Gary Gleans

Luke 16:19-31 19  “Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.  20  “And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,  21  and longing to be fed with the  crumbs  which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.  22  “Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.  23  “In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.  24  “And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’  25  “But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.  26  ‘And besides all t

Luke 16:14-18 14  Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him.  15  And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God. 16  “The Law and the Prophets  were proclaimed  until John; since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.  17  “But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail. 18  “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery. Perspective is important to understand.   There is a big difference between the way men look at things and the way God looks at things.   Heaven’s perspective and Earth’s perspective are very different from one another.   One reason Jesus came to this e

Luke 16:1-13 1  Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this  manager  was reported to him as squandering his possessions.  2  “And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’  3  “The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.  4  ‘I know what I shall do, so that when I am removed from the management people will welcome me into their homes.’  5  “And he summoned each one of his master’s debtors, and he  began saying to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’  6  “And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’  7  “Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’  8  “A

Luke 15:25-32 25  “Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.  26  “And he summoned one of the servants and  began  inquiring what these things could be.  27  “And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’  28  “But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and  began  pleading with him.  29  “But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and  yet  you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;  30  but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’  31  “And he said to him, ‘Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.  32  ‘But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was