Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and

apply scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through

Friday as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's Word with you, so let's get started.

Hey, let's spend some time together looking at the content of Luke chapter 9. This chapter features

interactions between Jesus and his disciples. He sends out the 12 to work miracles and proclaim the

kingdom. He later challenges them to feed the multitude before doing so himself. He asks them

who they believe he is. They call him, quote, the Christ of God. They understand

this, but they struggle to see that his mission demands his suffering and death. All who belong to

him must be willing to make sacrifices. Along the way, Jesus is transfigured on the mountain,

as his father speaks from heaven.

But his disciples still have much to learn.

At times they lack faith to cast out demons and get distracted in arguments about who is the greatest.

Jesus teaches them that full submission is required to be mighty in his kingdom.

Jesus' followers here are a lot like us.

They have their ups and downs.

They can go from casting out demons to being unsure how to feed hungry people.

They can be taught that the kingdom is a place of self-sacrifice and then continue their argument about who is the greatest.

Peter sees Jesus shine on the mountain,

and he follows that with comments that suggests he understands very little. They can preach the

gospel all over to save Jews, and then ask Christ if they should destroy a village of Samaritans

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