Learning From Luke

In this episode we discuss Jesus’ cure for covetousness and His answer to anxiety. There is a special promise to those who seek the Kingdom of God first.

When Jesus is asked to resolve a financial dispute between brothers, the Lord offers a dire warning and a practical parable. This episode explores the dangers of a covetous heart.

In this episode, Jesus emphasizes the care and concern God has for His children. The One whose eye is on the sparrow, will most certainly remember you in your time of need.

In this episode, Jesus continues to denounce the hypocrisy of the religious leaders. In the last three of six warnings, the Lord admonishes the lawyers for repeating the same mistakes of the past.

In this episode, Jesus announces warnings upon the Pharisees that all most take to heart. He calls upon each of us to monitor our motives. While God is concerned that we honor Him with obedience in the details, those whose hearts are truly converted will reflect the heart of God and will not neglect any aspect of His will.

When the skeptics ask Jesus for a sign to prove His identity, the Lord pointed to the sign of Jonah. What is the sign of Jonah and what makes it different than any other miracle?

When Jesus delivers a man from demon possession, His opponents accuse Him of being in league with Satan. Jesus responds with several argument and highlights the implication of the miracle. To the sincere seeker, the miracle was not a cause for accusation but celebration—the Kingdom of God has come!

On one occasion after the Lord finishes praying, an unnamed disciple approaches with the request, “Lord, teach us to pray.” When Jesus teaches His disciples on how to prayer, in both Matthew 6 and Luke 11, there are 6 elements He emphasizes to make our prayers effective. 

This is how Jesus defended one of His disciples, a young woman named Mary who sat listening to Him teach, while her sister, Martha, was busy serving. The sweet devotion of discipleship is often best demonstrated in the lives of the godly women of the gospels. It is seen in Mary of Bethany, who would not be denied or discouraged, whose example of sincere study, sacrifice, and steadfastness form within the pages of the everlasting gospel a memorial to her honor and a model for our homes.

This question prompts Jesus to teach one of His greatest parables, which will pave the way for the universal brotherhood of man. This episode highlights how Jesus masterfully rephrases the issue. Instead of governing our lives with the motive of doing the least that law dictates, we should live with a desire to do the most that love demands.