Grace Community Church Midweek Teaching

A Centurion has faith, a widow's son is healed, John has questions, a Pharisee judges, a sinful woman worships. 

Prepare for this week's teaching by reading Luke 7

Jesus works & heals on the sabbath, chooses his 12 apostles and begins their training.

Prepare for this week's teaching by reading Luke 6

Jesus calls Peter, James, John, and Levi to follow Him, conflict with Pharisees begins.

The long awaited rescue has begun with the birth of Jesus. John has prepared the way among the people. Jesus has grown up and been baptized. God has declared His pleasure with Jesus as His beloved son. 

Now Jesus will begin His ministry. He will reveal His authority over every realm: creation, diseases, tradition, religion, unseen spiritual forces, and mankind's thoughts and motivations. Through His actions and words we will uncover Jesus' own motivation and His mission.

Prepare for the next 6 weeks of study by reading or listening to Jesus' temptation in Luke 4 through Luke 9:27; His explanation on the true cost of being a disciple. 

John prepares the way and baptizes Jesus

Prepare for this week's teaching by reading Luke 3

The birth and childhood of Jesus

Prepare for this week's teaching by reading Luke 2

Mary visits Elizabeth, John is born, Mary & Zechariah Praise God.

Prepare for this week's teaching by reading Luke 1:39-80

Luke gives us the most complete revelation of Jesus, stressing His compassion and humanity. Luke shows us the universality of the good news and it's application to all races; Jew, Samaritan, and Gentile; to all classes; poor and rich, and to all humans; men, women, and children, those respected and those on the outside of society, those in politics and the religious leaders. His purpose in writing is to provide certainty and security in the truth of Christianity.

We begin our study in chapter 1 where Luke gives us the purpose of his gospel and Gabriel foretells the birth of John and Jesus.

Prepare for this week's teaching by reading Luke 1:1-38

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for." (Heb 11:1) At the end of his life, we come to the place where Jacob's faith is commended and recorded in the New Testament. Without reservation he blesses Joseph's younger son ahead of the firstborn and worships God. He makes arrangements for his body to be 'buried with my fathers' in the cave Abraham purchased in the land of Canaan. After Jacob's death Joseph reaassures his brothers of his complete forgiveness and reminds them of God's promises, presence, and protection. These men did not live perfect lives but nothing was beyond God's redemptive power. So many times God overruled and intervened on their behalf, giving grace upon grace! 

Prepare for this week's teaching by reading Genesis 48-50

The long tense back and forth with these brothers finally comes to a good and satisfying end! Twice now Joseph has wept privately, but this time he weeps publically and declares to his brothers; "I am Joseph!" He invites them to move in closely and they embrace one another through tears. And then they talk! When Joseph was a teenager living at home his brothers hated him so much they couldn't even speak to him. (37:4) But now that they have been forgiven and reconciled, a new relationship is forming. There are five years of famine still to come, but this family will spend it together, protected and provided for through God's providential 'working all things for their good.' Joseph shows us what God can do with a life in the midst of hard circumstances and evil schemes. 

Prepare for this week's teaching by reading Genesis 45-47