Mustard Seed, Leaven, and the Strait Gate In Lk 13:18-30 Jesus gave two parables concerning the kingdom of God and then gave his Jewish audience an exhortation to enter the kingdom of God through the strait gate. The kingdom of God is like two things, a grain of mustard...
Three Things To Know In Lk 12:49-59 Jesus told the multitude three things to know that they weren’t aware of. Know Why I Am Come I am come to send fire on the earth, v.49. In Matt 3:11 John said that Jesus would baptize with fire. In 2 Thes 1:7-9,...
Be Ye Therefore Ready In Lk 12:35-48 Jesus taught his disciples, and those who would read these words, to be ye therefore ready, because they would not know the hour of his return at the Second Advent. Concerning the Second Advent, Jesus gave an illustration of a lord who returns...
Possessions and Necessities After Jesus gave his disciples some words of instruction, a man in the crowd asked Jesus to speak to his brother, that he would divide the inheritance with him. Jesus used this opportunity to teach his disciples about possessions and necessities. He taught them to: Beware of...
Words of Instruction Following Jesus’s rebuke of the Pharisees, scribes, and lawyers, Jesus exhorted his disciples with words of instruction. Beware of Hypocrisy Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is feigning to be what one is not or claiming to believe what one does not;...
Pharisees Scribes and Lawyers A Pharisee asked Jesus to dine with him. And as he sat down to meat, a conversation ensued. The subjects Jesus discussed were addressed to the Pharisees scribes and lawyers present. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and Scribes for: Cleaning the outside only, Lk 11:38-41. The Pharisee...
Hear and Keep the Word In reply to a woman in the crowd, Jesus said, “Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it”. That’s the theme of this passage today, Lk 11:27-36. Hear and keep the word. Those who hear and keep the word… They are...
Casting Out A Devil On this day in Jesus’s ministry he was casting out a devil. What he said to the people after the devil was cast out is what we are studying today. This was a dumb devil. The devil manifested itself in the man. When it was gone...
Martha and Mary Lk 10:38-42 takes place at Martha’s house in Bethany. She invited Jesus and the disciples who were with him for a meal. Martha and Mary were both there. While Martha was serving, Jesus was speaking to those who were with him and Mary was sitting at his...
The Good Samaritan We’re going to study through Lk 10:25-37 to see why the lawyer asked Jesus questions and how the Lord answered him. Then we’re going to study how the Good Samaritan typifies Jesus Christ. The Lawyer’s attempt to tempt Jesus A lawyer stood up and tempted Jesus. He...
