Daily Bread Pastor Mike Anderson 2026

Luke 11 - NIV Luke 11 - Enduring Word Commentary Verses for the Day: Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer 11 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: “‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. 3 Give us each day our daily bread. 4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’” Commentary: The Lord's Prayer has been prayed by millions of Christians, millions of times. Most people know the Lord's Prayer by heart. It is prayed at worship services, funerals, and even at A.A. meetings. Yet, sometimes I don't we do a "deep enough dive" into its meaning. So let's look at each of the six petitions and their meaning.  Note the disciples said, "Teach us pray." They had seen Jesus pray "early and often". They saw the power Jesus exhibited af...

Luke 10 - NIV Luke 10 - Enduring Word Commentary Verses for the Day: Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two 10 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road. Commentary: What is interesting to me about this text is how Jesus went from equipping 12 disciples to carry on his mission and minstry to 72. This is a huge growth in the amount of people who would be bringing the gospel to the whole world. I would be interested in the selection process for this 72. Jesus knew the time was short before his crucifixion, and many villages had not been presented with the gospel.  Also, note he sent them out two by two. This is a great mo...

Luke 9 - NIV Enduring Word Commentary -Luke 9 Key Verses - Luke 9:28-36 The Transfiguration 28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31 They spoke about his departure,[a] which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.) 34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This i...

Luke 8 - NIV Luke 8 - Enduring Word Commentary Key Verses Jesus’ Mother and Brothers 19 Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. 20 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”  21 He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.” Commentary Large crowds continued to follow Jesus everywhere he went, as he proclaimed the kingdom of God, and showed it by healing the sick and casting out demons. In Luke 8, he tells a famous parable called the "Parable of the Sower". A farmer sowed seed liberally and it scattered to different places with different soil conditions. There was the hardened path, the rocky ground, the thorny ground, and the good soil. The seed only took root and matured and bore fruit in the good soil. Jesus took the disciples aside to unpack for them the meaning of the parable. He explained the reasons why the first...

Click Here On Link to Read Luke 7 - NIV   Enduring Word Commentary - Luke 7 Verses for Today: The Faith of the Centurion 7 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” 6 So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. 7 That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that ...

Insert for Luke 6 - NIV Click Here for Enduring Word Commentary The Wise and Foolish Builders 46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. 48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.” Jesus has been doing lots of miracles and healings, but in chapter 6 he teaches his disciples and those who had come with the crowds what it meant to follow him. It was one thing to follow the crowd and be amazed at his healing all those who were sick and diseased. But Jesus never did miracles just to ...