Luke 9:21-27; Jesus used the profound confession of faith by Simon-Peter as a teachable moment for the OT reality of His messiahship. Rather than fulfilling the aspirations of Israel for a Messiah that would drive out the Romans and bring the nation back to former glory, Jesus related that He would suffer, be rejected, killed […]
Luke 9:18-20; Following the Feeding of the 5000, Jesus leads the Twelve north toward Mt. Hermon to finally get a time of rest. They are near the village of Caesarea Philippi, which was a center of pagan worship. After a time of prayer, Jesus asked His disciples who the crowds were saying He was. They […]
Luke 9:19-17; Following the intial missions trip of the Twelve, Jesus took them to a remote location near Bethsaida to share and rest. The everpresent crowds had different ideas and were soon back in attendance. Jesus welcomed them and preached the kingdom message, but at the end of the day they remained. Thus setting up […]
Luke 9:1-9; Having witnessed a number of astounding miracles, the disciples are called together by Jesus for their first mission. They are first empowered with spiritual power to cast ouf demons and heal the sick. But the thrust of their mission is to preach the kingdom of God wherever people would listen and receive the […]
Luke 8:49-56; The request of Jairus for Jesus to heal his dying twelve year old daughter was delayed by the sudden appearance of the woman with the bleeding issue. After Jesus called her out of the crowd and talked with her, envoys from the home of Jairus came to relate sad news…his daughter had died. […]
Luke 8:40-45 Following His brief encounter with the demon possessed man, Jesus and the disciples returned to Jewish territory across the lake. He was met by a crowd awaiting his return and immediately was approached by a man name Jairus whose daughter was dying. As Jesus was going to help, an ailing woman came up […]
Luke 8:26-39l Following the encounter with the severe squall and subsequent calming of the storm by Jesus, they continued across the lake to an area called the Gerasenes in Gentile country. As Jesus stepped on the shore, a demon possessed man ran up and began shoulting. Jesus commanded the demon to leave and it was […]
Luke 8:22-25; Luke begins his final coverage of Christ’s Galilean ministry, with a series of miracles that affirm the authority of Jesus over creation. The first entails a boat crossing of the Sea of Galilee with the disciples and their encounter with a very severe storm. The events are a test of faith for Christ’s […]