Church of St. Clement | El Paso, Texas
This is the last of the Reflections by Dr. Bill Wade. Thank you for reading. Reflections will remain posted as an archive. Gospel: Luke 23.33-43 tells of the crucifixion with the placard over Jesus’ head: "The King of the Jews." The crowd mocked Him saying, “If You are the Messiah, save yourself”, not knowing He... Continue Reading →
Gospel: in Luke 21.5-19 Jesus prophesies that the temple will be destroyed and His disciples will be persecuted and some put to death, but they will endure to the end and gain their souls. Isn’t it interesting that Jesus tells His disciples that some will be put to death but that “they will endure and... Continue Reading →
Gospel: Luke 20.27-38 tells of some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, who asked Jesus about a woman whose husband died, and his brother took her in marriage, and he died, and so on through all seven brothers. Whose wife will the woman be in the resurrection? Jesus said there was no marriage... Continue Reading →
Gospel: Luke 19.1-10 tells of Jesus entering Jericho and encountering Zacchaeus, a tax collector, who, seeing Jesus, said he would give half his belongings to the poor, and if he had defrauded anyone, he would make a fourfold restitution. Jesus said He had come to save the lost. In the parable of the Pharisee and... Continue Reading →
Gospel: Luke 18.9-14 is the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector who went up to the temple to pray. The Pharisee was proud of himself, while the tax collector was very humble. The latter was justified according to Jesus. How are we to understand this parable which may be about two ways of... Continue Reading →
Gospel: In Luke 18.1-8 Jesus tells of the need to pray always and tells the parable of the persistent widow who received justice from an unjust judge through her persistence. We have recognized in our previous Reflections that after we believe in God, which brings us the assurance of salvation and eternal life, we are... Continue Reading →
Gospel: Luke 17.11-19 tells of ten lepers Jesus encountered on His way to Jerusalem. He healed them all, but only one returned to thank Him and worship Him. Jesus said his faith has made him well. What is our purpose in life? The Bible says that the first step is to worship God which, of... Continue Reading →
Gospel: Luke 17.5-10 tells the story of the apostles asking the Lord to increase their faith. Jesus said if you have faith the size of a mustard seed you could do remarkable things. We as servants do not deserve thanks for what we do for we have only done what we ought to have done. ... Continue Reading →
Gospel: Luke 16.19-31 is the parable about Lazarus, the poor man, covered with sores, who lay at the gate of the rich man who paid no attention to him. “Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled and... Continue Reading →
