Don’t shoot the messenger I. The CONFLICT is coming to a HEAD. (19:39-20:19)A. Jesus’ SORROW at their BLINDNESS. (19:39-44) B. Days of TENSION and CONFLICT. (19:45-48) C. A QUESTION of AUTHORITY. (20:1-8) The thread of conflict we spoke of last...
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Luke – The Story of Jesus: Part 8
Do We Want To See? I. CONTINUING the flow of the TEXT. (Lk. 18:9-30)A. Jesus’ TEACHINGS and ACTIONS draw a line. (15:1-2)B. The NEEDY and WEAK are welcomed. (18:9-16)C. The POWERFUL and PRIVILEGED resist. (18:17-30) Luke consistently portrays...
Read moreLuke – The Story of Jesus: Part 7 | Luke 18:1-8 (17:20-37)
Living in the Meanwhile I. A PARABLE about persistent PRAYER. (18:1-8)A. Persistent but NEEDY versus evil and POWERFUL. (v.2-5)B. HOPE is grounded in the NATURE of God. (v.6-7)C. An UNUSUAL ending to a PRAYER parable. (v.8) Jesus tells a story to...
Read moreLuke – The Story of Jesus: Part 6 | Luke 15:1-32
Three Familiar Stories I. Quick LESSON in ENGAGING the text. (v.1-32)A. Put YOURSELF in the CONTEXT. (v.1-2)B. LISTEN closely for REPETITION. (v.3,8,11; 6,9,22-24; 7,10,32)C. Watch for SIMILARITIES and DIFFERENCES. (v.3-7,8-10,11-32) I like the...
Read moreLuke – The Story of Jesus: Part 5 | Luke 11:33-54
The Light Within You I. This Little LIGHT of MINELuke 11:33-36A. A Light that SHINES Out from the EYES v. 34; John 9:2; Matt. 20:15B. A Light for GOOD or EVIL Luke 11:34; Prov. 22:9, 23:6, 28:22C. A Light that can be DARKNESS Luke 11:35 II. The...
Read moreLuke – The Story of Jesus: Part 4 | Luke 9:18-36
The Truth and its Implications I. A DECLARATION of the TRUTH. (V.18-20)A. READING the REALITY around them. (v.18-20)B. “But WHAT about YOU?” (v.20) After more examples of Jesus living out the mission we come to a familiar story where Jesus...
Read moreLuke – The Story of Jesus: Part 3 | Luke 6:12-49
The Manifesto of the Kingdom I. JESUS does two specific ACTS. (v.12-49)A. He SELECTS a TEAM. (v.12-16)B. He PREACHES a SERMON. (v.17-49)C. But WHEN you put the two TOGETHER… (v.12-49) Today we cover 2 things that Jesus did which at first...
Read moreLuke – The Story of Jesus: Part 2 | Luke 4:31-6:11
Fulfilling the Mission of the Messiah I. Diverse STORIES, but common THEMES. (4:31-6:11)A. The POWER to HEAL and set FREE. (4:31-44; 5:12-26; 6:6-11)B. An EMBRACE of the OUTSIDERS. (5:1-11; 5:27-32)C. Continuing CONFLICT with the INSIDERS...
Read moreLuke – The Story of Jesus: Part 1 | Luke 4:14-30
For those who have eyes to see I. SETTING the STAGE for the text. (3:23-4:15)A. A GENEALOGY, and a TEST. (3:23-4:13)B. LOCAL boy becomes FAMOUS. (v.14-15) We’ve followed Luke’s telling of the story through Advent, and we’ve seen his focus on the...
Read moreGospel – Luke: An Orderly Account – Part 11
Luke: An Orderly Account The Joy of Lost Things Luke 15:1-32 February 11, 2018 I. Three STORIES about what has been LOST. (v.1-32)A. A Lost SHEEP means RISK. (v.3-7)B. A Lost COIN reveals DESIRE. (v.8-10)C. A Lost SON elevates RELATIONSHIP...
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Luke: An Orderly Account From “Who” to “You” Luke 13:18-30 February 4, 2018 I. Two METAPHORS for the KINGDOM. (v.18-21)A. A SMALL seed grows BIG. (v.18-19)B. YEAST that PERMEATES the whole. (v.20-21)C. A THEOLOGICAL QUESTION. (v.23) As the gospel...
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Luke: An Orderly Account The Half-Dead Jew Luke 10:25-37 January 28, 2018 I. A Story We All Know (Luke 10:30-35)A. A Man in Need (Luke 10:30)B. Abandoned by Everyone… (Luke 10:31-32)C. Saved by his Enemy (Luke 10:33-35) II. The Power of Story to...
Read moreGospel – Luke: An Orderly Account – Part 8
Luke: An Orderly Account People find what they look for… Luke 5:17-6:16 January 21, 2018 NOTE: Current issues with recording are being looked at. Thank you for your patience. I. Constant CONFLICTS with PHARISEES. (5:17-6:16)A. You don’t FIT our...
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Luke: An Orderly Account The Gospel is bigger than we think Luke 4:14-30 January 14, 2017 NOTE: Current issues with recording are being looked at. Thank you for your patience. I. Jesus’ MAKES a bold DECLARATION. (v.14-21)A. The MESSIAH’S Job...
Read moreGospel – Luke: An Orderly Account – Part 6
Luke: An Orderly Account A Gospel Identity Luke 4:1-13 January 7, 2017 I. CHALLENGING Jesus’ IDENTITY… (v.3-11)A. You NEED to PRODUCE. (v.3)B. It’s ALL about POWER. (v.5-7)C. You have to MANAGE other’s PERCEPTIONS. (v.9-11) Luke is showing Jesus...
Read moreGospel – Luke: An Orderly Account – Part 5
Luke: An Orderly Account “Thinking He was with them…” Luke 2:41-52 December 31st, 2017 I. ACCORDING to the CUSTOM… (v.41-42)A. Luke’s PURPOSE in WRITING. (1:1-4)B. The POWER of REPEATED action. (v.41-42) Luke has a clear purpose in mind as he...
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