Click here to listen to this lesson. Having spent the majority of chapter 3 talking about the message of John, Luke is ready to record the beginning of the ministry of Jesus. Jesus now becomes the focal point of the gospel and the introductory material and preparation has been given. It is now time to [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. In an interesting literary move by Luke, rather than continuing to follow the life of John in sequence, Luke opts to bring John’s life to a close in this gospel with a short statement about John’s imprisonment. “So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. One of the topics that initiates great interest is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. What does it mean to be baptized by the Holy Spirit? Is it a supernatural experience? What does it look like? These are things we will consider in our lesson today because John [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. In chapter 3, Luke begins by looking at the ministry of John. John was prophesied to be the forerunner to the Messiah. We are going to learn about how John is preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus, the Savior of the world. John is going to [...]