{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Christ Covenant Church","title":"Journaling: Luke 10-13","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4291,"description":"Reaching people for Christ requires: 1) the efforts/labor of more than just the church’s pastors (10:1-2 w/6:12-16 w/9:1-6), 2) realizing you will meet many people whose motives for listening to you/following Christ wb selfish/nefarious (10:3), 3) only spending time w/those people who are teachable and truly seeking God’s truth (10:4-6), 4) staying committed to those who are teachable though the conditions may be less than ideal (10:7-9; e.g. the person doesn’t have a sense of urgency/puts little effort into learning or moving forward).\nWe are to warn people that when we share the gospel w/them they wb under God‘s most severe wrath if they reject it since God takes such rejection personally (10:10-16).\nLike Jesus, those Jesus gives His authority to, have power over the devil and the demons (10:17-19).\nBeing good w/God is far more important than gaining power over the demonic realm (10:20).\nJesus knows that the truth about the Father or Himself is too good to be given to anyone who is not willing to totally submit their minds to God and His wisdom and reject the world’s wisdom as absolute foolishness (10:21-24; 1Co 1:18-31).\nBesides those in the covenant community, we are to recognize as our neighbor (i.e. those worthy of our mercy – most especially for sharing the gospel), anyone who shows us mercy (10:32-37).\nThe most important thing to be accomplished in any given day (among all the tasks we may possess or have planned) is listening to Jesus (10:38-42).\nPrayer is to be: 1) focused on our purpose: God’s glory and kingdom (not our own) being advanced through our lives (11:1-2), 2) asking God to give us what we need to accomplish our purpose – including His forgiveness and protection (11:3-5), 3) reminding God (and ourselves) of our promise to forgive others (11:4b), 4) persistent in asking for the extras (11:5-8), 5) confident that God truly cares and will provide if we are faithful and faithful to pray (11:10-13 – “give the Holy Spirit” = give His help; Jam 4:3;...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UXGjftzm8Yw--IISwUKe6A6-CX1YtARptisfLmFJFoI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81Zjc4/MmNmNTMxZjNmOTgw/YjA1NWRhYmMxMTNl/YmE1Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}