Luke

I. Parable Of The Unjust Steward-Luke 16:1-13 A. Stewards Must Give An Account For Their Actions Vs. 1, 2 1. Stewards were managers over someone else’s property. 2. The steward in this story was unfaithful . He mismanaged his master’s property. 3. Sometimes there were...

Galatians 1:6-12; Luke 19:28-44 Read National Geographic article on the Gospel of Judas I. The Sources Of The Gospel Luke was a physician- Col. 4:14 Luke was an inquisitive, detail oriented, intelligent man. Luke’s narrative was just that: a report about factual...

5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea,… Herod the Great, 6 years before Jesus. An Idumean by birth, who confessed to be a convert to Judaism, but only in so far as it prospered him politically. Herod was a descendant of Esau. Genesis 27: 39Then Isaac his...

This was a formal occasion. People were there by invitation only. Verse 7 tells us that this was the case. 1 Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely. 2 And behold,...

1 He also said to His disciples: "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. Steward- a manger, especially of money or property. The steward was cheating his master. He was in charge of...

I. The Need Of The Lepers A. Their Physical Condition 1. Their bodies a. The Jews considered several forms of skin diseases “leprosy” b. Hansen’s disease attacks the nervous system, & the victim loses sensation c. They can cut/burn themselves and never know it....

Many, no doubt, were converted to the faith of Christ of whom no account is kept in the gospels; but the conversion of some, whose case had something in it extraordinary, is recorded, as this of Zaccheus. I. The Meeting Of God And Man verses 1-6 A. God Is The...

The Approach Of The King 28 When He had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. After carefully correcting His followers as to the true nature of His kingdom and His mission, Jesus heads steadfastly into Jerusalem From Jerusalem to Jericho was only...

I. What God Wants For You A. Joy V. 10 1. Joy-To rejoice, be glad, to be well, to thrive. 2. Joy is more of a state of being as compared to a passing moment 3. Joy is based upon unchanging truth; happiness is momentary, fleeting. 4. John 16:22 Therefore you now have...

Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" I. What The Angels Said Towards God "Glory to God in the highest, Praise be to God; honor be to God. A. Who Are These Angels? Angel: messenger The Holy Angels are the messengers of God...

I. Simeon Vs. 25, 26 A. Just & Devout B. Waiting For God’s Consolation 1. Israel was under Roman rule at this time 2. They were restricted and oppressed 3. They looked to God for deliverance. 4. How Long Had Simeon waited for this promise? C. Moved By The Holy...

This chapter describes what is usually called the Day of Questions. It was a day when the Jewish authorities, in all their different sections, came to Jesus with question after question designed to trap him, and when, in his wisdom, he answered them in such a way as...

21:1-4 Two mites=2% of a day’s wage. In California, minimum wage is $12 per hour in 2019. This would be the equivalent of $1.92. NOTE-Jesus had just criticized those who devour widow’s houses. Perhaps this widow’s house had been devoured, and now she is giving from...

This section of scripture is filled with contrasts. First, the negatives. 1. The opposition of the religious rulers, who desire to kill Jesus. 2. Jesus speaks of His imminent death. 3. Jesus warns the disciples that one of them will betray Him. 4. The disciples...

Read 22:39-46 Jesus' agony in the garden BARCLAY The space within Jerusalem was so limited that there was no room for gardens. Many well-to-do people, therefore, had private gardens out on the Mount of Olives. Gethsemane was probably a remote walled garden (Jesus...

63 Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and beat Him. 64 And having blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, "Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?" 65 And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him. Jesus is beaten and...

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. God declares to us that His love for us is demonstrated by the Jesus going to the cross for the sins of every man and woman. Chuck Smith- Love can be...

I. What Is Forgiveness? A. What It Is (Strong’s Hebrew/Greek Dictionary) 1. To send away, of a husband divorcing his wife 2. To let go, let be, let alone, to give up, to keep no longer 3. To disregard, to not discuss 4. To cancel a debt, to remit 5. To go away leaving...

I. Wrong Assumptions Regarding Jesus A. The Women V. 1-10 (We see a series of wrong assumptions, corrections, and surprises) 1. The women came expecting to anoint Jesus’ dead body. V.1 2. They wondered about the stone being rolled away. Mark 16:3 3. They find the...

I. The Trinity of the Godhead: Father, Son, Holy Spirit A. The word trinity is not found in the Bible. The concept is taught. A better word is tri-unity, which means "three in one". B. The tri-unity of God seen in Genesis 1:1, 1:26 EL- singular; ELAH-dual; ELOHIM- 3...

1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. Jesus is led by...

1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 3 Then He got into one of the boats, which was...

36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat. This is one of the notable occasions when the Lord Jesus Christ went out to dinner. When He went out to dinner, it was never a dull affair. Remember, He...

4 And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: The word parable comes from the idea of "to set along side"; it is to set a spiritual truth along side a daily truth of living. To illustrate a heavenly truth...

In these verses, we see a model for Christian service, for Christian ministry. The ministries we have certainly differ. The specific callings vary, but the principles are the same. Some of us have been called to full time Christian service. Some are called to the...

Revelation Jesus Asks For Us To Decide Who He Is 18 And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" Jesus didn’t come to show mankind a way to live. He said He was “the way.” Jesus...