https://honkomp.opcentral.orghttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f5fl!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa2205ede-cdc0-4565-97f4-4f71e2360917_874x874.pnghttps://honkomp.opcentral.orgSubstackFri, 13 Nov 2026 09:24:05 GMThttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-freedom-of-letting-gohttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-freedom-of-letting-goFri, 13 Nov 2026 06:03:07 GMT“Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left.” They said to him in reply, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather.” Luke 17:33–37

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-freedom-of-letting-go-13ehttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-freedom-of-letting-go-13eFri, 13 Nov 2026 06:03:06 GMT“Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left.” They said to him in reply, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather.” Luke 17:33–37

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/it-is-among-youhttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/it-is-among-youThu, 12 Nov 2026 06:02:19 GMTAsked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, “The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you.” Luke 17:20–21

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/as-they-were-going-they-were-healedhttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/as-they-were-going-they-were-healedWed, 11 Nov 2026 06:02:08 GMTAs Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they were cleansed Luke 17:11–19

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-grace-of-being-an-unprofitablehttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-grace-of-being-an-unprofitableTue, 10 Nov 2026 06:17:24 GMTJesus said to the Apostles: “Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table?’ Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished?’ Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded?” Luke 17:7–10

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-temple-god-is-buildinghttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-temple-god-is-buildingMon, 09 Nov 2026 06:02:47 GMTJesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his Body. John 2:19–21

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/keep-your-lamp-burning-the-wisdomhttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/keep-your-lamp-burning-the-wisdomSun, 08 Nov 2026 06:02:19 GMTJesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise.” Matthew 25:1–2

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/faitful-in-the-little-thingshttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/faitful-in-the-little-thingsSat, 07 Nov 2026 06:01:48 GMTJesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones.” Luke 16:9–10

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/when-the-master-asks-for-an-accountinghttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/when-the-master-asks-for-an-accountingFri, 06 Nov 2026 06:02:33 GMTJesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.’” Luke 16:1–2

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/until-he-finds-ushttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/until-he-finds-usThu, 05 Nov 2026 06:02:03 GMT“What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.” Luke 15:4–7

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/lead-me-guide-mehttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/lead-me-guide-meWed, 04 Nov 2026 06:02:20 GMTGreat crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:25–27

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/come-everything-is-readyhttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/come-everything-is-readyTue, 03 Nov 2026 06:02:27 GMTOne of those at table with Jesus said to him, “Blessed is the one who will dine in the Kingdom of God.” He replied to him, “A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many. When the time for the dinner came, he dispatched his servant to say to those invited, ‘Come, everything is now ready.’ But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves.” Luke 14:15–24

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/held-in-the-hands-of-christhttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/held-in-the-hands-of-christMon, 02 Nov 2026 06:03:00 GMTJesus said to the crowds: “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day.” John 6:37–39

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-saints-show-us-what-happinesshttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-saints-show-us-what-happinessSun, 01 Nov 2026 05:01:43 GMTWhen Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven…” Matthew 5:1–12a

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-freedom-of-the-lowest-placehttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-freedom-of-the-lowest-placeSat, 31 Oct 2026 05:01:42 GMT“When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him, and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place.” Luke 14:8–9

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/when-mercy-interrupts-our-religionhttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/when-mercy-interrupts-our-religionFri, 30 Oct 2026 05:01:41 GMTOn a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy. Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking, “Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?” Luke 14:1–6

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/under-the-wings-of-christhttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/under-the-wings-of-christThu, 29 Oct 2026 13:43:28 GMT“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how many times I yearned to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were unwilling! Behold, your house will be abandoned. But I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” Luke 13:34–35

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/called-by-name-sent-by-gracehttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/called-by-name-sent-by-graceWed, 28 Oct 2026 05:01:34 GMTJesus called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. Luke 6:13

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-hidden-kingdom-trust-the-mustardhttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/the-hidden-kingdom-trust-the-mustardTue, 27 Oct 2026 05:01:39 GMTJesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.” Luke 13:18–19

]]>https://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/stand-up-straight-the-god-who-seeshttps://honkomp.opcentral.org/p/stand-up-straight-the-god-who-seesMon, 26 Oct 2026 05:01:35 GMTJesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath. And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect. When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, “Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.” He laid his hands on her, and she at once stood up straight and glorified God. Luke 13:11–13

]]>