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Teaching on Luke (Page 23)

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 Real Meaning of Discipleship

Luke 5:1-11 In chapter 4, Luke showed us how, early in Jesus’ ministry, there were attempts to oppose and distract Jesus from his mission.  The devil tried to tempt him, the people of Nazareth tried to kill him, the people of Capernaum, they tried to keep him all to themselves.  But Jesus resisted temptation, he escaped from harm, he stayed focused on…

Jesus and Divine Priority

Luke 4:42-44 Jesus healing ministry was unprecedented, his power unprecedented—no one before him, no one since him has ever, ever healed like this man healed.  And if you see in Luke’s gospel, chapter 4, verse 38, it says that Jesus entered Simon’s house first after the time in the synagogue on the Sabbath, and it says there that Simon’s mother-in-law was ill…

Jesus the Great Physician

Luke 4:38-41 We’re going to begin this morning by reading the text starting in Luke 4:31 all the way to the end of the chapter: And Jesus went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and he was teaching them on the Sabbath, and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. And in the synagogue there was a…

The Astonishing Authority of Jesus

Luke 4:31-37   As we see, this is typical ministry for Jesus. But what was typical for him—what was normal and routine for his life and ministry—was far from ordinary. He is nothing short of extraordinary, as every page of Scripture reveals. But we’re going to see that all the more as we read this text.  Look at verse 31 there—we’ll start…

The Messiah Confronts His People

Luke 4:22-30  You’ll notice there, if you’re in Luke 4 verses 14 to 16, the scene is set there in the synagogue. The synagogue was the place of weekly Jewish worship and instruction. And we spent some time last time describing the synagogue because really it features so often in the synoptic Gospels. The synagogue is mentioned 9 times in Matthew, 11…

The Messiah Announces His Mission

Luke 4:16-22 If you’re not already there, we’ll start there in Luke chapter four, and we’ll start reading in verse 14.  “And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.  And he came to Nazareth, where he had…

Jesus Gets to Work

Luke 4:14-15 We finished a long section on Jesus’ origins, the story of where he came from and what qualifies him, that began with Luke 1:5, there after the prologue.  And we ended with last week’s sermon in Luke 4:13.  Luke’s Gospel, as we’ve seen, provides the most in-depth treatment of Jesus’ beginnings as Luke prepares his readers to meet the Savior…

Love Never Puts God to the Test

Luke 4:9-13 By the virtue the two natures one divine, one human joined together, mysteriously in this one person. Jesus is proving to be the impeccable man. That is, a man who does not sin, will not sin, because of his divine nature, not able to sin.   When tested, as we see here, these three times and tested, I think more than…

Loyal to God Alone

Luke 4:5-8   We should never doubt God’s care and concern.  He takes care of the most insignificant of the creatures.  How much more will he care for us?  But the devil tempted Jesus, nonetheless, to turn from faith in God and to turn to himself to provide for himself.  Jesus answered there, confirming God’s intent to provide for all of our…

Not by Bread Alone

Luke 4:1-4 Starting in Luke 4:1, and we’ll read all the way through verse 13.  “And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led up by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil.  And he ate nothing during those days.  And when they were ended, he was hungry.  The devil said to…