Today we are reading a story that is only found in Luke’s gospel but is so familiar that even non-Christians know of it. This is the story of the Good Samaritan. Instead of dissecting the story I want to look at the man who inspired Jesus to tell it. The man in question was a […]
We are still with Jesus and the group that has just come back from their missionary journey. Jesus is very pleased with the reports and results from this group. He is doing a Holy Spirit jig! Luke says that “in that same hour” Jesus was rejoicing in the Holy Spirit and giving thanks to God, […]
Those whom Jesus sent out have returned with glowing reports! I wonder how long this missionary journey lasted. Did they encounter resistant cities? How many cities did they reach? We don’t get the answers to these questions from Luke but we do get to hear exciting news from the returnees and from Jesus concerning their […]
Jesus is sending out the seventy two right now. Before they leave He has a few words to say about the cities that have already been visited extensively. He also shares Who His group is really taking to the people. Jesus has been using Capernaum as His home base since beginning His public ministry. He […]
Jesus has finished gathering His followers and now He sends them out. Luke is the only one who shares this group’s disbursement with us. We witnessed the sending out of Jesus twelve chosen disciples but Luke shares His appointment and sending out of seventy two men. Did this number include the original twelve or was […]