Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 10
Luke 4:1-13
Following the baptism of Jesus, where He was filled with the Spirit and affirmed by the Father, Jesus is immediately led into the wilderness. The connection between Adam…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 9
Luke 3:21-38
Luke's focus shifts from the ministry of John the Baptist to the appearance of Jesus in the wilderness to be baptized. Luke is the only gospel author to…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 8
Luke 3:10-20
After hearing John the Baptist's sermons in the wilderness, the crowds were spurred on to action beyond repentance. They asked, "What should we don then?" and John addressed…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 7
Luke 3:1-9
Luke's narrative returns to John the Baptist as an adult of around 30 years old. He anchors the precise time with Roman and Israelite rulers of the day,…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 6
Luke 2:41-52
Continuing on through Luke's gospel account, the next passages relates the only recorded incident in the life of Jesus between birth and adulthood. Traveling with his parents to…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 5 – Advent 2024 Wk5 I am the Alpha and the Omega: Simeon
Luke 2:25-35
Advent season doesn't abruptly conclude with Luke's birth narrative and the shepherd's visit. A short time after Christ's birth, Joeeph and Mary took him to the temple in…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 4 – Advent 2025 Wk4 I am the Alpha and the Omega: Christ
Luke 2:1-7
19-20; The birth of Christ given in greater detail by Luke than the other three gospel authors. Joseph had to register in Bethlehem, his ancestral home due to…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 3 – Advent 2024 Wk 3 I am the Alpha and the OmegaL Love
Luke 1:39-45
57-66; Continuing in Luke's gospel account of the birth narrative of John and Jesus, Mary traveled 80-100 miles south to visit pregnant relative Elizabeth. When she arrived, Luke…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 2 – Advent 2024 wk2 I am the Alpha and the Omega: Angels
Luke 126-38; Six months after the Lord send the angel Gabriel to Zechariah with the prophesy of a coming son, Gabriel was again instructed to visit another person.…
Luke: A Gentile’s Chronicle of Christ 1 – Advent 2024 wk 1 I am the Alpha and the Omega: Prophesy
Luke 1:16-25
Luke begins his gospel account with the startling visitation of the angel Gabriel to elderly priest Zechariah. It had been over 400 years since the Lord sent a…