Teaching on Luke (Page 7)
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 Salvation of a Stranger
Luke 17:11-19 You can turn to Luke 17 and verse 11. This is the final stage in Jesus’ journey as he makes his way to Jerusalem for his appointment with the cross. This is in the 17th chapter of Luke’s gospel, and it starts in verse 11, Luke 17:11. Ever since Luke 9:51, we have been in a section that we call the travel section of the gospel of Luke or sometimes the Jerusalem journey. It’s a section that comes…
My Brother’s Keeper, Part 3
Luke 17:5-10 Open your Bibles to Luke 17 and today we are following up on a two-part series that we’ve called, My Brother’s Keeper, which is the first. It’s in the first ten verses Luke 17:1-10. After Jesus addressed the Pharisees at the end of the 16th chapter, we’ve seen that he has turned to his disciples and he speaks to them with concern. Because hell is real. Because hell is horrible. Because it’s unforgiven sin that takes us there.…
My Brother’s Keeper, Part 2
Luke 17:3-4 Well, we’re in Luke 17, and we’re continuing a series called My Brother’s Keeper, and we are looking at Luke 17:1-10, Luke 17:1-10. Today, we’re just going to get through the first four verses. Last week we learned that we need to be our brother’s keeper, and this week we’re going to learn how to be our brother’s keeper. So this is, this is really some practical, practical teaching from our Lord today. And so today is going…
My Brother’s Keeper, Part 1
Luke 17:1-2 It’s been a while since we’ve been in the Gospel of Luke, and I think it would be a good idea to take a few minutes just to orient ourselves with where we are in this blessed narrative. We are in the third major section of Luke’s Gospel. Three major sections that we’ve gone through so far. This is the third. In the first major section, that was Luke 1:1 to 4:13; beginning chapters of Luke’s Gospel. Luke…
The Rich Man and Lazarus, Part 2
Luke 16:22-31 I want to ask you to turn in your Bibles to Luke 16, and today we will finishthe parable of the rich man and Lazarus, which has to be one of the most sobering portrayals in all of Scripture of divine judgment. The parable, as we’ve seen, provides a warning. It’s a warning about future judgment, the certainty of future judgment. And the occasion for the parable, as we’ve been seeing, is the response of the Pharisees to…
The Rich Man and Lazarus, Part 1
Luke 16:19-23 Today we come to the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, so I want you to open your Bibles to Luke chapter 16, Luke 16. While you’re turning there, just to sort of set this up, I’d like to read from what the Apostle Paul says at the end of 2 Corinthians chapter 4, so you turn to Luke 16, and I’ll read from 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 where Paul says this, “So we do not lose heart.…
The Doctrine of Hell and Its Fruits
Luke 16:19-31 We have the joy, the privilege of returning to the Gospel of Luke once again. I have missed it for sure, and I trust that you have, too. So turn in your Bibles to Luke 16 and the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. It was a really unique parable among all of Jesus’ parables.It’s one of Jesus’ longest. It’s the most story-like of all his parables. It’s full of rich and vivid detail. And it’s because…
Why Christians don’t Divorce
Luke 16:18 Today we are going to take a closer look at the topic of divorce and remarriage. Divorce and remarriage. So, you can go back to Luke 16. We’re going to start with what Jesus said in Luke 16:18, then we’ll expand outward from there, to get kind of an overview of the subject. Obviously, in a one-off message like this, I can’t cover everything there is to cover on the subject of divorce and remarriage. I trust you’ll…
The Problem with Pharisees
Luke 16:14-18 Luke 16, middle of the chapter and we know that Jesus has been teaching his disciples about stewardship, stewardship. We, it’s been a couple weeks since we’ve been in the text, but I trust that your memory will serve you, as you glance at the text. You see the Jesus started with a parable. Grabbed their attention with this interesting parable. Interesting story about an unjust steward and, that, pointed his disciples toward a right use of stewardship.…
How Jesus Wants You to Use Money, Part 2
Luke 16:9-13 Just want to invite all of you uh, to take your Bibles in hand and actually turn to Hebrews chapter 3, not preaching out of Hebrews 3, but I’m gonna use that to introduce what we’re going to talk about in Luke 16. We are in Luke 16, which is a section of Jesus’ teaching on stewardship. And I wanna begin in Hebrews, a thought comes to mind about Jesus’ use of a stewardship and want to start…