In Luke 12:31 Jesus gave us the command to seek His kingdom. In the verses we are studying in this lesson, Jesus elaborated on what it means to seek Him and His kingdom above everything and everyone. What He taught is foundational to living out the Biblical faith, so it is of great importance that we know these truths.
Gospel of Luke Part 67 – 12:32-42 Read More »
In this lesson we will continue studying what Jesus has to say about worry. We will also look at the Savior’s remedy to this expression to unbelief. The answer is far more obvious then we might think because we are prone to look for complicated answers to what is actually spiritual problems. You will have to listen to this lesson to learn what the remedy Jesus gives for worry.
Gospel of Luke Part 66 – 12:22-31 Read More »
The two principal subjects that will be addressed in this lesson is persecution and wealth. How we respond to both issues has to do with the condition of our character. This is a challenging message that we all need to pay close attention to, so don’t miss it.
Gospel of Luke Part 65 – 12:11-21 Read More »
This lesson begins with Jesus teaching the disciples to not fear those who can kill the body, but to fear God who after killing the body can cast the person into hell. Central to this thought is our need to love Jesus more than ourselves. This is necessary if we are going to live out the Biblical faith. From this subject Jesus moves on to teach what is often called the unforgiveable sin. You need to listen to this podcast to learn what that sin really is.
Gospel of Luke Part 64 – 12:4-10 Read More »
In this lesson we will see Jesus take on the Pharisees and experts in the Mosaic Law. Afterwards He does a little teaching to the disciples on how not to become like those religious hypocrites. This is an exciting lesson.
Gospel of Luke Part 63 – 11:47-12:3 Read More »
Jesus ate dinner at a Pharisee’s house and the intense discussion that took place is the topic of this lesson. This is an exciting podcast that revolves around an exciting confrontation between Jesus and some religious people.
Gospel of Luke Part 62 – 11:37-47 Read More »
We are going to study the teaching Jesus gave after casting out a demon and the confront this caused with the religious Jews. The topics of demon possession, Mary the earthly mother of Jesus and walking in the light are some of the subjects that will come up. This is a good lesson from Luke chapter eleven.
Gospel of Luke Part 61 – 11:23-26 Read More »
In the beginning of this lesson we will finish studying our Lord’s teaching on prayer from Luke chapter 11. Then we will examine what happened after Jesus cast a demon out of a man that was unable to speak. This is an interesting lesson.
Gospel of Luke Part 60 – 11:11-22 Read More »
After Jesus gave an outline of what prayer should consist, He goes on to give some practical teaching on how to make prayer powerful. This is what we will study in this lesson and it is a good one.
Gospel of Luke Part 59 – 11:5-10 Read More »
In Luke eleven, verses 2-4 Jesus is giving His disciples an outline on prayer. He didn’t give us this prayer to pray verbatim, but only as an synopsis to help us know what issues we are to pray about. There is some good, practical teaching in this lesson that will do you good.
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In this lesson we will finish Luke chapter 10 by studying the time Jesus went to the home of Martha and her sister Mary. There is are some very powerful lessons that we can learn from this event. Then we will begin examining the first verse of chapter 11 that will take us into the important subject of prayer.
Gospel of Luke Part 57 – 10:38-11:1 Read More »
This lesson is on the Parable of the Good Samaritan, which is a very radical parable that Jesus gave to a religious man that wasn’t right with God.
Gospel of Luke Part 56 – 10:32-37 Read More »
We will begin studying a new account in Luke which is about an expert in the Mosaic Law that tried to entrap Jesus. The Lord turned the table on the lawyer and forced him to answer a question Jesus presented to him. This is a challenging exchange that teaches some important truths on what it means to follow Jesus. This interaction leads into the Parable of the Good Samaritan that we will begin examining at the end of this lesson.
Gospel of Luke Part 55 – 10:25-31 Read More »
This lesson is about the 72 disciples returning to Jesus after a short term mission’s trip that He sent them on. They rejoiced that even demons had to obey their command to leave the demon possessed. Yet Jesus brought to them what is of true importance. Listen to this teaching to learn this powerful lesson.
Gospel of Luke Part 54 – 10:17-24 Read More »
In this lesson we will examine the account where Jesus sent out 72 disciples. This contains some powerful truths that are necessary for 21st century believers to know and live out.
Gospel of Luke Part 53 – 10:1-16 Read More »
Jesus had a brief discussion with 3 men. To each of them He gave a short parable. To summarize all three discussions we could say that the overarching theme is the cost of discipleship. This is a very thought provoking and soul stirring message.
Gospel of Luke Part 52 – 9:57-62 Read More »
As Jesus was passing through Samaria He was rejected by a village. James and John were so angry they wanted Jesus to call down fire on them and consume the entire village. This is an interesting account that exposes the anger and prejudice that can be us and that we must get victory over it. This account leads into the next event where Jesus had a brief conversation with three men. We will only begin looking at this account. There is some good stuff in this study.
Gospel of Luke Part 51 – 9:51-57 Read More »
Pride verses humility is a central theme in this lesson. The disciples were having an argument about who was the greatest among them. Then John and some other disciples were forbidding a man from casting out demons in the name of Jesus. In both cases Jesus teaches the disciples what if means to to be one of His followers. This is a challenging teaching.
Gospel of Luke Part 50 – 9:45-50 Read More »
The account we will study in this lesson happened right after Christ’s transfiguration when He came out of the mountain with Peter, James and John. The disciples not could cast the demon out of a boy, so the father waited for Jesus to return, not knowing how long that would be. When Jesus returned to the disciples camp, He was immediately plunged into ministering to the people. That’s when the desperate man begged Jesus to cast the demon out of the boy, and that is what Jesus did.
Gospel of Luke Part 49 – 9:37-45 Read More »
Christ’s transfiguration is the topic of this lesson. There are some powerful truths to be gleaned from this historical account, so don’t miss it.
Gospel of Luke Part 48 – 9:28-36 Read More »
The theme of this lesson can be simply stated as “The Cost of Discipleship.” Anyone that wants to be a follower of Jesus must understand what the Lord is teaching in the verses we are studying. These truths are so important that our eternal destiny hangs upon what we do with them.
Gospel of Luke Part 47 – 9:23-27 Read More »
Jesus asked His disciples “Who do you say is the Son of Man?” Peter gave a clear. strong answer, “You are the Christ.” This lesson will focus on this account that is recorded in the Gospel of Luke. So who do you say that Jesus is?
Gospel of Luke Part 46 – 9:18-23 Read More »
The topics of this lesson has to do with what Jesus taught the 12 apostles before He sent them out to minister and what happens after they return. Jesus wanted time to be alone with His disciples to prepare them for the time when He would be taken from them. He also had another agenda, which was to draw 20,000 people into the wilderness near Bethsaida so He could miraculously feed them. Here was another event where Jesus proved His divinity.
Gospel of Luke Part 45 – 9:4-17 Read More »
There are two historical accounts we will look at in this study and learn how they apply to our lives today. The first is the raising from the dead Jairus’ daughter and the second is when Jesus sent out the 12 apostles to heal the sick, cast out devils and preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God.
Gospel of Luke Part 44 – 8:51-9:3 Read More »
In this lesson we will look at two people that were touched by Jesus and how their lives were never the same. The first is a religious leader and the second a suffering nameless woman. These two accounts are powerful and faith stirring.
Gospel of Luke Part 43 – 8:40-50 Read More »