Read: Luke 18 Near the end of this chapter, Jesus made the third prediction of his death (see Luke 9:21-22 and 13:33). This time he gave a little more detail, but the disciples still did not understand what he was talking about. It even says that the meaning was “hidden from them, and they did…
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Read: Luke 16 In Luke 16, we have a couple of very interesting stories about money. The first is somewhat difficult to understand. There is a manager who is squandering away his master’s possessions. He was likely taking advantage of his master’s money for his own benefit. As a result his master fired him, but…
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Read: Luke 15 Luke 15 is about the one; the one lost sheep, the one lost coin, and the one lost son. Jesus was ministering to tax collectors and sinners who were listening to him teach. As they watched, the Pharisees and scribes complained about him because he was spending so much time with sinners.…
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Read: Luke 13 The theme of Luke 13 is repentance, or maybe more specifically a lack of repentance. It starts out in verses 3 and 5 with the same phrase. Jesus says, “No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well.” Jesus came to fulfill and continue the ministry of…
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Read: Luke 12 In verses 4-7 we see that we are supposed to “Fear God,” but not be afraid… That seems pretty counter intuitive. How can we fear someone and not be afraid at the same time? I actually think there is a certain beauty in this contradiction that makes an interesting point about God’s…
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Read: Luke 11 Luke 11 contains some of the harshest words that Jesus spoke recorded in scripture. The woes to the Pharisees and experts in the law are incredibly strong. He called the Pharisees “fools” multiple times and criticized them for their love of approval and power. Jesus then criticized the experts in the law…
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Read: Luke 10 Starting in verse 25, we read about a man who asked Jesus what he needed to do in order to inherit eternal life. Jesus answered with a question, which was pretty typical for him. He asked the man, “what is written in the law?” The man responded, “Love the Lord your God…
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Read: Luke 9 So far in Luke, everyone has asked the question, “Who is this?” Jesus was doing things that no one had ever seen since the foundation of the world. He continued to do miracles by feeding five thousand men plus women and children with five loaves of bread and two fish. He also…
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