the disciples] had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus. A man in the crowd called out to him, "Teacher, I....."

"Dear Child of God, I know that you love mountain-top experiences. Unfortunately, sooner or later you have to come down from the mountain and face the..."

"Dear Child of God, I know that you love mountain-top experiences. Unfortunately, sooner or later you have to come down from the mountain and face the..."

"Dear Beloved, Have you ever been blinded by fear? Have your decisions ever been erratic or inappropriate because you were acting out of terror and..."

"Dear Disciple, Don't miss this truth: "The Son of Man didn't come to ruin the lives of people, but He came to liberate them." No matter what happens...."

"As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare...."

"[Jesus wanted to slip quietly away with his apostles.] But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught..."

"About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed,...."

"Then [Jesus sent the twelve disciples] out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. "Take nothing for your journey," he..."

"Peter and the others had fallen asleep [at Jesus' transfiguration]. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him. As..."

"Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God's power [when Jesus cast an evil spirit out of a boy]. While everyone was..."

"When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about everything Jesus was doing, he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been..."

"[Jesus told the apostles to feed the crowd, but they said there wasn't enough food.] For there were about 5,000 men there. Jesus replied, "Tell..."

"Dear Disciple, Following Me is hard. I want your heart. I want your focus. I want your future. I want to be your consuming passion. Yes, I know..."

"[Jesus continued,] "If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the....."

"One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases. Then he sent..."

"[Jesus] said to another person, "Come, follow me." The man agreed, but he said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father." But Jesus..."

"As [Jesus and the disciples] were walking along, someone said to Jesus, "I will follow you wherever you go." But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens....."

"John said to Jesus, "Master, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he isn't in our group." But Jesus...."

"[After Peter's confession of Jesus as the Messiah,] Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was. "The Son of Man must suffer many..."

"One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do people say I am?" "Well," they replied,...."

"Jesus said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will...."

"Another said, "Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family." But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow...."

"[At Jesus' transfiguration,] a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him." When the voice finished, Jesus was there..."

"Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God's power [when Jesus cast an evil spirit out of a boy]. While everyone was..."

"But Jesus knew [the disciples' thoughts when they were arguing about who was the greatest], so he brought a little child to his side. Then he said to...."

"[After saying his followers must take up their cross daily, Jesus said,] "If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up..."

"Dear Disciple, As Paul gets ready to talk about the new covenant of the Spirit in 2 Corinthians chapter 3, he pauses long enough to make an important..."

"[After Jesus blessed the five loaves of bread and the two fish and the disciples distributed them to the crowd of more than 5,000 [1] people, they]..."

"Then [Jesus'] disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest."

"[When his disciples wondered how to feed the huge crowd who had been with them several days and were famished, Jesus] replied, "You give them something to eat."..."

""But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God.""

"Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.""

""What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?""

""If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy..."

"[After Jesus commissioned the disciples,] they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick."

"When the apostles returned [from their teaching and healing mission], they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them..."

"[After Jesus said he would be killed and resurrected,] he said to the crowd, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way,..."

"[After the disciples responded about who people said Jesus was,] he asked them, "But who do you say I am?" Peter replied, "You are the Messiah..."

"Dear Precious Disciple, One of the great gifts you received with your salvation was the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38-39). I pour out the Spirit on all who...."