O. Addison Gethers
e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 12:12 AM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Saturday October 31 > Day 304 > > Luke 22-24 (The Message) > > Luke 22 > The Passover Meal > 1-2The Feast of Unleavened Bread, also called Passover, drew near. The > high priests and religion > scholars were looking for a way to do away with Jesus but, fearful of the > people, they were also > looking for a way to cover their tracks. > 3-6That's when Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot. He was one of > the Twelve. Leaving the > others, he conferred with the high priests and the Temple guards about how > he might betray Jesus to > them. They couldn't believe their good luck and agreed to pay him well. He > gave them his word and > started looking for a way to betray Jesus, but out of sight of the crowd. > > 7-8The Day of Unleavened Bread came, the day the Passover lamb was > butchered. Jesus sent Peter and > John off, saying, "Go prepare the Passover for us so we can eat it > together." > > 9They said, "Where do you want us to do this?" > > 10-12He said, "Keep your eyes open as you enter the city. A man carrying a > water jug will meet you. > Follow him home. Then speak with the owner of the house: The Teacher wants > to know, 'Where is the > guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?' He will > show you a spacious > second-story room, swept and ready. Prepare the meal there." > > 13They left, found everything just as he told them, and prepared the > Passover meal. > > 14-16When it was time, he sat down, all the apostles with him, and said, > "You've no idea how much I > have looked forward to eating this Passover meal with you before I enter > my time of suffering. It's > the last one I'll eat until we all eat it together in the kingdom of God." > > 17-18Taking the cup, he blessed it, then said, "Take this and pass it > among you. As for me, I'll > not drink wine again until the kingdom of God arrives." > > 19Taking bread, he blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, > "This is my body, given for > you. Eat it in my memory." > > 20He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new > covenant written in my > blood, blood poured out for you. > > 21-22"Do you realize that the hand of the one who is betraying me is at > this moment on this table? > It's true that the Son of Man is going down a path already marked out-no > surprises there. But for > the one who turns him in, turns traitor to the Son of Man, this is > doomsday." > > 23They immediately became suspicious of each other and began quizzing one > another, wondering who > might be about to do this. > > Get Ready for Trouble > 24-26Within minutes they were bickering over who of them would end up the > greatest. But Jesus > intervened: "Kings like to throw their weight around and people in > authority like to give themselves > fancy titles. It's not going to be that way with you. Let the senior among > you become like the > junior; let the leader act the part of the servant. > 27-30"Who would you rather be: the one who eats the dinner or the one who > serves the dinner? You'd > rather eat and be served, right? But I've taken my place among you as the > one who serves. And you've > stuck with me through thick and thin. Now I confer on you the royal > authority my Father conferred on > me so you can eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and be strengthened > as you take up > responsibilities among the congregations of God's people. > > 31-32"Simon, stay on your toes. Satan has tried his best to separate all > of you from me, like chaff > from wheat. Simon, I've prayed for you in particular that you not give in > or give out. When you have > come through the time of testing, turn to your companions and give them a > fresh start." > > 33Peter said, "Master, I'm ready for anything with you. I'd go to jail for > you. I'd die for you!" > > 34Jesus said, "I'm sorry to have to tell you this, Peter, but before the > rooster crows you will > have three times denied that you know me." > > 35Then Jesus said, "When I sent you out and told you to travel light, to > take only the bare > necessities, did you get along all right?" > > "Certainly," they said, "we got along just fine." > > 36-37He said, "This is different. Get ready for trouble. Look to what > you'll need; there are > difficult times ahead. Pawn your coat and get a sword. What was written in > Scripture, 'He was lumped > in with the criminals,' gets its final meaning in me. Everything written > about me is now coming to a > conclusion." > > 38They said, "Look, Master, two swords!" > > But he said, "Enough of that; no more sword talk!" > > A Dark Night > 39-40Leaving there, he went, as he so often did, to Mount Olives. The > disciples followed him. When > they arrived at the place, he said, "Pray that you don't give in to > temptation." > 41-44He pulled away from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and > prayed, "Father, remove this > cup from me. But please, not what I want. What do you want?" At once an > angel from heaven was at his > side, strengthening him. He prayed on all the harder. Sweat, wrung from > him like drops of blood, > poured off his face. > > 45-46He got up from prayer, went back to the disciples and found them > asleep, drugged by grief. He > said, "What business do you have sleeping? Get up. Pray so you won't give > in to temptation." > > 47-48No sooner were the words out of his mouth than a crowd showed up, > Judas, the one from the > Twelve, in the lead. He came right up to Jesus to kiss him. Jesus said, > "Judas, you would betray the > Son of Man with a kiss?" > > 49-50When those with him saw what was happening, they said, "Master, shall > we fight?" One of them > took a swing at the Chief Priest's servant and cut off his right ear. > > 51Jesus said, "Let them be. Even in this." Then, touching the servant's > ear, he healed him. > > 52-53Jesus spoke to those who had come-high priests, Temple police, > religion leaders: "What is > this, jumping me with swords and clubs as if I were a dangerous criminal? > Day after day I've been > with you in the Temple and you've not so much as lifted a hand against me. > But do it your way-it's a > dark night, a dark hour." > > A Rooster Crowed > 54-56Arresting Jesus, they marched him off and took him into the house of > the Chief Priest. Peter > followed, but at a safe distance. In the middle of the courtyard some > people had started a fire and > were sitting around it, trying to keep warm. One of the serving maids > sitting at the fire noticed > him, then took a second look and said, "This man was with him!" > 57He denied it, "Woman, I don't even know him." > > 58A short time later, someone else noticed him and said, "You're one of > them." > > But Peter denied it: "Man, I am not." > > 59About an hour later, someone else spoke up, really adamant: "He's got to > have been with him! He's > got 'Galilean' written all over him." > > 60-62Peter said, "Man, I don't know what you're talking about." At that > very moment, the last word > hardly off his lips, a rooster crowed. Just then, the Master turned and > looked at Peter. Peter > remembered what the Master had said to him: "Before the rooster crows, you > will deny me three > times." He went out and cried and cried and cried. > > Slapping Him Around > 63-65The men in charge of Jesus began poking fun at him, slapping him > around. They put a blindfold > on him and taunted, "Who hit you that time?" They were having a grand time > with him. > 66-67When it was morning, the religious leaders of the people and the high > priests and scholars all > got together and brought him before their High Council. They said, "Are > you the Messiah?" > > 67-69He answered, "If I said yes, you wouldn't believe me. If I asked what > you meant by your > question, you wouldn't answer me. So here's what I have to say: From here > on the Son of Man takes > his place at God's right hand, the place of power." > > 70They all said, "So you admit your claim to be the Son of God?" > > "You're the ones who keep saying it," he said. > > 71But they had made up their minds, "Why do we need any more evidence? > We've all heard him as good > as say it himself." > > Luke 23 > Pilate > 1-2Then they all took Jesus to Pilate and began to bring up charges > against him. They said, "We > found this man undermining our law and order, forbidding taxes to be paid > to Caesar, setting himself > up as Messiah-King." > 3Pilate asked him, "Is this true that you're 'King of the Jews'?" > > "Those are your words, not mine," Jesus replied. > > 4Pilate told the high priests and the accompanying crowd, "I find nothing > wrong here. He seems > harmless enough to me." > > 5But they were vehement. "He's stirring up unrest among the people with > his teaching, disturbing > the peace everywhere, starting in Galilee and now all through Judea. He's > a dangerous man, > endangering the peace." > > 6-7When Pilate heard that, he asked, "So, he's a Galilean?" Realizing that > he properly came under > Herod's jurisdiction, he passed the buck to Herod, who just happened to be > in Jerusalem for a few > days. > > 8-10Herod was delighted when Jesus showed up. He had wanted for a long > time to see him, he'd heard > so much about him. He hoped to see him do something spectacular. He > peppered him with questions. > Jesus didn't answer-not one word. But the high priests and religion > scholars were right there, > saying their piece, strident and shrill in their accusations. > > 11-12Mightily offended, Herod turned on Jesus. His soldiers joined in, > taunting and jeering. Then > they dressed him up in an elaborate king costume and sent him back to > Pilate. That day Herod and > Pilate became thick as thieves. Always before they had kept their > distance. > > 13-16Then Pilate called in the high priests, rulers, and the others and > said, "You brought this man > to me as a disturber of the peace. I examined him in front of all of you > and found there was nothing > to your charge. And neither did Herod, for he has sent him back here with > a clean bill of health. > It's clear that he's done nothing wrong, let alone anything deserving > death. I'm going to warn him > to watch his step and let him go." > > 18-20At that, the crowd went wild: "Kill him! Give us Barabbas!" (Barabbas > had been thrown in > prison for starting a riot in the city and for murder.) Pilate still > wanted to let Jesus go, and so > spoke out again. > > 21But they kept shouting back, "Crucify! Crucify him!" > > 22He tried a third time. "But for what crime? I've found nothing in him > deserving death. I'm going > to warn him to watch his step and let him go." > > 23-25But they kept at it, a shouting mob, demanding that he be crucified. > And finally they shouted > him down. Pilate caved in and gave them what they wanted. He released the > man thrown in prison for > rioting and murder, and gave them Jesus to do whatever they wanted. > > Skull Hill > 26-31As they led him off, they made Simon, a man from Cyrene who happened > to be coming in from the > countryside, carry the cross behind Jesus. A huge crowd of people > followed, along with women weeping > and carrying on. At one point Jesus turned to the women and said, > "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't cry > for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children. The time is coming when > they'll say, 'Lucky the > women who never conceived! Lucky the wombs that never gave birth! Lucky > the breasts that never gave > milk!' Then they'll start calling to the mountains, 'Fall down on us!' > calling to the hills, 'Cover > us up!' If people do these things to a live, green tree, can you imagine > what they'll do with > deadwood?" > 32Two others, both criminals, were taken along with him for execution. > > 33When they got to the place called Skull Hill, they crucified him, along > with the criminals, one > on his right, the other on his left. > > 34-35Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them; they don't know what they're > doing." > > Dividing up his clothes, they threw dice for them. The people stood > there staring at Jesus, and > the ringleaders made faces, taunting, "He saved others. Let's see him save > himself! The Messiah of > God-ha! The Chosen-ha!" > > 36-37The soldiers also came up and poked fun at him, making a game of it. > They toasted him with > sour wine: "So you're King of the Jews! Save yourself!" > > 38Printed over him was a sign: this is the king of the jews. > > 39One of the criminals hanging alongside cursed him: "Some Messiah you > are! Save yourself! Save > us!" > > 40-41But the other one made him shut up: "Have you no fear of God? You're > getting the same as him. > We deserve this, but not him-he did nothing to deserve this." > > 42Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you enter your kingdom." > > 43He said, "Don't worry, I will. Today you will join me in paradise." > > 44-46By now it was noon. The whole earth became dark, the darkness lasting > three hours-a total > blackout. The Temple curtain split right down the middle. Jesus called > loudly, "Father, I place my > life in your hands!" Then he breathed his last. > > 47When the captain there saw what happened, he honored God: "This man was > innocent! A good man, and > innocent!" > > 48-49All who had come around as spectators to watch the show, when they > saw what actually happened, > were overcome with grief and headed home. Those who knew Jesus well, along > with the women who had > followed him from Galilee, stood at a respectful distance and kept vigil. > > 50-54There was a man by the name of Joseph, a member of the Jewish High > Council, a man of good > heart and good character. He had not gone along with the plans and actions > of the council. His > hometown was the Jewish village of Arimathea. He lived in alert > expectation of the kingdom of God. > He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Taking him down, he > wrapped him in a linen shroud > and placed him in a tomb chiseled into the rock, a tomb never yet used. It > was the day before > Sabbath, the Sabbath just about to begin. > > 55-56The women who had been companions of Jesus from Galilee followed > along. They saw the tomb > where Jesus' body was placed. Then they went back to prepare burial spices > and perfumes. They rested > quietly on the Sabbath, as commanded. > > Luke 24 > Looking for the Living One in a Cemetery > 1-3At the crack of dawn on Sunday, the women came to the tomb carrying the > burial spices they had > prepared. They found the entrance stone rolled back from the tomb, so they > walked in. But once > inside, they couldn't find the body of the Master Jesus. > 4-8They were puzzled, wondering what to make of this. Then, out of nowhere > it seemed, two men, > light cascading over them, stood there. The women were awestruck and bowed > down in worship. The men > said, "Why are you looking for the Living One in a cemetery? He is not > here, but raised up. Remember > how he told you when you were still back in Galilee that he had to be > handed over to sinners, be > killed on a cross, and in three days rise up?" Then they remembered Jesus' > words. > > 9-11They left the tomb and broke the news of all this to the Eleven and > the rest. Mary Magdalene, > Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them kept > telling these things to the > apostles, but the apostles didn't believe a word of it, thought they were > making it all up. > > 12But Peter jumped to his feet and ran to the tomb. He stooped to look in > and saw a few grave > clothes, that's all. He walked away puzzled, shaking his head. > > The Road to Emmaus > 13-16That same day two of them were walking to the village Emmaus, about > seven miles out of > Jerusalem. They were deep in conversation, going over all these things > that had happened. In the > middle of their talk and questions, Jesus came up and walked along with > them. But they were not able > to recognize who he was. > 17-18He asked, "What's this you're discussing so intently as you walk > along?" > > They just stood there, long-faced, like they had lost their best friend. > Then one of them, his > name was Cleopas, said, "Are you the only one in Jerusalem who hasn't > heard what's happened during > the last few days?" > > 19-24He said, "What has happened?" > > They said, "The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene. He was a man > of God, a prophet, > dynamic in work and word, blessed by both God and all the people. Then our > high priests and leaders > betrayed him, got him sentenced to death, and crucified him. And we had > our hopes up that he was the > One, the One about to deliver Israel. And it is now the third day since it > happened. But now some of > our women have completely confused us. Early this morning they were at the > tomb and couldn't find > his body. They came back with the story that they had seen a vision of > angels who said he was alive. > Some of our friends went off to the tomb to check and found it empty just > as the women said, but > they didn't see Jesus." > > 25-27Then he said to them, "So thick-headed! So slow-hearted! Why can't > you simply believe all that > the prophets said? Don't you see that these things had to happen, that the > Messiah had to suffer and > only then enter into his glory?" Then he started at the beginning, with > the Books of Moses, and went > on through all the Prophets, pointing out everything in the Scriptures > that referred to him. > > 28-31They came to the edge of the village where they were headed. He acted > as if he were going on > but they pressed him: "Stay and have supper with us. It's nearly evening; > the day is done." So he > went in with them. And here is what happened: He sat down at the table > with them. Taking the bread, > he blessed and broke and gave it to them. At that moment, open-eyed, > wide-eyed, they recognized him. > And then he disappeared. > > 32Back and forth they talked. "Didn't we feel on fire as he conversed with > us on the road, as he > opened up the Scriptures for us?" > > A Ghost Doesn't Have Muscle and Bone > 33-34They didn't waste a minute. They were up and on their way back to > Jerusalem. They found the > Eleven and their friends gathered together, talking away: "It's really > happened! The Master has been > raised up-Simon saw him!" > 35Then the two went over everything that happened on the road and how they > recognized him when he > broke the bread. > > 36-41While they were saying all this, Jesus appeared to them and said, > "Peace be with you." They > thought they were seeing a ghost and were scared half to death. He > continued with them, "Don't be > upset, and don't let all these doubting questions take over. Look at my > hands; look at my feet-it's > really me. Touch me. Look me over from head to toe. A ghost doesn't have > muscle and bone like this." > As he said this, he showed them his hands and feet. They still couldn't > believe what they were > seeing. It was too much; it seemed too good to be true. > > 41-43He asked, "Do you have any food here?" They gave him a piece of > leftover fish they had cooked. > He took it and ate it right before their eyes. > > You're the Witnesses > 44Then he said, "Everything I told you while I was with you comes to this: > All the things written > about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets, and in the Psalms have to > be fulfilled." > 45-49He went on to open their understanding of the Word of God, showing > them how to read their > Bibles this way. He said, "You can see now how it is written that the > Messiah suffers, rises from > the dead on the third day, and then a total life-change through the > forgiveness of sins is > proclaimed in his name to all nations-starting from here, from Jerusalem! > You're the first to hear > and see it. You're the witnesses. What comes next is very important: I am > sending what my Father > promised to you, so stay here in the city until he arrives, until you're > equipped with power from on > high." > > 50-51He then led them out of the city over to Bethany. Raising his hands > he blessed them, and while > blessing them, took his leave, being carried up to heaven. > > 52-53And they were on their knees, worshiping him. They returned to > Jerusalem bursting with joy. > They spent all their time in the Temple praising God. Yes. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~ > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > Also, follow my tweets on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Donnie1261 > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/dbilg?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
