Click here to listen to this lesson. As we noted in the last lesson, this is the turning point in the gospel of Luke. Jesus has made it his resolve to go to Jerusalem. This will be his final journey to Jerusalem. Once Jesus is there, he is going to be betrayed, arrested, and killed. [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. Do you ever have those days when you feel like you cannot do anything right? It is just another one of those days when everything goes wrong and everything you do is wrong. Luke records for us a collection of events where the disciples experience repeated failure. We [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. From the very beginning there has been nothing about the appearance of Jesus that would cause you to think that he was anything more than just another boy, the son of a carpenter. To the world, Jesus was simply the son of Joseph. To the few, Jesus was [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. At the conclusion of speaking to his disciples about what is required to be a follower of Jesus, Jesus explains the time of the coming of the kingdom of God. Verse 27 records this concluding statement. But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. Luke has been spending the last few chapters in his gospel explaining who Jesus is. We are approaching a pivot point in the gospel where Luke begins to shift from explaining who Jesus is to explaining who are followers of Jesus. In our reading today we will notice [...]

Click here to listen to this lesson. Proclaiming the Kingdom (9:1-6) Chapter 9 begins with Jesus gathering the twelve and giving them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases. The reason was to send out the twelve apostles to proclaim the kingdom of God. The casting out of demons and curing diseases [...]