🍞 Luke 14

Luke 14 is a real chapter from the New Testament. It starts, “When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’” Luke 14 opens with these words: “When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.” The line to keep is Luke 14:3: “Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”” Carry the word “jesus” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Luke 14:3: “Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Luke 14? Then try this: Read “Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.