60IN60 Day 9 - Tues Sept 15

It's Day 9 and we're in 1 Kings 17.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verses 18, 20 - How often our first instinct is to blame God.

Help: 
- Verse 1 - Ahab is the king.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

Your Questions and Comments:

- "In performing miracles, why did Jesus tell some to go and proclaim it and others He told to say nothing?" - It seems strange, doesn't it? If we could do a miracle, we would shout it from the rooftops! There are two big reasons I think are worth discussing. First, the timeline. Some mention that Jesus knows the timeline of what's going to happen concerning the cross and He doesn't want things advancing ahead of that. He wants to show compassion by healing but He doesn't want things to move too fast, so He tells people to say nothing. Second, often these miracles did not produce lasting faith. Jesus knows many people came just for the miracle but we're necessarily interested in following Him. I think each of those reasons could be in play in various situations. Sometimes Jesus might have been in a situation where religious fervor was running high and if people heard about more miracles they might have wanted to make Him king then and there (see John 6:14-15 for an example), so Jesus might have wanted to quiet things down. Sometimes the person who was healed might have had genuine, lasting faith and so Jesus told them to go tell. At other times perhaps Jesus knew that person wouldn't have lasting faith so He didn't want them to go tell and then be a bad witness by going back to sinful behaviors.

60IN60 Day 8 - Mon Sept 14

It's Day 8 and we're in Luke 8.

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Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 21 - True believers are not those who say they believe in Jesus, but those who "put it into practice."

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 7 - Sun Sept 13

It's Day 7 and we're in Luke 7.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 9 - Jesus was impressed because this man believed when Jesus said it then it was as good as done.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 6 - Sat Sept 12

It's Day 6 and we're in Luke 6.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 11 - It's amazing how focused we can become on our theology and miss the obvious move of God that's right in front of our face.

Help:
- Verse 2 - It didn't violate the Mosaic Law; it violated their rules derived from the Mosaic Law.
- Verses 21-22 - I think the point is not that we are to be miserable, but that need to have a hunger and desire for things that are beyond this world.
- Verses 24-26 - We need to make sure we aren't content with the petty things that this world can offer us.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 5 - Fri Sept 11

It's Day 5 and we're in Luke 5.

Sometimes things get busy and you miss a day or two. Don’t get discouraged and quit. Just lay aside those readings you missed and jump in with today’s reading. 

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 6 - When God sends a harvest, it's abundant. I want to see that kind of abundant harvest in our church.

Help:
- Verse 11, 27-28 - They had heard Jesus before. This was not following-a-stranger deal.
- Verse 17 - Apparently the faith that the people had (or didn't have) impacted His ability to heal.
- Verse 35 - We should be fasting regularly, but almost none of us do.
- Verses 36-39 - He's saying that He's come to do a new thing and He's not going to just try to patch up the old.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

60IN60 Day 4 - Thurs Sept 10

It's Day 4 and we're in Luke 4.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 14 - I want to see "the power of the Spirit" flowing through my life.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

Your Comments and Questions:

- "John told the crowd to 'produce fruit' (vs. 8). When the crowd asked 'what do we do?' (vs. 10)  John told people who had two shirts to share with someone who had none (vs. 11) and the same with food (vs. 11). To the tax collectors John said to 'not collect more than required' (vs. 13). To the soldier John said to 'not extort money or falsely accuse people' (vs. 14). John gave some examples of bearing fruit that everyone can do - share, help the poor, be honest, don't lie, be content with what you have, don't steal.  But John also gave specific instructions to specific people, based on who they were and the opportunities they had to bear fruit. As a body of believers, we should not expect everyone to bear fruit in the same way. Every mom should not be expected to take a turn in the nursery. Every man should not be expected to pray out loud in service. Every older lady should not be expected to cook for the church dinners. Everyone is not called to go door to door in the community. As Christians we can delight in that God has called us all to be giving, honest, truthful, and content.  And we can rejoice that God has called us to bear fruit in different ways. We don't look at an apple tree and ask why it isn't bearing pears. We shouldn't look at another believer and ask why they aren't doing the same things we're doing." 

60IN60 Day 3 - Wed Sept 9

It's Day 3 and we're in Luke 3.

As you read, listen for where God wants to speak to you. What jumps out to you? What speaks to situations you're dealing with right now?

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Verse 8 - Repentance is not just saying we're sorry - there also has to be a change in the our actions.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

Your Questions and Comments:

- A comment from a 60IN60 participant. Luke 2. "Not to be flippant, but I am so glad the writers of the New Testament (but for this section) left out Jesus's teenage years."