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Luke 8:40-9:17
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Luke 8 (NKJV™)
40 So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.
41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus' feet and begged Him to come to his house,
42 for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him.
43 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any,
44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.
45 And Jesus said, "Who touched Me?" When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, "Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?'"
46 But Jesus said, "Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me."
47 Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.
48 And He said to her, "Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace."
49 While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, "Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher."
50 But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, "Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well."
51 When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl.
52 Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, "Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping."
53 And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead.
54 But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, "Little girl, arise."
55 Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat.
56 And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.
Luke 9 (NKJV™)
1 Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
2 He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
3 And He said to them, "Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.
4 "Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.
5 "And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them."
6 So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,
8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
9 Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?" So he sought to see Him.
10 And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.
12 When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here."
13 But He said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people."
14 For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of fifty."
15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17 So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.

New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved.

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42 Luke - 2014

The miracles Jesus performed show that He is sovereign, compassionate, and powerful. Throughout His ministry on earth, a number of people approached Him by faith to ask for healing. As we study Luke 8-9, we see how Jesus met these people where they were and how He challenged His own disciples to trust in God's provision. We are reminded that God cares deeply for us and that He will use us in big ways if we offer Him what we have.

As a physician, Luke focused on the humanity of Jesus and presented Him as the Son of Man. In our study of this gospel, Pastor Skip Heitzig takes us through Luke's methodical account of Jesus' life, death,and resurrection so that we may "know the certainty of those things in which [we] were instructed" (Luke 1:4).

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Luke 8

Certain Women Minister to Christ—Read Luke 8:1-3

1. Jesus’ three-fold ministry included teaching, preaching, and healing (see Matthew 9:35). As Jesus was preaching in every city and village, what message was He bringing the people (see v. 1)? (See also Luke 2:10-12; Mark 1:14-15; Matthew 4:17.)


2. Who accompanied Jesus as He preached in every city and village (see vv. 1-3)?


3. Like the woman in Luke 7:44 who had been forgiven much and loved much, these women who accompanied Jesus and His disciples loved much. As Jesus and His disciples preached in every city and village, what ministry did these women perform (see v. 3)?



4. Women of high social standing (Joanna) and low social standing (Mary called Magdalene) were brought together in ministering service because of Jesus (see vv. 2-3). As Jesus’ ministry of teaching, preaching, and healing continues by the Holy Spirit through faithful disciples today, how might you be a part of it? (See Matthew 25:37-40; Romans 12:3-8.)


The Parable of the Soils—Read Luke 8:4-15

5. The word parable comes from parabole in Greek. The Greek word para means alongside, while ballo means to cast or to throw. Thus, the word parable means to cast alongside. Parabolic teaching places a story alongside a truth or a principle. When Jesus spoke this parable, to whom was He speaking? Where had they come from (see v. 4)?



6. The sower went out to sow seed (see v. 5). Identify the four places where Jesus said the sower’s seed fell (see vv. 5-8).



7. Identify what became of the seed in each of the four places (see vv. 5-8).



8. Based on the description of the place that yielded a crop (see v. 8), what can you infer about the other three places?


9. After speaking the parable, Jesus shouted, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" (v. 8). What did He mean? How can you be sure that you're hearing?


10. Once the multitude was gone (see Mark 4:10), those around Jesus with the twelve asked Him about the parable. What did they ask Him (see v. 9)? (See also Matthew 13:10.)


11. Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” (see Matthew 13:10). Who did the “them” in their question refer to?


12. Jesus quoted Isaiah 6:9-10 as the reason why He spoke to the multitudes in parables. What was given to the disciples and those who ministered to Him that was not given to the multitudes (see v. 10)? Why?


13. Jesus responded to the disciples’ question by stating that it was given to them to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. The word mystery means secret or hidden truth. The Greek word musterion refers to a truth previously hidden but now revealed. Name some of the mysteries that were made known to Christ's disciples. (See 2 Thessalonians 2:7; 1 Timothy 3:16; Ephesians 3:3-6; 5:32;
1 Corinthians 2:7-10; 15:51.)



14. As Jesus began to explain the parable of the sower, He asked, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?” (Mark 4:13). In effect, He said that understanding this parable is the key to understanding all the parables. What did Jesus say each of these pictures represented: sower, seed, soil, wayside, birds, stony places, sun, thorny ground, thorns, good soil, and fruit? (See also Matthew 13:18-23; Mark 4:13-20.)



Parable of the Lamp—Read Luke 8:16-18

15. Jesus stated that once a lamp is lit, it should not be covered or hidden under a bed, but rather put on a lampstand (see v. 16). What did Jesus say the light of the lamp would do (see vv. 16-17)? (See also Ecclesiastes 12:14; Matthew 10:26-27; Luke 12:3; 1 Corinthians 4:5.)



16. What do you think the light of the lamp refers to in Jesus’ parable of the lamp? (See Psalm 43:3; 119:105; Proverbs 6:23; John 3:19; 8:12, Matthew 5:14; Ephesians 5:8-13; 2 Peter 1:19.)




17. Jesus said, “Take heed how you hear” (v. 18). That might be translated, “Be very careful what you are hearing” or “be very careful how you listen.” How should those who hear, listen(see v. 18)? (See also Psalm 119:10; Proverbs 8:17; Jeremiah 29:13–14; Mark 4:24; Hebrews 11:6.)


18. What did Jesus say will be given to those who take heed to how they hear (see v. 18)? What is the reward for those who take heed to how they hear? (See also Proverbs 8:17; Jeremiah 29:13-14; Matthew 5:6; Proverbs 2:1-6.)



19. What danger exists to those who do not take heed how they hear (see v. 18)?



20. As you come to church week after week, realize that your heart is one of the four soils mentioned in the parable of the soils. You have to take heed, be very careful how you hear or you may lose the truths being revealed to you by the light of the lamp. What should your heart's response be when you hear the Word of God (the seed)? (See Matthew 7:24; Luke 6:47; 11:28; John 13:17; James 1:22.)


21. The parable of the lamp is tied to the parable of the soils by Jesus’ statement, “Therefore take heed how you hear” (v. 18). In the first three soils, no fruit was born. Describe the required attributes of the fourth soil that caused the seed—the Word of God (see v. 11)—to bear fruit (see v. 15).



22. Those whose heart is like the fourth soil are the only people in which the Word of God bears fruit. Does this describe you? If not, why? Which soil best characterizes you?




Christ’s True Brethren—Read Luke 8:19-21

23. As Jesus was teaching the multitude, who came to see Him? Why were they unable to approach Him (see v. 19)?



24. Why did those who came desire to see Him (see v. 20)? (See also Mark 3:21.)


25. From Mark’s account, it is clear that Jesus and His disciples were in a very crowded house when Jesus’ mother and brothers came to visit Him (see Mark 3:31-32). Where were Jesus’ mother and brothers in relation to where Jesus was (see v. 20)? How was their physical location spiritually significant? (See John 7:5.)



26. Jesus was informed by some that these visitors desired to see Him (see v. 20). How did Jesus answer those who told Him that He had visitors (see v. 21)?



27. Jesus looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him and declared, “Here are My mother and My brothers!” (see Mark 3:34-35). What made Jesus consider those around Him His brothers and mother (see v. 21)? (See also John 6:29; 7:5; 1 John 3:23.)



28. How can you be certain that Jesus considers you one of His brothers or mother (see v. 21)? (See also Matthew 7:24; John 10:27; 14:15, 23; 15:14.)



The Storm is Stilled—Read Luke 8:22-25

29. After Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, what did Jesus tell His disciples they would do (see v. 22)?


30. The disciples launched out in multiple boats (see Mark 4:36) for the other side of the Sea of Galilee. While they were crossing the sea at night (see Mark 4:35), a windstorm came down on the lake (see v. 23). What was Jesus doing (see v. 23)? What was the disciples’ concern (see v. 23)? What did they do about their concern (see v. 24)?



31. What did Jesus do when the disciples awoke Him (see v. 24)?



32. In verse 24, the word for rebuke is the same phraseology used in Luke 4:35 and Mark 1:25. Literally it means command. Jesus commanded the wind and the waves, “Peace, be still!” or “Be muzzled and remain so!” Why do you think He rebuked the wind? (See Job 1:7; Matthew 14:30; Mark 1:25; Ephesians 2:2.)



33. Jesus rebuked the wind, then He rebuked His disciples. Why did He rebuke the disciples (see v. 25)? (See also Mark 4:40.)



34. Jesus’ disciples were afraid and marveled at His response to the windstorm. What made the disciples marvel in fear (see v. 25)?



35. After teaching comes testing. The disciples spent the day listening to Jesus teach (see Mark 4:35), then that night, they encountered a great windstorm while Jesus was with them sleeping in the boat. What can you learn from what the disciples did in the midst of their storm? What might you do when a great storm arises in your life (see v. 24)? (See also James 1:6.)



36. The disciples marveled in fear because the wind and sea obeyed Jesus, and they asked themselves, “Who can this be?” (v. 25). They did not yet recognize who He truly was, yet when they reached the other side of the sea, the demons knew who He was. Who did the demons proclaim Him to be (see v. 28)?


Demons are Cast into Swine—Read Luke 8:26-40


37. Jesus said, “Let us cross over to the other side” (v. 22), and He and His disciples did just that. Leaving Capernaum on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee, it was a five-mile journey by water to Gadara, located on the eastern shore. When they got off the boat, who immediately greeted them (see v. 27)? (See also Matthew 8:28.)




38. Describe in detail this welcoming party (see vv. 26-29). (See also Matthew 8:28; Mark 5:2-5.)




39. The demons recognized Jesus. By what name did they refer to Him (see v. 28)? (See also Luke 4:41.) (For additional insight about demons, see James 2:19.)



40. When the man with the unclean spirit saw Jesus, what did he do (see v. 28)? (See also Matthew 8:29; Mark 5:6.)



41. Evil and unclean spirits who occupy human hosts often recognize Jesus’ authority and obey His commands (see Mark 1:26; 3:11; Matthew 8:29; Luke 4:41). Why do we have such a difficult time obeying His commands? (See Luke 6:46-49.)



42. The demons were concerned that Jesus had come to torment them (see vv. 28, 31) before their time (see Matthew 8:29). What time were they referring to? (See also Matthew 25:41; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6; Revelation 20:10.)



43. Jesus commanded the unclean spirit(s) to come out of the man. Because of the unclean spirits that resided within the man’s spiritual life, what bondages existed in the man’s physical life (see v. 29)? (See also Ephesians 4:27, NIV.)



44. Jesus asked the demon-possessed man, “What is your name?” By what name did he call himself (see v. 30)? Why? (See also Mark 5:9.)



45. The demons begged Jesus not to send them out of the area (see Mark 5:10) or into the abyss (see v. 31). What place do you think the demons were referring to that caused them to beg Him earnestly? (See Job 1:7; Matthew 12:43-45; Jude 6; Revelation 20:1-3.)



46. The demons begged Jesus to send them into a nearby feeding herd of swine (see v. 32). Why do you think the demons begged Jesus instead of simply fleeing on their own? (See also Job 1:9-12.)



47. Jews were forbidden to eat swine (see Deuteronomy 14:8), yet about 2,000 of them were being kept nearby(see Mark 5:13). What became of the swine when the demons entered them (see v. 33)?


48. What did those who fed the swine do when they saw what became of the herd (see v. 34)? (See also Matthew 8:33.)



49. Upon hearing about the healing of the demon-possessed men, the whole city came out to meet Jesus (see Matthew 8:34). What did they see when they came out to meet Him? What was their emotional response (see v. 35)?



50. What did the inhabitants of Gadara ask Jesus to do (see v. 37)? How did Jesus respond to their pleading (see v. 37)? (See also Matthew 9:1; John 3:20.)



51. How was the response of the whole city of Gadara (see v. 37) similar to the request of the demons (see v. 31)?



52. What did the man who was freed from the demons beg of Jesus (see v. 38)?



53. How did Jesus respond to the man’s begging (see vv. 38-39)?



54. What became of the man who was set free from his demonic oppressors (see v. 39)?


55. Read Luke 8:22, 26, 29, 38-39. What can you infer from the combination of these passages? (See also Isaiah 61:1; 1 John 3:8.)


56. When Jesus and His disciples departed Gadara, they returned to Capernaum. Describe the welcome they received upon their return (see v. 40).


A Woman is Healed—Read Luke 8:41-48

57. In Capernaum, a synagogue ruler named Jairus came to Jesus because his twelve-year-old daughter was dying (see vv. 41-42). What did Jairus believe about Jesus’ power? (See Mark 5:23.)


58. Why do you think Jairus believed this about Jesus? (See Mark 3:1-5.)



59. A synagogue ruler was in charge of the synagogue services and was responsible for overseeing the maintenance and cleaning of the building. As a ruler in the Jewish religious system, Jairus was a prominent man. How did this prominent religious leader approach Jesus with his desperate need (see v. 41)?



60. How did Jesus respond to Jairus' humble, earnest begging (see v. 42)? (See also Matthew 9:19; Mark 5:24.)



61. When a woman had a flow of blood, she was considered ceremonially unclean (see Leviticus 15:25). In addition to this woman's ceremonial uncleanness, what other details are given of her past twelve years (see v. 43)?



62. Along the way to Jairus’ house, the woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the border of Jesus’ garment; immediately her flow of blood stopped (see v. 44). What did the woman believe and say to herself that caused her to touch His garment? (See Matthew 9:21; Mark 5:28.)



63. What did Jesus say made her well (see v. 48)?



64. Read Mark 5:27-28, and answer the following: What had the woman heard about (see v. 27)? What did she believe about what she heard (see v. 28)? What did she do about what she had heard and believed (see v. 27)?


65. This woman acted upon what she heard and believed, and immediately her blood flow stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction (see v. 44). What did Jesus know and ask when the woman touched his garment (see vv. 45-46)? (See also Mark 5:30.)


66. What did Peter and the disciples say about Jesus’ question (see v. 45)? Why?



67. Jesus looked around to see the woman who touched Him (see Mark 5:32). What was the woman’s response when it became clear that she was the one who had touched Jesus (see v. 47)?



68. What affectionate title did Jesus call this woman (see v. 48)? What do you think Jesus was implying by using this title? (See also v. 21; John 1:12.)



69. What did Jesus indicate was the source of the woman’s healing (see v. 48)?



70. The woman who had been ceremonially unclean for twelve years heard of Jesus, believed in Jesus, and touched Jesus’ garment as an expression of her faith. She was immediately healed because of her faith. Jesus told her she could now “be of good cheer” and “go in peace” (v. 48). What two types of peace did this woman then experience, made clear by the affectionate title Jesus called her? (See Isaiah 26:3; John 14:27; Romans 5:1; 15:33; Philippians 4:7, 9; Colossians 3:15.)


Jairus’s Daughter is Raised—Read Luke 8:49-56
71. While Jesus was still speaking to the woman, people came from Jairus’ household. What did they tell Jairus (see v. 49)?



72. When Jesus heard what those from the household of Jairus said, what did he tell Jairus (see v. 50)? Why? (See Mark 5:23.)



73. Although a large crowd was closely following Jesus to Jairus’ house (see v. 45), who did He allow to follow Him inside (see v. 51)?


74. What did Jesus see when He arrived at Jairus’ house (see v. 52)? (See also Mark 5:38.)


75. What did Jesus say to those who were loudly weeping and wailing (see v. 52)?


76. Jesus said that Jairus’ daughter was not dead but rather doing what (see v. 52)? (See also John 11:4, 11; 1 Corinthians 15:51.)


77. What did the crowd at Jairus’ house think about what Jesus said about the girl (see v. 53)?


78. Jesus cleared the house of the scorners, weepers, and wailers. Only Peter, James, John, and the girl’s mother and father remained. He took the girl by the hand and said to her, “Little girl, arise” (v. 54). Jairus had earnestly begged Jesus for this (see v. 41). What was the end result of Jairus’ humble, earnest begging (see v. 55)?


79. How did Jairus and his wife respond to Jesus’ answer to his request (see v. 56)?


80. After resurrecting their daughter, what did Jesus charge Jairus and his wife (see v. 56)?



81. How old was Jairus’ daughter (see v. 42)? How long had the woman with the blood flow been suffering (see v. 43)? Do you see any connection?

Detailed Notes

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  1. Introduction
    1. Luke was a historian of the first rank
      1. He told us more about Jesus' birth than any other gospel writer
      2. He told us a little bit about His boyhood and baptism
      3. We're in a section we might call the blessing of Jesus Christ: His public ministry in Galilee
    2. Chapters 7-8 are about the signs and wonders Jesus performed
      1. He is sovereign over sickness (see 7:1-10)
      2. He is sovereign over death (see 7:11-17)
      3. He is sovereign over sin (see 7:36-50)
      4. He is sovereign over the natural and supernatural world (see 8:22-39)
    3. Miracle after miracle demonstrated that Jesus was God's anointed Messiah; Isaiah 35:5-6
    4. Acts 2:22
    5. A lot of people are puzzled by Jesus' miracles
      1. They don't see miracles happen today
      2. Or they say everything is a miracle
    6. A miracle is something out of the ordinary
      1. David Hume: a miracle is an interruption of natural law, but daily life flows on without any supernatural disruption or interruption, hence there are no miracles
      2. How miracles work:
        1. God has written natural law into the universe, but He is not confined to playing by those rules
        2. He can supersede natural law by His own law
  2. Luke 8:40-56
    1. Ruler (v. 41) is the Greek word archón
      1. The man who set up the synagogue service every Sabbath
      2. He was high standing in the community
    2. This was a risky thing for Jairus to do because of the way the Jews were starting to view Jesus at this point
    3. Jairus' dying daughter was twelve years old, just coming into adulthood, the prime of life
      1. The woman had had a disease for twelve years
      2. The well-known man named Jairus had had twelve years of happiness, and the unnamed woman of low status had suffered miserably for twelve years
    4. This woman would have been considered unclean according to the laws of Moses
      1. She was an outcast, unnamed, of low repute
      2. Her faith was imperfect faith—superstitious faith
    5. Four tassels on the robe of a Jewish male called tzitzit
    6. Jesus can distinguish between the tussle of the crowd and the touch of faith
      1. >Matthew 9:21
      2. The woman set a definite point of contact to release her faith
    7. How many times have your plans been interrupted?
    8. This is the only time Jesus ever called somebody "daughter" (v. 48); there was relationship there
    9. "Do not trouble the Teacher" (v. 49)
      1. Implicit in that statement is unbelief: "Sure, Jesus can cure sick people, but once they're dead, it's over"
      2. Has Satan ever whispered these words to you? Don't you dare listen to that
    10. Juxtaposition between afraid and believe (see v. 50)
      1. Fear and faith are mutually exclusive
      2. This command is in the imperative, continual tense
    11. Verse 52: Was this a misdiagnosis by Jesus?
      1. From a biblical perspective, there is no such thing as soul sleep
      2. What Jesus meant was that He was about to raise her back up
      3. In the Bible, sleep is a description of physical death
        1. John 11:11-14
        2. Acts 7:60
        3. Old Testament phrase "they slept with their fathers"
        4. Dying, for a believer, is like taking a nap
          1. A nap is temporary; it connotes there will be an awakening
          2. Death for a believer is followed by a resurrection
          3. Cemetery literally means a sleeping place
          4. Daniel 12:2
    12. Verses 53-54: when you have people who are scorning and mocking and negative, get them out of your life; do the business the Lord's called you to do
    13. Talitha, cumi = "Little girl, arise" (Mark 5:41)
    14. Why did Jesus raise the little girl from the dead?
      1. Not for her sake; to ease the grief of her parents
      2. To show that He is sovereign over the natural and the supernatural
    15. Jesus didn't want the news to spread
      1. He'd be invited to every single funeral in the land for wrong reasons
      2. It would complicate what He was trying to show the Jewish nation
  3. Luke 9:1-17
    1. Verses 1-6: this was a temporary mission of apprenticeship
      1. Jesus was preparing them for what would happen when He left
      2. Discipleship
      3. Don't prepare for it; just go and watch what God will do
    2. There is a pattern in making disciples
      1. I do it
      2. I do it and you watch
      3. I do it and you help
      4. You do it and I help
      5. You do it and I watch
      6. You do it
    3. Whenever you traveled to a town 2,000 years ago, you could bet that somebody would invite you into their house; dependence on hospitality
    4. Jewish orthodox rabbis believed that the very dust of Gentile lands was defiled
      1. Before you reentered Israel, you wanted to get all the dust off
      2. Shaking the dust off one's feet was an overture or gesture of disassociation and a proclamation of judgment
      3. Acts 13:51
    5. Going out unprepared is not how you do missions work
      1. Jesus was training, discipling them for something later on
      2. Luke 22:35-36
    6. A tetrarch is the ruler of a fourth of a territory
      1. Herod the tetrarch (a.k.a. Herod Antipas) was Herod the Great's son
      2. He was headquartered in Tiberias by the Sea of Galilee; we have no record that Jesus stepped foot in Tiberias, but Herod heard about Him
    7. Jesus planned to do something (see v. 10), but the plans got interrupted
      1. But Jesus didn't have office hours
      2. He received them; He was so flexible
    8. Of all the miracles Jesus performed, the feeding of the 5,000 is the only one mentioned in all four Gospels
      1. Some commentaries say the people brought their food but were stingy and didn't bring it out until Jesus brought His food out
      2. One writer said Jesus and His disciples stored the food in advance
    9. Not only did Jesus feed the multitude—He gave the disciples leftovers; Ephesians 3:20
    10. This miracle shows us that:
      1. God is concerned about our physical well-being
        1. Psalm 37:25
        2. If God went through the trouble of sending His Son to shed His blood to buy you as His child, it only makes sense He would now provide for you
        3. Romans 8:32
      2. God can do great things by using little things
        1. A few fish and a couple loaves = not much
        2. But those things in Jesus' hands = a sufficient meal for a multitude
        3. Take what little you have and give it to the Lord; a little bit goes a long way in His kingdom
    11. After this, Jesus remained in Galilee, until Luke 9:51, when He went toward Jerusalem

Figures referenced: David Hume, Herod Antipas, Herod the Great

Greek/Hebrew words: archón; tzitzit; Talitha, cumi

Cross references: Psalm 37:25; Isaiah 35:5-6; Daniel 12:2; Matthew 9:21; Mark 5:41; Luke 7:1-9:17, 51; 22:35-36; John 11:11-14; Acts 2:22; 7:60; 13:51; Romans 8:32; Ephesians 3:20


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Introduction: Welcome to Expound our verse-by-verse study of God's Word. Our goal is to expand your knowledge of the truth of God by explaining the Word of God in a way that is interactive, enjoyable, and congregational.

Skip Heitzig: Father, we are hungry to know more. We're hungry to build upon our faith and to know what it is we know, what it is we believe. No matter how long we have walked with you, Lord, our roots always need to go deeper. And so, Father, we pray that as we gather that since you know our hearts, you know our experiences---some of us are very encouraged about certain things this last week. Some of us are very discouraged. Probably a lot of us have a mixture of both. But you know that, and in knowing that we pray that you might use just some of the stories we read about, some of the words of our Lord, and some of biblical truths to speak to our lives, so that we might grow. Not only that we might grow, but that we might show what we know to other people and help disciple them in truth, in Jesus' name, amen.

One thing we've discovered about Luke is that he was a historian of the first rank. He was a doctor, a physician, and he was somebody who evidently interviewed eyewitnesses, people who had been with Jesus. And he took that research and he compiled it in what is called the gospel of Luke. So Luke tells us about Jesus' birth more than any of the other gospel writers, tells us a little bit about his boyhood, a little bit about his baptism. And now we're into a section that we might call "the blessing of Jesus Christ," his public ministry in Galilee. In chapter 7 and in chapter 8 we're reading a lot about the signs and wonders which he performed showing his sovereignty. So in chapter 7 we saw his sovereignty over sickness when a centurion brought a servant or let Jesus know about his servant who was sick at home.

And Jesus spoke a word and the servant was healed. That story tells us Jesus Christ is sovereign over disease, sickness. In the same chapter Luke describes Jesus being sovereign over death as there's a woman walking down the street with her dead son in a casket, and Jesus touches the casket and raises that son back to life. He's sovereign over sickness, he's sovereign over death, and then also in chapter 7 we see that he's sovereign over sin. For there was a woman who came to Simon the Pharisee's house who was a woman known as a woman of sin. And she wept all over Jesus' feet and dried his feet with her hair after her tears fell. And Jesus said, "Your sins are forgiven you." So, he's sovereign over sickness, over death, over sin.

When we get into chapter 8, we also see his sovereignty over the natural world and the supernatural world; over the natural world when he calms the waves on the Sea of Galilee; over the supernatural world when he is on the east side of the Sea of Galilee, encounters a man who has had has demons that have controlled him. So, Jesus Christ is sovereign over all of these areas of life, and that is one of Luke's purposes in writing this section of the blessing of Jesus Christ in his public ministry---miracle after miracle after miracle. Why? To demonstrate that he is God's anointed Messiah according to what Isaiah predicted: that the blind would see, that the ears of the deaf would be opened. And so he fulfills all of those and Luke has that purpose in showing us his miracles.

Now, later on when we get to the book of Acts (Luke is also the author), and he records what Peter said on the Day of Pentecost, and listen to what he said, and you'll understand Luke's purpose in writing this. Peter says, "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested by God to you by miracles, by wonders, and signs which God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves also know." He did miracles. You know about it. You saw some of them. You heard about them. This is common news. And all of that proved who he was, and that's one of Luke's purposes in the gospel. Now, a lot of people are puzzled with this whole idea of Jesus' miracles, because they say, "Well, yeah, we read the Bible and it tells us that Jesus did miracles, but we don't see miracles in our lives, at least we don't see the miracles that we read about here."

But then there are those people who are equally puzzled because they hear Christians almost depreciate miracles: "Well, everything's a miracle. The sun coming up in the morning is a miracle. Baby being born is a miracle." That's not a miracle; that happens every day. It's common, natural law written into the fabric of the universe. A miracle is something extraordinary, out of the ordinary. And this is one of the things that puzzled a philosopher from the 1700s, a Scottish philosopher by the name of David Hume, and his writings influenced generations. David Hume said a miracle is said to be an interruption of natural law. However, wrote Hume, by our common observance of daily experience in life, life flows on without any supernatural disruption or supernatural interruption; hence, he concluded, there really are no miracles; the Bible talks about them, but we know from our daily observance without interruption that a corpse doesn't resuscitate.

We know from our daily observation that water cannot displace the weight of an upright human being, hence, people can't really walk on water, etcetera, etcetera. So just by looking at life every day and by knowing natural law, we know from our experience; we might read it in a book but we know from our experience that miracles don't exist. So he just wrote them out of philosophically. Here's basically how a miracle works, and I say basically: God has written natural law into the fabric of the universe, but God is not confined to playing by those rules. He does play by them, but sometimes he decides to step into the creation he makes and get involved differently.

He can take natural law and supersede it by his own law. And we actually see this happen every day. If you and I were to stand at the Albuquerque airport and look at the tarmac and see a giant aircraft, or if we could go to a major international airport and see a 747 sitting there, and we go, "There's just no way this thing weighing as much as it does could get up there in that sky; it's so heavy; the laws of gravity." But take the law of aerodynamics, add 7,000 pounds of thrust to it, and you can take that which natural law says must come down and supersede, interrupt, if you will, natural law by a higher set of law in play. I remember seeing this sort of exemplified when I was single and I lived down in Huntington Beach. And I had a neighbor a few houses down that had a train set.

Now he had a home and the whole basement, it was like a man cave extraordinaire. The entire basement was his space and the entire basement was filled with a train setup. I mean, you walk down there, you are in, you know, Hobbit Land, another world. This HO train set with cities and mountains and villages and stoplights. And it's just like, "Dude, now I'm a little scared just knowing you now." This is; he's just down there playing, with; building a set. So we would stand on the corner and he would show me how it works with the lights and the cars and the train stopping and switching onto a different track and it was fascinating; he obviously put a lot of money into it. But though we're observing it from afar, he is still in control, very much in control.

He set it up, he created it, and he's in control. But every now and then he would actually step into the scene and move something around, move a tree around, move a mountain around, change up a village. Or if a train piece had fallen off the track, he'd pick it up and put it back or move it somewhere else. So that sort of helps me when I think of miracles, that God has designed this universe with all of its natural laws. But when he wants to; to suit his purposes, and certainly in the person of Jesus Christ, as attested to by many eyewitnesses; he steps into the scene and controverts natural law or interrupts natural law with a higher set of laws from time to time. We've been seeing that and we see it again when we get to verse 40 where we pick it up tonight in chapter 8.

"So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. And behold, there came a man named Jarius, and he was a ruler of the synagogue." The word "ruler" is the Greek word archón, which is like the supervisor. Basically, the archón of the synagogue was the guy who set up the synagogue service every Sabbath. It was his job to have an order of service and to plan who would read and what Scriptures would be laid out etcetera. That was his job and he was known, he was well known in the community. He had a name in the community, so he had high standing. But notice, "He fell down at Jesus' feet and begged him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she---she was dying. But as he went, the multitudes thronged him."

Here is a man, an extremist at the end of his rope in a very extreme situation. And I'm guessing this is risky for him to do. He's Jewish. Judaism has not widely accepted Jesus as Messiah. The controversy is building, and official Jewish people like this are not to be found. The question will be asked later on: "Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in him?" And so for him just to come to Jesus and fall down in humility, beg Jesus to come and heal his daughter was risky because of the way the Jews were starting to view Jesus at this point. Having said that, I understand from a human level that when you have exhausted all of your resources, but you hear that something works, that someone could do something that nobody else can do, you'll do anything.

And probably, I'm guessing, risking his reputation, going out on a limb, he finds Jesus. He has a twelve-year-old daughter who's dying. Now, twelve years old in that culture, she was just coming into the prime of her life; that is, she is just blossoming into adulthood. You know, by thirteen or fourteen many of these gals were married off back in those days. They prepared them quite early for marriage and commitment. So she's just coming to the point of adulthood and his whole life is wrapped up in the love of his daughter, and she's dying. But notice that Luke wants you to know that as Jesus is going, he is being thronged; that is, he is being pressed by people all around him. "Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years"--- I just---important that you note that, because Luke notes it.

You have a gal who's twelve years old dying, you have another gal who's had a disease for twelve years. So you have a man who is well known and named, Jarius, who's had twelve good years of happiness; and another woman unnamed of low stature and status because of her condition who's suffered miserably for twelve years. Typically the person over here that needs something doesn't really care about this person here who needs something. They don't like to be interrupted. "Lord, come quickly!" Now, you're going watch a classic interruption take place. The crowd is thronging him. He's interrupted by this woman who touches him. That's all she does, is touched him.

And you'll notice in verse 43, "A woman having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all of her livelihood on physicians"---and notice, Luke is the only one who adds this---"and could not be healed by any." He's a doctor. He can sympathize with this. She's spent all of her money on doctors and she's not getting any better. It sounds a lot like modern health care almost, doesn't it? [laughter] Sorry for the jab. ". . . came from behind and touched the border of his garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. And Jesus said, 'Who touched me?' "This woman, this flow of blood was probably a vaginal hemorrhage, which would render her unclean according to laws of Moses, the Levitical law. She would be an outcast; she is unnamed; she is low repute. She comes touches Jesus.

Now, here's her thinking, I'm guessing: "This guy touches people and they're cured; I bet it works reverse. I'm going to touch the hem of his garment; there must be something awesome or magical about his clothing." I'm even guessing that her faith was imperfect faith, superstitious faith. "If I touch the hem of his garment, I'll be healed." Now the hem of a garment, there were four tassels on the robe of a Jewish male. The four tassels or in Hebrew called tsitsith. Isn't that a funny word in English sounding, tsitsith? These four tassels were something that the Old Testament required the males to have. Remember they were to have on all four corners, four threads that were blue, to remind them that though they're walking through this earth, they're heavenly bound.

"If I touch the hem of his garment, I'll be healed," and she was. "And Jesus said, 'Who touched me?' "Does that sound like an unusual question to you? It did to these guys. In fact, you'll hear in a minute. I mean, who isn't touching him, right? He's being thronged. Everybody's touching him, and Peter will say as much. "When all denied it"---huh, why did they deny it? I'm guessing now that Jesus must have said this in some authoritative kind of a way, you know, to stop and go, "Who touched me?" that nobody's really wants to come clean. [laughter] "Uh, wasn't me. I didn't touch you." [laughter] "Who touched me?" Now Peter hears that and he's thinking, "Who touched you? I mean, I don't know, four, five hundred touched you."

"'Master, the multitudes throng and they press you, and you say, "Who touched me?" 'But Jesus said, 'Somebody touched me, for I perceive power going from me.' And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before him, she declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason she touched him and how she was healed immediately." Why was she so reticent to come and say, "It was me"? Because it was an embarrassing condition to have, this flow of blood. Nobody wants to just in public admit, "I have a vaginal hemorrhage. It's me, over here." [laughter] So she was hoping she could just touch the hem of his garment and she'd be healed and off she goes. But Jesus stops, "Who touched me?" And, finally, she comes and she says, "It was---it was me."

Why does Jesus say this? Because---listen to this carefully---Jesus can distinguish between the tussle of the crowd and the touch of faith. Yeah, everybody's touching you, and tussling, and you're going back and forth, but that's a different touch when somebody says---and Matthew records, by the way. Matthew says, "The woman said to herself, 'I know that if I touch the hem of his garment, I'm going to be healed.' "That's what she thought. Whether she was superstitious or not, one thing I've got to say for her: she set a definite point of contact to release her faith. "I know that when I touch the hem of his garment, I know it's going to happen. Okay, I'm getting close. Here goes. It's gonna happen soon. Here's the hem"---boom! And she released her faith in that moment, and that was simply a trigger for her to do that.

And so Jesus stopped. He recognized that---"Who touched me?" "I perceive power has gone out of me," and she confesses that she was the one who touched and how she had been healed immediately. Okay, freeze frame, now look over at the---let the camera pan over to Jairus. Remember, Jairus said, "I have a twelve-year-old girl. She's going to die. Please come to my house." He's on his way. Jesus gets stopped, thronged by the crowd, somebody touches. He asks a question: "Who touched me?" Jairus is going, "Who cares!? Who touched me? I need you now." How many times have your plans been interrupted? You have it all planned out. You know exactly what God ought to do, when he ought to do it, and if he doesn't do it---"God, I can't believe you didn't follow my plan."

Well, that's why it's called "his plan." That's why he's called sovereign. That's what God gets to do. God gets to let himself be interrupted and he has his own perfect timing. Let's make matters worse, because it does get worse. "And he said to her, 'Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.' "Hear those words, "Daughter"? Only time Jesus ever called somebody that---"Daughter." There's relationship. There's relationship here. That must have made her feel so wonderful---"Daughter." What a beautiful, beautiful---he's got class. "And while he was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, and said to him, 'Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.' "I don't know if you've ever heard those words.

Some of you have heard those words of a loved one, a father, a brother, a mother. I've lost three of my family members and I know how final that sounds: "Your brother is dead." And I know what that does to you emotionally, what that sets in motion, a whole series of emotions. But for a parent to hear, "Your daughter is dead," followed by, "Don't even bother, don't trouble the Master." Now, do you mind, can we just examine that little statement, "Don't trouble the Master"? Do you know what's implicit in that statement? Unbelief. In that statement, "Don't trouble the Master," is this meaning: "Sure, Jesus can cure sick people, but once they're dead, don't bother him anymore. It's too late. It's over. Don't trouble the Master." Have you ever heard those words?

Has Satan ever whispered them to you? "Don't bother going to God with that. Don't trouble him with that, with your little thing. Like, he's running the universe. He's got to worry about ISIS. He's listening to prayers like Billy Graham might be praying right now. But you have this little---I mean, come on. Don't trouble the Master." Don't you dare listen to that. Trouble the Master. It's no trouble anyway. No trouble for him to speak healing to somebody with a cold or somebody with Stage V cancer. Right there. "'Your daughter's dead. Don't trouble the Master.' But when Jesus heard it, he answered, saying, 'Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.' "Notice the juxtaposition between "afraid" and "believe." "Don't be afraid; only believe." You see how they're related?

They are mutually exclusive. Fear and faith are mutually exclusive. You cannot have fear and faith together; one will cancel out the other one. Faith cancels out fear; fear cancels out faith. "Don't be afraid; only believe." And it's in the continual tense. It's in the imperative. It's a command. "Just keep on believing, Jairus. You came here with faith, believing. Don't let that flow of faith be interrupted by these interruptions or by what you just heard. Don't be afraid. Keep it on. Keep on believing. Have that same kind of faith that brought you to stand before me to begin with." "'Your daughter will be made well.' And when he came into the house, he permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John." That's sort of that special close-knit trio of the apostolic band.

It's the first time we see them in the gospel of Luke together in this fashion. "Now all wept and mourned for her; but he said, 'Do not weep; she is not dead, only sleeping.' And they ridiculed him, knowing that she was dead." Was this a misdiagnosis by Jesus? Was she actually sleeping? Or when he said, "She is only sleeping," what did that mean? Was he referring, as some believe, to "soul sleep"? Which is not a biblical doctrine, by the way. As soon as you die, you are still very much aware and alive somewhere. So there is no such thing as soul sleep from a biblical perspective. So when Jesus says, "She's only sleeping," what does that mean? It means he's about to raise her back up. In the Bible the idea of sleep is a description of death, okay?

Lazarus, John, chapter 11, you remember the story. Jesus says, "We're going to Judea. Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, and I must wake him." The disciples said, "Well, if he's asleep, he'll just wake up." And so he had to make it clear to them, John says. He said, "Jesus said, 'Lazarus is dead.' "So there Jesus used a metaphor, picture language, an analogy of sleep to describe somebody who was completely dead, physically dead. Stephen in Acts, chapter 7, when they killed him, "He called," it says, "on God, and said, 'Lord Jesus, don't lay this sin to their charge.' And having said these words," Luke writes, "he fell asleep." He died. In the Old Testament there's that frequent phrase, "they slept with their fathers"; that is, they died and they ended up like their forefathers did.

But why does the Bible use such a way of describing physical death? Well, because dying for a believer is like taking a nap. First of all, it's the appearance of the body. They many times look like they have just fallen asleep, but they're not getting back up. They're not getting back up today or tomorrow or the next day, but they will one day. When I was a kid, my mom used to say, "Skip, it's time for you to take your nap." "Noooo!" My grandson's like that, my granddaughter's sort of like that. It's punishment. "A nap? Ahhh!" The older you get, however, [laughter] my how things change. "Did you say 'nap'? I get a nap?" [laughter] You see, a nap is temporary, is it not? A nap connotes there will be an awakening. And death for a believer implies and indeed is followed by an awakening, a resurrection.

Do you know what the word "cemetery" means? A sleeping place, literally, sleeping place. It's aptly named. They're just sleeping. One day every cemetery on earth will be a very noisy place. Daniel 12 says that "Those who are in the dust of the earth shall awake and arise, some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt." There is a resurrection coming for every single person. And every single person has unending life, though not eternal life, with Jesus. "She's not dead, she's only sleeping." They laughed him to scorn, because she was dead. He knew that, but he also knew this is very temporary. "Just hold your horses. Stop your wailing. Watch this." "But he put them all outside." Good move. When you have people who are scorning and mocking and negative, just get them out of your life.

Do what you need to do without them. You know, critics will critique and haters will hate---move them outside. Do your business that the Lord's called you to do. Put them outside. And he said, " 'little girl, arise.' ""Talitha, cumi," is the translation from the Aramaic according to Mark." 'Little girl, arise,' "was the command. "Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And he commanded that she be given something to eat." He's so practical. She just got up from the dead, that's an ordeal in itself, to die, so she's probably hungry. May want to give her a McDavid burger or something. [laughter] "And her parents were astonished, but he charged them to tell no one what had happened." Why did Jesus raise her from the dead?

Not for her sake, for their sake, to ease the grief of parents, but more than that, once again, to show that he is sovereign over the natural and the supernatural. If I died, and after being dead a while somebody prayed me back to life, I would be upset. [laughter] If I, like, got up and somebody said, "Skip, wow, it's a miracle! We prayed that you would be resurrected." I would say, "I'm going to haunt you the rest of your life. [laughter] Do you know where I was just now? I was in the presence of God. Heaven was looking pretty good, and I'm---it's like a call back?" [laughter] But Jesus did it not for her, but for her parents' and for the crowd's sake, to demonstrate who he was. And then he said, "Don't tell anybody." Again, to our little mind-set it's like, "This is great PR. Dead people alive again, that news is going to spread."

Exactly, and he didn't want the news to spread. It would make it difficult for him. First of all, he'd be invited to every single funeral in the land for the wrong reasons. People would want to follow him for the wrong reasons. It would complicate what he is trying to show the Jewish nation in particular. So, "Keep this quiet," he said. Of course, that'd be very difficult to do. "And then he called his twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. And he said to them, 'Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs [walking stick] nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.' "So, don't pack, don't pack, don't take a whole bunch of money with you."

"'But whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.' So they departed and they went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere." Now this is an apprenticeship. He is preparing them for what is going to happen to them in just a short period of time when Jesus leaves and goes back to heaven with his Father and gives them the commission to preach the gospel and to do these things. So it's a temporary mission of apprenticeship. It's discipleship. So it's interesting that he goes, "Okay, just go." You don't prepare for it.

You know, don't like---"Okay, I gotta have this checklist. I gotta call and make somebody, you know, somebody stay at the tent for a few days while I'm gone and just." No, just go, just go unprepared and watch what God will do, watch what God will do. There is, I've told you this before, a pattern in making disciples. First step is: I do it. Second step is: I do it and you watch. Third step is: I do it and you help. Fourth step is: You do it and I help. Fifth step is: You do it and I watch. Sixth step is: You do it. So these things have been going on, now Jesus just says, "Go. Do it. Do it and watch how God will provide. You don't need a lot of stuff. Just get on the road and go for it." Now, the Lord is banking on something that was very common 2,000 years ago.

I wish it were more common today; that is, whenever you would travel to a new town, you could just bet that somebody's going to invite you into their house and let you stay there. They didn't have Motel 6s or Holiday Inns, and the inns were anything but a holiday back then. [laughter] And so because they didn't have that kind of infrastructure in towns, they really depended upon hospitality. "So just go into a town and just watch how I will provide. There will be somebody there who will invite you in and that'll be your base of operations for you to preach the gospel and heal the sick. And just, now it's your turn to do it." Now, they're going to come back with glowing reports, according to the Scripture. But then Jesus said, "When you leave and they don't receive you, shake the dust off your feet."

What's that all about? Well, the rabbis, first of all, the rabbis, the Jewish rabbis, the orthodox rabbis believed that the very dust of Gentile lands was defiled, so that before you reenter Israel that you want to get all of the even dust of the Gentile territories off your feet, off your sandals before you go back in. But in shaking the dust off one's feet, it was an overture, a gesture of disassociation and proclamation of judgment. We find this in the book of Acts when Paul and Barnabas, if I'm remembering correctly, Acts 13, they go to Antioch of Pisidia, not the first Antioch in Syria, Antioch of Pisidia, modern-day Turkey. There when they're done, because they were sort of ushered out of town, Paul and Barnabas, it says, "They shook the dust off their feet." It would be common.

A rabbi would know to do this, but probably knowing what Jesus said here caused that response. "So they departed," verse 6, "and they went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere." Now, I don't want you to think that this is how you do missions work. He was training them, discipling them for something later on. So the idea of---"Well, you never have to just plan anything or raise support. You just sort of go out and you trust the Lord," this is temporary. So who you get Luke, chapter 22---listen, I'm reading in advance---"Jesus said to them [his disciples], 'When I send I out without a money bag, knapsack, or sandals, did you lack anything?' And so they said, 'Nothing.'

"Then he said to them, 'But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one.' ""You may need to prepare and you may need a suitcase and you might even need protection, because you live in a big, bad world. So, just saying, that was then, this is now. That's how you did it then, but you don't always do it that way." He was training them. He was apprenticing them, discipling them in this. So they did. And in verse 7 of chapter 9, "Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him," all the miracles that Luke has written about came to the ears of Herod the tetrarch. "And he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead."

"J the B is back," that's what somebody said. "And by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again. Herod said, 'John, I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?' And so he sought to see him." I confess to you that whenever we read the name Herod, you are in for a confusing explanation. The family was a mess. So let me make it easy. He's called a "tetrarch." A tetrarch means that he was a ruler of a fourth of a part or a fourth of a territory. So his dad, this guy's dad, was Herod the Great. This guy's name here is Herod Antipas the tetrarch or the ruler of a region known has Galilee and Perea, which is on the eastern side of the Jordan. That's what he was in charge of. His headquarters was in Tiberias. Tiberias was the principal city around the Sea of Galilee.

What's interesting about that is that if you've come with us to Israel and we spend the nights in a hotel around the Sea of Galilee, what city do we stay in? Tiberias. We're always staying where Herod the tetrarch was. But we have no record at all, in all of the gospel record, that Jesus ever even set foot once in Tiberias, even though he lived his headquarters around the Sea of Galilee. He was on the northern shore of that lake, but there's no record that he ever went to Tiberias. So Herod hears about this. Now Herod, even though Herod the Great was dead---and by the way, Herod the Great was the guy who killed the babies in Bethlehem, killed two of his sons, killed one of his wives, killed members of the Sanhedrin.

And there was even a saying back then that "it was safer to be one of Herod's pigs than to be his son," because of that behavior. He was loathed and hated by the people, so when he died there was a great rejoicing. By the way, Herod's tomb has been discovered recently out by Bethlehem, and they have reconstructed it with the original archaeological findings in a museum in Jerusalem. So, anyway, one of his sons, this dude, hears about Jesus. He's curious because of what people were saying about him, all of these rumors. "And the apostles, when they had returned, told him all that they that had done. And he took them and he went aside privately to a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida." Now Bethsaida is on the very opposite side of Tiberias. So here, my Bible will be the Sea of Galilee.

Tiberias is down here. Capernaum is up here. Bethsaida is over here. It's a fishing village. They have discovered ruins, in fact, fishing implements in this little village. It's an old ancient town. And so Jesus after being in Gedara with the Gadarenes and the demon-possessed guy and that whole thing, he now moves to a deserted place to hang out and let his disciples get refreshed, a pastor's retreat, if you will, take them aside. But these plans did not go well. I'm sure the disciples are going, "Oh, this is going to be so good, man. That demon-possessed guy creeped me out. I can't wait to just get alone for just a few days with Jesus, alone time, get refreshed. I need to get refreshed." But other people heard where he was going.

It says, verse 11, "But when the multitudes knew it, they followed him," and he said, "Get out of here!" Oh, he doesn't say that. [laughter] "He received them and he spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing." Don't you love his style? He planned to do something, but the plans got interrupted. Well, so did Jairus'. And now Jesus' own plans with his disciples get interrupted because of a crowd. And Jesus doesn't say, "No. It's quitting time. It's after five. I can't really---I don't office hours." It's funny, if you go to Israel, and you go Capernaum, which is now an archaeological site, this is what it says on the gate: "Capernaum, the town of Jesus. Open from 8:30 to 6:00 p.m." [laughter] Well, that might work for the archaeology site, but Jesus did not live with office hours.

He didn't say, "I'm sorry. I can't receive you. I don't want to work overtime. I'm going to go to HR and straighten this out. I---" He received them. He was so flexible. "I know I'm interrupted, and I know you guys would like to hang out, but look at these people. They've come, they need, they're so needy." "And he received them and he spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who had need of healing." It was a long day. "And when the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to him, 'Send the multitude away that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place.' ""We're in the middle of the sticks out here. We're in the toolies." "But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' "

"I can just see him kind of smiling like that too." You know what? You do that. Instead of sending them away to get something to eat, just you guys do it. Remember what discipleship is? I do it. I do it, you watch. I do it, you help. Eventually, you do it. So, it's your turn. I've given you power to heal diseases. Go for it. Your turn. I'll step out of the way and let you feed them." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.' "This, of all of the miracles that Jesus performed, is the only miracle mentioned in all four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It's that significant of an event. "The feeding of the five thousand," it is typically called. What amazes me is how people feel the necessity to feel sorry for God and come up with an alternate explanation for "poor God."

Instead of making this a miracle, let's have sympathy on God and come up with an easier, more palatable explanation instead of a miracle. I kid you not---there are commentaries who say this: "Well, probably what happened is that everybody that day brought their food. Because if people are traveling, they're going to bring their own food. But they didn't want to bring it out. They were stingy, because if they brought out their sack lunch, then Shlomo would see that you've got, you know, something, and he's going to be jealous. So they're all stingy and holding onto it. But Jesus pulls out his sack lunch, and it's such an example, that everybody pulls out theirs and they have a meal. You gotta help God out. He's just can't do anything unless people bring their sack lunch."

Or one commentator---and some taters are more common than others. [laughter] But this writer said that probably Jesus and his disciples stored the food in advance. You know, they're buying the guns and the ammo and they're storing food. And they've got a cave going on with all this food in it. And so Jesus was out there, not far from where the food was, and so as he was talking and as people were pressing, he just sort of moved backwards like this toward the mouth of the cave. Finally, he's in front of the cave and the disciples just kind of, you know, slip it under his arm. And he's able to just sort of give it out to them, [laughter] and really, not a miracle at all." Really? You thought that through?

Isn't it just much easier based on the fact that he raised a widow's son from the dead, that he cured diseases, etcetera, etcetera, that he just made fish and bread appear? It's just---it goes along with the historical account of the life of Jesus. He steps in the scene and moves the train around---big deal. That's what he did. It says, "There were about five thousand men, verse 14."And he said to his disciples, 'Make them to sit down in groups of fifty.' And they did so, made them all sit down. And he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven"---it's interesting, you know, typically when we pray, if you're at a restaurant, what do you do when you---it's time to pray? Close your eyes and bow your head. Jesus didn't do that.

He did this, eyes open, looking up, because that would connote to people who were looking at him that he is receiving this bounty, this goodness from God the Father, and he is giving thanks to him. It's a beautiful gesture. And I like this better than this. Don't know really where that came from. I like this. "So Jesus looked up to heaven, blessed it, gave thanks, set it before the multitude. And they all ate and were filled, and"---and, P.S., oh and by the way---"twelve baskets of leftover fragments were taken up by them." Why twelve? Twelve disciples, right? "Not only, you of little faith, will I feed the multitude, I'll give you leftovers for tomorrow. I'll give you each your own little basket of food." "Now unto him who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we can ask or think."

He does it right. There's leftovers. They get their own basket they're walking away with. This miracle mentioned four times---Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John---it shows me, number one, that Jesus is concerned about our physical well-being. Jesus didn't say, "I know they're hungry, but after all, I'm giving them spiritual food. They can fast and pray. They don't need to focus on themselves." He felt compassionate for them. He thought that meeting their physical needs was important and I just want you to hear that. David said---and I can say this now. I used to be able to say only the first part. I can say this now as a life experience: "I was young and now I am old; and yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken, nor God's people begging bread."

Think about it. If God went to the trouble of sending his Son to shed his blood, to buy you as his son or daughter, doesn't it only make sense if he went to the trouble of purchasing you that he would now provide for you, right? Romans 8, that's Paul's premise: "God, who do not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how shall he not then with him graciously give us all things?" So God is concerned about your physical well-being. Tells me something else as well. God can do great things by using little things. "Well, I don't have much. I can't do much. My bank account doesn't have much. I can't put in much." Okay, it's all right, put in a little, just those few fish. That's all we need. But a few fish and a couple loaves equals not much, but a few fish, a few loaves in Jesus' hands equals a sufficient meal for a multitude.

So you take what you have, the little that you have, you say, "Lord, I give it to you. I give me to you. Just breathe, bless, and let me be used for your purpose and glory," and watch what happens. A little bit goes a long way in his kingdom. And they had twelve fragments, or they had twelve baskets full of the fragments leftover. From this point---and they're still in Galilee---they're go to move northward to the very top of the nation to a place called Caesarea Philippi in the very next few verses. It's not mentioned, but Matthew will fill in the rest of information, for as he tells us, they went there. So he's still doing Galilee, right?

And here's what's important, and we'll get to it next time when we're together in Luke, around chapter 9, verse---I'm guessing around verse 51, if memory serves, that's when Jesus goes toward Jerusalem. And so Luke is telling us about his birth and about his boyhood and about his baptism and about his blessing in Galilee, but he's going to turn the corner at the end of this chapter as Jesus moves and heads down with his face steadfastly moving toward the cross, toward Jerusalem, and he will recall and recount that. Let's bow our heads. Father, we are grateful that we have the opportunity to gather like this week by week and just plow through verse by verse, chapter by chapter, and book by book of what we know as the Bible.

The more we do that, the more we become aware of what kind of a God we serve, what kind of a Savior we follow, his style, his methods. And, Father, because we know you like that, and better and better it causes us to love you deeper and deeper. And the more we know you, and the more we love you, the more we can't wait to see you when you come again. There's an excitement, Lord, that fills our hearts as we realize and we're reminded that one day we will see the Savior that we only read about or pray to face-to-face one day, and we're going to be in glory. And, Father, we're also reminded, because we know there are people on our flock who have lost loved ones, even children, just like you said, "Little girl, arise," you will say that to every child who has died, every person who has died in Christ.

There will be resurrection. You will say, "Arise," and after arising there will be a reunion around your throne in glory with those very ones that we desperately miss tonight. But, Father, if we don't know you, and they who loved you and have died and have gone before who are with you, if we don't know you, when we die, we'll never see them again. We'll never see you. We'll never see them. Not that that ought to be the crowning motivation, but it is some motivation that the safest and best place is in following Jesus Christ on this earth. Because as we follow Jesus on this earth, he's going to lead us all the way into heaven. And if we follow you here, we're going to follow you there.

And so, Lord, I would just pray for anybody who's gathered here in this place tonight who isn't sure about their relationship with Christ, who doesn't know that if they were to die that they would be in God's presence, your presence. They're not sure that if they were to die tonight, they would be in heaven. In fact, some of them would say, "I'm quite sure I won't be. I haven't been living a life that's in anyway obedient to him. I've fallen, I've failed, but I want to be received by him again." So as we close this service, if you're here, if you don't know Jesus yet, though you may be a religious person, a church-going person, you might believe that God exists, but there's never been a personal connection, a personal commitment where you remember some evening, some day where you turn from the old way of living and turned to make Jesus your Lord, your Savior.

Or some of you have wandered away and you need to come back home. If that describes anyone here at all, I want to pray for you. I need to know who I'm praying for, so if that's what your desire is, to come back to Jesus or come to him for the first time, would you raise your hand up in the air just this moment and I'll close and we'll pray. God bless you, yes, ma'am. Anyone else? Raise it up so I can see it---to my left, one, two, I see couple of you right over here to my left. Anyone else?---to my right. Is God speaking to anyone else? Is he moving in your heart?

And just say yes---way in the back in the left---in the balcony, one, two, three---on the floor toward my left. And right up here, and right up here, yes, sir. Our Father, what a privilege to pray for these with these raised hands, not only a hand that indicates who they are, but Lord, in my cases, like a drowning man or woman saying, "I need God's help. I need his grace. I need his mercy. I need his forgiveness." And we're so grateful that your mercies are new every morning and that your grace is abounding and overflowing. Where sin abounds, grace overflows. So, Lord, I pray that you would do a wonderful work in the life of everyone who's raise that hand. There's a life behind that hand. There's a real person.
And I pray, Father that you would give them assurance and you'd plant them in good soil and they would bear forth fruit in days to come, in Jesus' name, amen.

Could I have you all stand? We're closing with a final song. I'm going to ask you if you raised your hand, even if you're in the balcony, I'll let you come down the steps. We'll wait for you. But I want though those of you who raised your hand to get up from where you're standing, find the nearest aisle, stand right up here where I'm going to lead you in a prayer to receive Christ. Jesus called people publicly so often, and I want to, in like manner, call you publicly in front of a group of men and women who love you and will applaud for the decision you're making.

If you raised your hand, just find the nearest aisle, just come and stand right up here and I'll lead you in a prayer. [applause] [worship music plays] That's right. If you're in the balcony, come down the steps. If you're in the back, come down the aisle. Yeah! [worship music continues to play] Yeah! We don't do this to embarrass anyone, we do this because we want an opportunity to celebrate for you, with you, and with the angels in heaven. [cheers and applause] Awesome. We'll wait just another moment. And thank you for waiting and thank you for praying. Thank you for bringing your friends like this and family members. Every single one of you, God bless you guys. I want you to know that God loves you. He loves you so much that he sent his Son who was perfect and sinless.

He never did anything wrong. He was God in human flesh and he came down this earth to take my sin, my sin, and your sin, to cleanse you by that act, and by that act to extend forgiveness to you, and to give you this do-over and to wash the past away. And as you are coming to him in repentance, you're leaving the past behind, you're coming in faith to Christ. So I'm going to lead you in a prayer and I'm going to ask you to pray this prayer out loud after me. Ready? Pray this from your heart. Say these words to him. Say: Lord, I give you my life. I know that I'm a sinner. Please forgive me. I know that Jesus died on a cross, that he shed his blood for my sin, and that he rose victorious from the grave. I turn from my past. I turn from my sin. I turn to Jesus as Savior. I want to follow him as Lord. Help me Lord, in Jesus' name, amen. [cheers and applause]

Closing: If you've missed any of our Expound studies, all of our services and resources are available at expoundabq.org.

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Luke 1:1-25
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Luke gave a methodical account of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection that painted just one perspective of the full portrait of Christ. In this study, we recount the 400 years between the Old and New Testaments and see how God closed the Old Testament with both a promise and a curse. In a natural segue, Luke picked up on that promise with the story of Zacharias and Elizabeth, and we see how God turned the curse into grace when Jesus entered the picture.
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Luke 1:26-80
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Two thousand years ago, an angel announced to the young virgin Mary that she would give birth to the Son of God. Her response of faith and song of praise demonstrated a deep love for the Lord. As we close out the first chapter of Luke, we are also introduced to the man who would announce Jesus the Messiah, and we are exhorted to reevaluate our own concept of greatness in light of God's view.
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Luke 2
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As we study the birth of Jesus in Luke 2, we learn about the events surrounding this special occasion, including the days leading up to Jesus' birth, Joseph and Mary's journey to Bethlehem, the angel's proclamation to the shepherds, and blessings from two people present at Jesus' dedication in the temple. Through these events recorded in Luke's gospel, we are reminded about God's sovereignty, Jesus' humility, and our salvation.
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Luke 3
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In Luke 3, we are introduced to John, the forerunner of Jesus. Although John seemed to be an unusual man and shocked many people by what he said and did, his dedication to follow the Lord is what made his life count. Jesus even said that there hasn't been anyone greater than John. As we get a glimpse into his life and character, we are directed to the message he wished to proclaim: Jesus Christ the Messiah.
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The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
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When studying the Scriptures, genealogies can often be overlooked, mistakenly seen as an unimportant list of names. But as we consider the genealogy of Christ found in Luke 3, we find that the lineage of Mary, Jesus' mother, shows us four important things about Christ and solves one of the biggest problems of the Old Testament.
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Luke 4:1-29
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After Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River and filled with the Holy Spirit, He was led into the wilderness, where He experienced a season of oppression and conflict. In this study, we see the tempting offers the Devil extended to Jesus and how Jesus handled them, and we learn how to overcome our own temptations.
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Luke 4:16-5:26
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As we wrap up Luke 4 and begin our study in Luke 5, we continue to explore the public ministry of Jesus, examining aspects of His character as the promised Messiah, our compassionate healer, our great teacher, and the Son of Man who forgives sins. In this passage of Scripture, we learn what it means to serve the Lord and follow Him with uncompromised obedience.
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Luke 5:27-6:19
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God uses a variety of people to build His kingdom; in fact, the men Jesus chose as His disciples might even go on a list of "Most Unlikely to Succeed." In this study, we see how Jesus' interactions with His disciples, the Pharisees, and the multitudes were infused with a deep compassion. We are also reminded that God chooses to use the foolish things of the world, and we can take comfort knowing that He sees us for who we will become.
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Luke 6:17-7:23
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Jesus' public ministry of preaching to the multitudes and performing miracles went against the flow of the world—especially since He reached out to the downtrodden with love and grace. As we continue our study through Luke 6-7, we examine a different take on the Beatitudes, observe an extraordinary encounter with a Roman centurion that even left Jesus amazed, and learn what it means to live with Jesus as our Lord.
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Luke 7:19-8:3
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As we finish our study of Luke 7, John the Baptist comes back into the picture, this time imprisoned and doubting who Jesus is. But Jesus comforted John through the message He sent, and we consider why Jesus called this final Old Testament prophet great. Then, in a passage of Scripture found only in Luke's gospel, we observe the great mercy Jesus extended to the outcasts of society He often spent time with—in this case, women.
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Luke 8:1-39
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Jesus displayed a great measure of compassion throughout His ministry on earth, whether He was performing miraculous works or revealing deep spiritual truths. In this study of Luke 8, we consider Jesus' power to save and heal us, and we learn from His actions and parables about what it means to grow spiritually and place our faith in Him.
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Luke 9:18-62
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Over the centuries, countless groups and individuals have made claims about the person of Jesus Christ, but that's not enough to know who He really is. Luke presents an accurate picture as he records both Jesus' claims about Himself and what those nearest said about Him. As we continue our study in Luke 9, we consider two different ways to approach life, how to navigate mountaintop and valley experiences, and how worship and evangelism should naturally weave together in our lives.
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The service we give to the Lord is important, but it's equally important to sit before Him in adoration. In Luke 10, we read that Jesus sent out a group of His followers to share His message of peace, told the parable of the good Samaritan, and encountered sisters Mary and Martha. As we study these stories, we are reminded to keep our focus on Christ.
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Luke 11:1-28
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As the disciples listened to Jesus' teachings and watched Him perform miraculous works, they also saw His dynamic prayer life with God the Father. In this study of Luke 11, we learn that praising and pouting are difficult to do at the same time, see Jesus' great power as he encountered an unclean spirit, and break down the prayer that He gave to the disciples.
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Luke 11:29-12:21
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As the antagonism toward Jesus began to grow, the focus of Luke's gospel transitions from the works of Jesus to the words of Jesus. In this study, we see that the Pharisees were unwilling to accept Jesus, focusing only on outward acts. We are cautioned to watch out for hypocrisy in our lives and focus on our relationship with God rather than material satisfaction.
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Luke 12:22-13:9
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As Jesus began His private ministry to His disciples, He explained what the attitude of His followers should be. In this study, we are reminded that we can rest in God's care because of our new relationship with Him, even when we're tempted to worry. We are also challenged to let our faith become action by living differently than the world and working to bring others into God's kingdom while we still can.
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Luke 13:10-14:24
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Jesus often searched out those who were overlooked by society. He wanted to heal them and love them so He could showcase His work in them to the world. Unfortunately, His acts of love weren't always accepted. In this study, we see the response of His religious adversaries who strictly adhered to the Law of the Old Testament. We also learn that tradition can cause us to miss the most important thing: a relationship with the Lord.
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Luke 14:15-15:32
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Jesus was a master storyteller, and He shared stories that shed light on some important truths. In this study, we examine five different parables of Jesus about things that had been lost. We learn what our highest priority should be, what it really means to be a disciple, and what the Lord is all about—rescuing those who were once lost and redeeming them for His glory.
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Luke 16:1-18
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After Jesus addressed several religious leaders in Luke 15, He turned His attention to the disciples to teach about stewardship. Jesus essentially asked them what they were investing their lives in—the temporal or the eternal? In this study, we learn that we must answer this same question and that our response will reveal who we truly serve.
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Luke 16:19-17:37
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As Jesus continued to talk to His disciples and the nearby Pharisees, He told them stories about the kingdom of heaven and warned those listening about their eternal fate. He also shared four basic things expected of those who follow Him. In this message, we're challenged to forgive freely, serve faithfully, live thankfully, and be prepared for Jesus' second coming.
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Luke 18
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In Luke 18, Jesus continued to share parables with those He encountered, explaining that humility and persistence in prayer are pleasing to the Lord. We also see Him tenderly bless children and call out a rich young ruler's obsession with wealth before we wrap up the chapter by looking at the faith of a blind man Jesus healed.
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Luke 19
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In Luke 19, Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as the Messiah and the Passover Lamb, beginning the grand finale of His life: death on the cross. As we look at the story of Zacchaeus, we learn that all of us are short in stature, spiritually speaking. We're also challenged to faithfully serve the Lord, and we study one of the Bible's most intricate prophecies about the end times.
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Luke 20 is all about confrontation: in the middle of the crowded temple court, Jesus addressed the Pharisees and Sadducees' pointed questions with sharp wisdom and divine discernment. Mere days before His crucifixion, we also see Jesus expose the sin of His chosen people and discuss the topics of baptism, taxes, and the resurrection of the dead.
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4/8/2015
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Luke 21
Luke 21
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As Jesus continued to teach in the temple just days before His death, He noted the generosity of a poor widow and then launched into the Olivet Discourse, in which He gave an overview of what the end times will look like. This chapter of Luke is extremely relevant for believers today as we watch and wait for Jesus to come back and establish His kingdom on earth.
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4/15/2015
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Luke 22:1-46
Luke 22:1-46
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In Luke 22, Jesus and His disciples celebrated the Passover, which was—and is—of monumental importance to the Jewish nation. As we get into the details of the Passover meal itself, we examine how Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross would soon transform the meal's meaning, and we are reminded of the coming kingdom and Jesus' love for all people.
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4/22/2015
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Luke 22:39-23:1
Luke 22:39-23:1
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Human life—including human failure—began in the garden of Eden, but new life began in the garden of Gethsemane. In the second half of Luke 22, we see how Jesus fought the battle for our eternal fate, and we learn about Judas' betrayal and Peter's denial, both of which demonstrate God's sovereignty and control.
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4/29/2015
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Luke 23
Luke 23
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Luke 23 details the sentencing, beating, crucifixion, and death of Jesus Christ, the Anointed One. In our study of this chapter, we explore the significance of where Jesus was crucified and ponder the great truth that the cross had to come before the empty tomb.
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5/6/2015
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Luke 24
Luke 24
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As we wrap up our study in the book of Luke, we zero in on the event that sets Christianity apart from every other religion: the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In this message, we dive into the details surrounding the resurrection, including the women's visit to the tomb, the disciples' conversation on the road to Emmaus, and Jesus' ascension.
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