Luke 10 v 25. “On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher”, he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Imagine “testing Jesus” by asking a question about eternal life! Eternal life is what Jesus is all about. But Jesus’ answer is...

Luke 10 vs 23,24. “Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” At this point...

Luke 10 v 22. “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” The Son of God has within Himself everything that we...

Luke 1- v 21. “At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good...

Luke 10 v 20. However do not rejoice that the spirit submits to you, but rejoice that your names are written in Heaven. The seventy disciples return from their missionary trip with wonder and joy. “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” After the Holy...

      Luke 10 verses 8-12. “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you. But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say,...

Luke 9 v 61 -62. “Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” Notice these words: “… but first...

Luke 9 v 62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” While Jesus made his way to Jerusalem he was in a sense “homeless.” He had to sleep in other people’s homes or inns, not having a base to which...

  Luke 9 v 51. As the time approached for him to be taken up to Heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. When it first appeared in 1987, the little book “According to Luke” written by David Gooding was subtitled “A new exposition of the Third Gospel.” It...

  Luke 9 v 52 – 53 And he sent messengers ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. Luke’s narrative relates to his friend, Theophilus, and to us how when...

Luke 9 v 48. “Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. for he who is least among you all – he is the greatest.” These disciples had themselves experienced great success when...

Luke 9 v 43. “While everyone was marvelling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” This is an amazing conclusion to this episode of the healing...

Luke 9 v 41. “O unbelieving and perverse generation. “Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.” This is a wonderful story of Jesus’ power delivering this poor demon possessed lad. But don’t forget that what Jesus was...

Luke 9 verse 37-45 Luke 9 verse 41. “O unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!” What a contrast of scenes is presented to us here. From the glory of the transfiguration they travel...

Luke 9 v 35 Remember that this event of the Transfiguration, also convinced the disciples of the utter certainty that Jesus was going to return. How do we know this? Well, Peter says some amazing things about this experience, much later in his life, when he was...

Luke 9 v 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “this is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.” Here is a question. Why does Luke include this account of the transfiguration of Christ on the mountain, at this point in his narrative? If you look back to the...

 Luke 9 vs 23-27 Luke 9 v 25. “What good is it for a man to gain the whole world and yet lose or forfeit his very self?” Christ at this juncture does not explain his death to his disciples. He simply states the fact and that it would be followed by his resurrection....

Luke 9 v 20. “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God”. Some time has elapsed between the last miracle and the event where the disciples confess that Christ is the Messiah. Jesus has given them time to think about all...

Five Thousand Hungry People – Luke 9 vs 10-17 Luke 9 vs 11. “but the crowds learned about it and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.” When the disciples returned from their preaching mission...

Luke 9 v 1 – 9 Luke 9 v 9 But Herod said, “I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?” And he tried to see him. So far we have seen different aspects of Salvation as presented by different individuals. They were all, in and of themselves, wonderful...

Luke 8 v 50. “Don’t be afraid: just believe and she will be healed”. We now focus on Jairus who has become frantic with concern as Jesus stops to deal with the woman who had an issue of blood. But now it appears that it is too late. Jesus has waited too long. The girl...

Luke 8 v 48. “Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”” The woman who touched the edge of His garment was considered ceremonially unclean according to the Jewish law (Leviticus 15 vs 19-27). So both this woman and the one who wept at...

Luke 8 v 48. “Thus He said to her, “Daughter your faith has healed you. Go in peace”. Here are two miracles woven together and our job is to unpack them to see what they teach us about our Saviour. A certain Jairus, ruler of the local synagogue, sent for Jesus because...

Luke 8 v 39. “Return home and tell how much God has done for you”. Luke spends four verses (vs 34-39) describing the response of the townspeople to Christ’s deliverance of the poor demoniac. You would have thought that they would have been amazed and delighted. We...

Luke 8 v 38. “…..When they came to Jesus, they found this man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind.” Once again Luke recounts an event that places Jesus in confrontation with evil spirits. These stories may seem...

Luke 8 v 24. “the disciples went and woke him, saying “Master, Master, we’re going to drown.” This story is well known to most bible readers. It is full of drama. A storm suddenly descends on the lake where Jesus and his disciples are in a boat. Jesus is asleep and...

Luke 8 v 21. He replied: “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s Word and put it into practice”. Jesus is making a similar point here as the word about the lamp that has light and cannot be hidden. An occasion occurs when Jesus’ family comes to seek for him...

Luke 8 v 18. “Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.” To “consider carefully how we listen” means that we have to evaluate what we hear and do something...

Luke 8 v 8. “Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” This is the response to the Gospel that counts. People with honest and good hearts, hear the Word, embrace it, believe it, hold it fast, and they bring...

Luke 8. “Other seed fell among thorns which grew up with it and choked the plants.” Jesus explains in v 14 that these stand for those who hear and presumably have some measure of understanding. But life proves too distracting. The worries and anxieties of life, the...