Luke Bible Study, Day 33 Today’s passage: Luke 21 Focus verse:He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.” (Luke 21:8) When I read Luke 21, I want to focus on the opening passage about […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 32 Today’s passage: Luke 20 Focus verse:“Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.” (Luke 20:18) The twentieth chapter of Luke has five segments that all relate—to one degree or another—to the religious leaders. The tone is critical. Most scathing […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 31 Today’s passage: Luke 19:28–48 Focus verse: The whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen. (Luke 19:37) As Jesus and his disciples head toward Jerusalem, he sends two of them on ahead with a curious instruction. “Go into the […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 30 Today’s passage: Luke 18:1 to Luke 19:27 Focus verse:“Everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.” (Luke 18:31) Jesus knows he’ll die soon. He pulls his twelve disciples aside for a private lesson. He tells them plainly what will happen. But this isn’t […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 29 Today’s passage: Luke 17 Focus verse:Then [Jesus] said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.” (Luke 17:19) In the Bible, the word leprosy is used to refer to various skin diseases, which includes leprosy. Specifically, leprosy is an infectious skin decease that eats away the flesh. […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 28 Today’s passage: Luke 16 Focus verse:“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” (Luke 16:31) The Bible records over three dozen parables that Jesus shares with his followers. In only a single […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 27 Today’s passage: Luke 15 Focus verse:“But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” (Luke 15:32) Luke shares three of Jesus’s parables. There’s the parable of the lost sheep, the parable of the lost […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 26 Today’s passage: Luke 14 Focus verse:“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26) Another time, as Jesus travels, a large crowd trails behind him. He turns to them […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 25 Today’s passage: Luke 13 Focus verse:“People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.” (Luke 13:29) As Jesus makes his circuit through the towns around Jerusalem, someone asks, “Will only a few people be saved?” […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 24 Today’s passage: Luke 12 Focus verse:“But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.” (Luke 12:31) Jesus teaches about worry. Specifically, he says not to do it. We aren’t to worry about life, about what we eat or wear. I’m sure Jesus’s audience then had […]