Luke shares Jesus’ pronouncement of woes right after sharing the blessings. The woes shared are the mirror opposites of the blessings. I had never notices this before. The first blessing Luke shared was for those who are poor. The first woe is for those who are rich. Jesus is not saying that being rich excludes […]
Luke brings us Jesus’ message of the beatitudes again. We did a very slow study of them from Matthew’s writings. Luke pared his narrative down to four of the nine that Matthew lists. We know the Holy Spirit inspired each of the gospel writers. I wonder why He chose this smaller list for Luke. Was […]
Luke takes us off the mountaintop where Jesus chose His disciples/apostles. Luke takes us right into this healing service after the appointing. This gathering has drawn attendees from all parts. From the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, the countryside around Judea, and even Jerusalem itself. This is probably one of Jesus’ bigger crowds. This crowd […]
Luke shares with us today the names of Jesus’ full complement of disciples. These men were also the first Apostles. Jesus Himself called them to this office. Jesus has been ministering to the people for some time. His fame has spread far and wide and He is inundated with people seeking His help. He is […]
Luke shares another Sabbath day story with us today. In Matthew the story from yesterday and today appeared to happen on the same day. Luke breaks them up into two different days. Luke isn’t concerned with chronology in his accounts, just the incidents. I would like to look at the man who received his healing […]