by Chris Christensen
This is the episode is part 12 in the study of the gospel of Luke. John the Baptist wonders if Jesus is really the Christ. Jesus talks about how he and John are so different but the Pharisees rejected both. Jesus also meets a woman, who will become a close friend, but who is first a notorious women, a sinner.
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This is the episode is part 11 in the study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus talks about what sort of actions and words he expects to find in Christians. When you come to an apple tree you expect to find apples. When you find a Christian Jesus expects to find someone who is gracious not judgmental and condemning. He expects to find someone who is giving, forgiving and obedient.
Jesus also meets a good man, a man full of faith who understands obedience.
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This is the episode is part 10 in the study of the gospel of Luke. The episode looks at the beginning of the sermon on the plain. What does Jesus have against being rich anyway? And as if that is not heard enough Jesus calls us to love our enemies. Why? That’s what God has done.
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This is the episode is part 9 in the study of the gospel of Luke. Jesus starts to run into problems with the religious leaders because of issues involving both fasting and keeping the Sabbath. Why do his disciples not fast? Why do they break the Sabbath? Will Jesus heal on the Sabbath and become a Sabbath breaker?
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This is the episode is part 8 in the study of the gospel of Luke. It looks at the calling of Peter, Andrew, James, John and Levi. Jesus heals a paralytic and a leper and shows that he has the power to forgive sins. Then Jesus gets in trouble with the religious people for both forgiving sins and for hanging out with people that need their sins forgiven.
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This is the episode is part 7 in the study of the gospel of Luke. We see Jesus teaching, healing and driving out demons as he starts his public ministry. He teaches with authority that amazes people. But the people in his home town reject Jesus and try to kill him.
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This is the episode is part 6 in the study of the gospel of Luke. The focuses first on the baptism and genealogy of Jesus (no not my favorite part of the book either) and then the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. Jesus identity is questioned by the devil . But Jesus resists temptation by knowing the bible, by knowing whose he is and by known what God wants him to do.
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This is the episode is part 5 in the study of the gospel of Luke. This episode looks at one of the only views that the bible gives of Jesus’s childhood. It also looks at the fire and brimstone teaching of John the Baptist who comes before Jesus to prepare the way for him by calling people repentance.
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This is the episode is part 4 in the study of the gospel of Luke. This episode deals with Luke’s version of the Christmas story.
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This is the episode is the 3rd part in a study on the book of Luke. This week we look at the songs of praise from Mary and from Zechariah as they look at what God is doing. God is bring salvation to his people at long last.
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