Teaching on Luke

Teaching on Luke

To present Jesus as the answer to the needs and hopes of the human race. Addressed to a high-ranking Gentile official, Theophilus, the Gospel is intended to give certainty in the historical person of Jesus, who is called the “Son of Man” 26 times. The Gospel also serves as “Part 1” of a two-part history of the Christian faith written to the same individual, with the book of Acts serving as “Part 2.”

The Reward of Our Lord

Luke 22:28-30 Well, turn in your Bibles to Luke chapter 22. We are working our way through Jesus’ final instructions to his Apostles, which he’s giving just before his death. And I’d like to begin by reading this section that we’re in, the whole section, starting with the institution of the Lord’s Supper, which is in Luke 22:19.  Luke 22:19, and following, “And when he had taken some bread and given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them,…

The Highest Aspiration

Luke 22:24-27 The Highest Aspiration Luke 22:24-27 January 27, 2025 Well, we return to Luke 22 in our study of the Gospel of Luke, and we’re reading the final instructions of our Lord to his men, his twelve Apostles, before his death for sins. Our Lord, as we know, as he’s been predicting and telling us all through this Gospel narrative, he will soon be betrayed into the hands of sinners. He’ll endure the false accusations of sinners in corrupt…

Jesus Orders the Supper 

Luke 22:14-20 We’re going to prepare our hearts for the blessing of celebrating the communion ordinance. And in preparing our hearts, it’s the Lord who has brought us into a special text in our study of Luke’s Gospel, and it’s the institution of the Lord’s table. This is what the Lord set up for us, set this table, prepared it for us, and invites us to come. So if you would turn to Luke 22 in your Bibles.  Luke 22,…

The Preparation for Passover

Luke 22:7-13 You can open your Bibles to Luke 22 as we come to verse 7 of Luke 22, and as we come to this section, Luke 22:7 through 13, we are less than 24 hours away from the crucifixion. With all that’s ahead, it’s amazing to think about all that can happen in a single 24 hour period. But we’re not going to cover it in 24 hours, I can guarantee you that. Last week we studied just the…