What the disciples lacked Jesus had just come down from the mount of Transfiguration with Peter, John, and James. Awaiting him were a multitude of people. One man among them cried out to Jesus to cast the devil out of his son. The surprising thing is that he had brought...
The Transfiguration Lk 9:27-36 is the passage we typically call the Transfiguration. See Matt 17:2. To see all that’s connected with this event, we’ll check the cross references in the other gospels. We’re going to study what Peter, John, and James saw and what they heard. Peter, John, and James...
Come After Jesus In the context of Lk 9:23-26, Jesus had just fed 5,000, Lk 9:14, and they would have made him king, Jn 6:15. So, he left, and the next day they came seeking him, Jn 6:24. They showed up for more food, Jn 6:26. Before they showed up...
Who Is This? The reason God directed Luke to write Lk 9:1-22 was to answer the question that Herod raised in Lk 9:9, “Who is this”? By the time we get to verse 22, you’ll know who this is. How would they have known the answer to “Who is this”?...
Things Only God Can Do We’re studying a larger passage of scripture today because of the common theme among the various stories that are recorded here. Jesus did things only God can do. He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, Lk 8:22-25 Jesus and the disciples got...
A Candle on a Candlestick The Lord used the illustration of a candle on a candlestick several times when he was teaching. We’ll examine each of these lessons in this study today. Take Heed What Ye Hear In Lk 8:16, the Lord made this statement. “No man, when he hath...
A Sower Went Out To Sow Jesus traveled from city to city preaching the kingdom of God. Along the way, much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city. No doubt the disciples were impressed by the size of the crowd that came out to...
He Went Throughout Every City In Lk 8:1-3, Jesus was still in Galilee. He went throughout every city and village. From Lk 4:43 we learn that Jesus was sent to preach the kingdom of God “to other cities” also. Therefore, he didn’t just go to one or two principal cities...
A Forgiven Sinner In Lk 7:36-50, we’re studying about Jesus’s conversations with a Pharisee and a woman who was a sinner. To better understand what’s going on in this passage, we should look not only at the immediate context but also at what has transpired in the prior chapters. Up...
The Men of This Generation The context of Lk 7:31-35 is found in v.19-30. In the first part of the context, Jesus performed many miracles to assure the messengers of John that he was the Messiah. In the second part of the context, Jesus commended John as the greatest prophet...
