by Chris Christensen
This is the episode is part 31 of the study of the gospel of Luke. This week’s episode starts with Jesus entering Jeruslaem on Palm Sunday and prophesying about his death publicly and about the destruction of Jerusalem. The teachers of the law and chief priests start trying to find a way to arrest Jesus but first need to make him unpopular with the crowds
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This is the episode is part 30 of a study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus heals a blind man who will not take no for an answer when people try and get between him and Jesus. Jesus decides no one will get between him and Zacchaeus. Jesus predicts his suffering and death and Jesus tells a story about faithful servants and faithless ones.
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This is the episode is part 29 of a study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus covers a few different topics as he deals with proud pharisees and penitent publicans. He talks about a determined dowager and a rich ruler who rues the reference to riches.
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This is the episode is part 28 of a study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus talks about sin and duty, especially our duty to look out for each other. He also heals 10 lepers but finds only one who is remembers to say thanks. Jesus also talks about how obvious but how unexpected his second coming will be.
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This is the episode is part 27 of a study on the gospel of Luke. Jesus talks in this passage about money and our relationship to it. We cannot serve both God and money.
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This is the episode is part 26 of the study of the gospel of Luke. In response to the indignation of the pharisees that Jesus would hang out with sinners, Jesus tells three parables: the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son (the prodigal son). Jesus tells us through these parables that God rejoices when someone who is lost returns to him.
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This is the episode is part 25 of the study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus once again gets in trouble for healing on the Sabbath. Jesus then points out the Pharisees pride as the scramble for the places of honor and calls them and us to a greater hospitality. Jesus tells us that at God’s banquet all the places will be filled and class us to live a life of sacrifice. He calls us to count the cost of being a disciple.
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This is the episode is part 24 in a study of the gospel of Luke. In this episode Jesus heals a woman on the Sabbath (and gets in trouble with the religious leaders), says that not everyone will be saved and mourns for Jerusalem that has continued to reject God and his prophets.
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This is the episode is part 23 of a study of the gospel of Luke. This section talks about Jesus second coming. It is not complicated prophesy that calls for complicated interpretation. Jesus is saying that you won’t know when he comes back so he focuses on the important lessons of Jesus second coming which are:
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This is the episode is part 22 of a study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus reminds us the truth that more than one politician, hypocritical religious leader or email sending has learned the hard way. The truth will come out. The deeds done in the dark will be exposed to the light. So why try and pretend to be one way in public and another way in private? And why worry? We worship a God who knows the hairs on our head. We worship a God who clothes the flowers of the field in splendor… and loves us even more. And why do we try and save up treasure here where thieves, rust and stock market crashes can take it from us?
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