Daily Bread Pastor Mike Anderson 2026

Luke 14 - NIV Luke 14 - Enduring Word Commentary Verses for Today The Cost of Being a Disciple 25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. Commentary One of my goals in writing the Daily Bread this year is to write on some of the more difficult passages in the New Testament. Today's passage is certainly one of those. It makes it even more difficult because Jesus is the one saying these words.  So the question is what did Jesus mean when he said, "If anyone does not hate their father, mother, children, and siblings, such a person cannot be my disciple? " Does Jesus really want us to hate the members of our family?  So let's unpack this. First of all, as students of the bible, we have to realize that no...

Jesus' Mother and Brothers 31Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you." 33"Who are my mother and my brothers?" he asked. 34Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 35Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother." Observation: Jesus continues to heal and liberate those harassed by demons. Whenever he withdraws, the people find a way to get to him. He is so crowded at one point, he asks the disciples to have a boat ready to push him out, so the people can’t get to him. And even his family starts to think he has gone a little “cuckoo”. The Pharisees can’t explain his success, so they attribute his healing and exorcisms to the powers of demons. Jesus points out that Satan can’t fight against himself that would b...