Luke 11:1-4; Luke begins chapter 11 with Jesus off praying. One of His disciples then makes an insighteful request, “Lord, teach us to pray”, which is a foundational aspect of genuine descipleship. Jesus shares a simple but profound model prayer that will serve as a community means to address the Father for the church through […]
Luke 10:38-42; Following Christ’s instruction by parable to the Jewish legal expert about loving one’s neighbors, another well known gospel story is shared by Luke. Sisters Martha and Mary are introduced, as Jesus and the disciples are welcomed into Martha’s home. While she is bustling about preparing a meal, Mary choses to sit at Jesus’ […]
Luke 10:25-37; Luke shifts from discipleship to public ministry, as a teacher of the law approaches Jesus to test him. His question about obtaining eternal life is met with two questions by Christ.When the scribe asks “And who is my neighbor?, Jesus responds with the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan.
Luke 10:21-24; Luke records the joyful response of Jesus to the obedient work of the 72, by affirming the Trinity. He includes the work of the Holy Spirit and prayer of praise to the Father. Jesus then instructs the hearers that only the Father knows the Son and the Son the Father, which reveals the […]
Luke 10:11-20l Jesus completes his instructions to the 72 disciples being sent out through Samaria to prepae the way for His arrival. Three familiar towns in Galilee are warned of future judgement, having witnessed many miracles of Jesus without believing in Him. When the 72 return, they are rejoicing that demonic spirits had submitted to […]
Luke 10:1-11; Luke’s deep research elaborates upon a number of narrative incidents that Mark covers in just one chapter. The end of Luke 9 reveals Jesus leaving Galilee and heading south towards Jerusalem. The first town in Samaria rejected Jesus, so the Lord begins chapter 10 with a commission of 72 other disciples to prepare […]
Matthew 7:21-23; Following the warnings and rebuke that concluded Luke 9 to those wishing to follow Jesus, we shifted to the end of Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount for parallel teaching. Jesus told the Twelve and huge crowd at the sermon, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven”. […]
Luke 9:51-62; The Galilean ministry of Jesus comes to a conclusion, as Christ and His disciples begin the final journey south to Jerusalem. Four incidents take place at the end of chapter 9 related to discipleship. First, a Samaritan village rejects Jesus because he is headed towards Jerusalem. James and John wish to call fire […]
Luke 9:43b-50; Following the healing of the demon-possessed boy by Jesus, Luke includes three issues among His disciples that reveal their failure to drive out the evil spirit. First, their preconceived framework of Messiah was hindering their understanding of the Lord’s teaching about His impedning death. Seconly, their prideful focus upon personal greatness was missing […]
Luke 9:37-42; Returning from the mountain where Christ was Transfigured, Jesus and the Three find a crowd awaiting. A man calls out of the mass of people, imploring Jesus to heal his demon possessed son. He informs that he begged the remaining Nine to drive out the evil spirit, but they had failed. Jesus was […]