Luke 6:37. Jesus tells us to “Judge not lest you be judged”. He is telling us not to rely on ourselves and our own judgment. Without God (without Jesus) our human nature (our sin nature) is inclined to judge people, to condemn people, to hate people, and so on. Jesus is advising us to change our heart. Instead of our heart being a selfish heart, it needs to be a loving heart.

Summary of Luke 14. Jesus asks the Pharisees, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? Jesus then healed the man with the dropsy. Jesus then illustrates humility in the parable of the man at the wedding. Jesus tells a second parable of the dinner host where hospitality should favor the poor over the rich. Jesus tells a third parable of a man making invitations to a great supper.

Luke 6:38. The Bible teaches us that by us unselfishly giving to others it will result in creating success for ourselves. Many people do not get this because they are shortsighted and thinking selfishly. A more long-term view is to think of giving as a way to add value and increase to the world around you. Eventually that increase will come back to you.

Luke 12:20. To understand the definition of values you need to have some examples of values. The parable of the rich fool in Luke 12 provides excellent examples of values. Basically, a value is a thing that someone values. The object of a value can range from material things to spiritual things. Material things include such things as food, money, cars, and houses to name a few.

Luke 21:19. The Bible has a lot to say about patience. Patience is a lot more than just a nice-to-have virtue. It is essential to your salvation.

Luke 18:13. In the parable of the Pharisee and the publican, the publican cried out to God saying, “have mercy on me a sinner” (Luke 18:13). The publican had true knowledge of God. He knew that he had fallen short of God's glory and that he was a sinner (this is the same situation for all of mankind – none of us are perfect by ourselves).

Luke 19:8. One reason that Christians have a need for giving is because of the Godly repentance in their hearts. As part of repenting and turning away from sin, Christians yield willingly to God. The God in us then urges them to give generously to the people that they have hurt previously because of their sinful actions.

Luke 15:24. From a Christian perspective there is only one way to happiness and that is through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only way for us to be reconciled back to God and to have true joy. With happiness we are all like the prodigal son where we will try many ways to reach happiness.