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Which Disciple Are You? Throughout Luke we will find Jesus interacting with individuals; His one-on-one encounters. Many of these would be considered on the fringes of society: the leper, the paralyzed, the sinner, women, children, the Gentile… Luke reveals to us a Savior who has come for all, no matter where they have come from,Continue reading “Luke 5:12-26, 6:1-11; 17-19“

Following Jesus In this day and age we are asked to follow all sorts of things. “Follow me on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram or Tik Tok…” I’m asking you to follow this blog. We follow fashion icons, celebrities, foodies, movie sagas and so much more. I even have a separate email address just forContinue reading “Luke 5:1-11; 27-39; 6:12-16“

Jesus Ministry in Galilee – Following the Spirit Have you ever heard the phrase “no prophet is excepted in his home town?” These are the words Jesus spoke in His hometown of Nazareth. It’s hard for people to get past the young child that grew up in their town. It’s difficult to accept the youngContinue reading “Luke 4:14-44“

The Temptation of Jesus Once again, we find Jesus identifying himself with us sinners. First it was through His baptism and now it is through His temptation. Why does Jesus need to identify with us? Hebrews 4:14-16 gives us the answer; “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—JesusContinue reading “Luke 4:1-15“

The Redeemer Through the Redeemed Both Matthew and Luke give us a genealogy of Christ. You will notice that they differ from David to Jesus. The other difference, Luke takes his line all the way to Adam who is the son of God. There are several explanations for the differences in the two genealogies. TheContinue reading “Luke 3:23-38“

The One Crying in the Wilderness The role of John the Baptist in the life of Jesus is significant. He is the fulfillment of prophecy. He was a miracle baby, born to parents beyond the age of conception. His conception was the fulfillment of a promise. John is a man of great faith and aContinue reading “Luke 3:1-23”

The Childhood of Jesus Only Luke gives us a picture of Christ’s childhood – and it isn’t extensive! We only see a few instances in Jesus’s life. First we have his circumcision, second, a time after the days of purification, then later, we find him when he’s twelve years old. The next time we seeContinue reading “Luke 2:21-52“

Emmanuel Has Come Today, we come to the most read Christmas Scripture passage of all. In fact, most of us probably have the opening, and much of the rest of the passage, memorized. These words have been dramatized in plays and written about in song after song. It’s easy to become over familiar, so today,Continue reading “Luke 2:1-20“

Zechariah’s Redemption In the beginning of the book of Luke, we found Zechariah in the holy place offering incense to the Lord. He encounters the angel of the Lord who tells him of a miracle he cannot believe. It is his unbelief which results in some, shall we say, holy imposed quiet time. Now itContinue reading “Luke 1:57-80“

The Song of Mary Last week we found the angel Gabriel in the holy place, announcing the birth of John the Baptist, to a frightened doubting Zechariah. In spite of Zechariah’s doubts, God still performed a miracle and, in their old age, Zechariah and Elizabeth became parents. His disbelief was not without consequence as heContinue reading “Luke 1:26-56“