Jesus had been going from town to town, crowds in every place, people needing his touch for healing, in Luke 8:42 “the crowds were pressing against him”. Yet, he took time to deal with each situation individually even if it…
Tag: Luke
Where is Your Faith
We may think that Jesus was personally wealthy, but that isn’t what is indicated here. It seems that there were people, not his disciples, that were following him and supporting his work in Luke 8:2-3 “some women” and “many others…
Such Great Faith
This reading begins with one that doesn’t have any direct relationship with Jesus but sends for his help because he has no other hope. This centurion, a man of war, has come to understand the power of words spoken under…
To Be Healed of Their Diseases
Jesus has declared himself by reading from Isaiah 61:1–2 “The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to…
The Power of the Lord
Was There to Heal
God’s will is laid bare for all to see as in Luke 5:13 “extending his (Jesus) hand he (Jesus) touched him (the untouchable leprous man), saying, “I am willing; be clean”. Into this world that knew what it meant to…
The Holy One of God
Luke introduces the genealogy of Jesus because the messiah was to come from the lineage of David and the savior of the world had to come from the lineage of Adam. Jesus is fully man, but by virgin birth, in…
He Proclaimed Good News to the People
Jesus is brought to the temple by Mary and Joseph to be presented to the Lord. He was her first born son and they were doing what was commanded. When they arrived, they found Simeon and then came Anna, two…
The Lord Has Visited to Help
The angel Gabriel had come to announce the work the Lord would do. It came first as an answer to the personal prayer of Zechariah and Elizabeth and then as a promise to Mary in Luke 1:35 “The Holy Spirit…
Your Prayer Has Been Heard
We begin the new year with the gospel of Luke which presents in Luke 1:1 “events that have been fulfilled among us”. As we begin to read, we find the first account is of God answering the personal prayer of…
Go and Make Disciples of All the Nations
These are the final days that Jesus has with his disciples on the earth. They might have understood all he said to them before he was crucified, but it is hard for us to understand when we don’t have context…
Do Not be Unbelieving But Believing
The tomb is empty. And as Mary and the other women are leaving, they see Jesus. He adds a specific command to “tell my brothers that they should go to Galilee”. But later in the day, there are two on…
He Has Been Raised From the Dead
Jesus died and there are only a few hours before the end of the day. The Sabbath begins at sun down and any of the children of Israel know that he cannot be left where he is. Jesus disciples, not…
Darkness Came Over All the Land
These are the final hours leading to the crucifixion of Jesus. Pilate is called to pass sentence because it was illegal for the Jews to execute anyone. Pilate gives the Jews a choice, Jesus who has done no wrong or…
I Find No Basis for an Accusation
Jesus has been bound and brought before all of the Jewish religious leaders, the chief priests, the Sanhedrin, the peoples’ council of elders and Jesus has told them he is the Son of Man. It is for this that they…