Casting Out A Devil, Lk 11:14-26

Casting Out A Devil On this day in Jesus’s ministry he was casting out a devil.  What he said to the people after the devil was cast out is what we are studying today. This was a dumb devil.  The devil manifested itself in the man.  When it was gone out of the man the […]

Martha and Mary, Lk 10:38-42

Martha and Mary Lk 10:38-42 takes place at Martha’s house in Bethany.  She invited Jesus and the disciples who were with him for a meal.  Martha and Mary were both there.  While Martha was serving, Jesus was speaking to those who were with him and Mary was sitting at his feet listening.  Martha got fussy […]

The Good Samaritan, Lk 10:25-37

The Good Samaritan We’re going to study through Lk 10:25-37 to see why the lawyer asked Jesus questions and how the Lord answered him.  Then we’re going to study how the Good Samaritan typifies Jesus Christ. The Lawyer’s attempt to tempt Jesus A lawyer stood up and tempted Jesus.  He was knowledgeable of the law.  […]

Revealed Unto Babes, Lk 10:21-24

Revealed Unto Babes What is recorded in Lk 10:21-24 caused Jesus to rejoice and it was good in the Father’s sight.  Jesus rejoiced in spirit, though he was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, Is 53:3, that the Father’s ‘things’ were revealed unto babes.  This is the only time you see him rejoicing. […]

The Other Seventy, Lk 10:1-20

The Other Seventy Concerning the Other Seventy, Lk 10:1-4 Jesus appointed the other seventy, plus the original 12, Lk 6:13.  He sent them out two and two, like he did Barnabas and Saul, Acts 13.  They went before his face to prepare the way before him. Jesus asked the seventy to pray the same thing […]

I Will Follow Thee, Lk 9:57-62

I Will Follow Thee In Lk 9:57-62, two men came to Jesus and said, “I will follow thee”.  To a third man, Jesus said, “Follow me”.  And the conversations he had with these three men tell us much about our decision to follow Jesus.  When we say to Jesus, “I will follow thee”, there will […]

What The Disciples Lacked, Lk 9:37-56

What the disciples lacked Jesus had just come down from the mount of Transfiguration with Peter, John, and James. Awaiting him were a multitude of people.  One man among them cried out to Jesus to cast the devil out of his son.  The surprising thing is that he had brought him to the disciples and […]

The Transfiguration, Lk 9:27-36

The Transfiguration Lk 9:27-36 is the passage we typically call the Transfiguration. See Matt 17:2.  To see all that’s connected with this event, we’ll check the cross references in the other gospels.  We’re going to study what Peter, John, and James saw and what they heard. Peter, John, and James saw: The kingdom of God […]

Come After Jesus, Lk 9:23-26

Come After Jesus In the context of Lk 9:23-26, Jesus had just fed 5,000, Lk 9:14, and they would have made him king, Jn 6:15. So, he left, and the next day they came seeking him, Jn 6:24.  They showed up for more food, Jn 6:26. Before they showed up the next day, Lk 9:22, […]

Who Is This, Lk 9:1-22

Who Is This? The reason God directed Luke to write Lk 9:1-22 was to answer the question that Herod raised in Lk 9:9, “Who is this”?  By the time we get to verse 22, you’ll know who this is.  How would they have known the answer to “Who is this”? By the power and authority […]