Learning From Luke

(Luke 24:44–49). Jesus opens His disciples’ understanding to show that His suffering, death, and bodily resurrection were all necessary to fulfill God’s eternal plan of redemption. He then commissions them to preach repentance and remission of sins in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

(Luke 24:36–43). Jesus appeared to His frightened disciples, inviting them to examine His wounds and witness the undeniable evidence of His bodily resurrection. Their doubts gave way to conviction as they discovered that the One who had been crucified was truly alive!

(Luke 24:13-35). Two discouraged disciples are disillusioned by the cross. Walking toward Emmaus unaware that the risen Jesus was walking beside them. Before He allowed them to recognize Him with sight, He taught them to see Him with scripture. This episode accompanies them on the journey when their eyes are opened.

(Luke 24:6). The tomb was empty—but could there be another explanation? In this special episode, we examine common attempts to explain away the resurrection of Jesus and why each one fails to account for all the evidence. The cumulative evidence points to one compelling conclusion!

(Luke 24:1-8). On the first day of the week, when the women came to the tomb expecting to find the body of Jesus, they instead find the tomb empty. The empty tomb and the appearances of Jesus that followed answer the angels’ question with one undeniable truth: Jesus was no longer among the dead—He is risen!

(Luke 23:50-56). Josep of Arimathea boldly steps forward to bury the body of Jesus while faithful women carefully watch where He is laid. They observed the tomb—and soon they would return to find it empty.

(Luke 23:44-49). As Jesus breathes His last, darkness covers the land, the temple veil is torn, and a Roman centurion declares His innocence. In His final words, Jesus demonstrates complete trust in the Father when He cried, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.”

(Luke 23:38-43). As Jesus hangs between two criminals, one continues to mock Him while the other recognizes his own guilt, confesses Christ’s innocence, and turns to Him in faith. In his final moments, this repentant thief receives one of the most comforting promises ever spoken: “Today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

(Luke 23:27:38). This is the climactic statement Luke gives after Jesus reaches Calvary. This pivotal moment in history underscores that things are not always as they appear to be.

(Luke 23:26). When Simon of Cyrene is compelled to carry the cross of Jesus, it evidently transformed his life. The soldiers compelled him to pick up the cross, but love compelled him to never put it down. The cross of Christ still has the power to transform someone from a reluctant participant into an active advocate.