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us to come to church, sit, and be consumers and mere learners rather than contributors. The good portion is making Jesus the highest priority in our life, choosing to learn from Him as our rabbi, and walking in obedience to His commands. As with each of the gospels, the book of Luke is filled with Jesus’ teachings and records of His way of life. Implicit in every story, in every red letter, is this challenge: will you choose to hear the words of God and come away unchanged, or will you hear the teachings of the Christ and choose to follow? All Scripture on this page from the ESV *For other examples, see Acts 22:3, and Luke 8:35. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbush- es, or grapes from briers. A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, a nd an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Luke 6:44-45 5