Through a story of a man healed on the Sabbath, Luke continues to show the authority Jesus has as God. Ultimately, Jesus brought rest to the man with the withered hand through Himself, to display that He alone provides rest in a way the Sabbath never could.

Levi the tax collector responded immediately to the call of Jesus on his life - to the indignation and frustration of the religious people around Jesus. Are you tired of working hard to try to "get" Jesus only to come up short? He offers you a simple invitation: "stop trying."

Two different stories of healing - of a leper and a paralyzed man - show the problem, process, and possibility of faith in Jesus.

So often in life, we settle for being content with what amounts to nothing more than good advice. It's not until we come to a point of total loss and desperation as Peter did, that we realize what we actually need from Jesus is a new life.

Jesus' healing miracles display that He alone has the power and authority to establish the Kingdom of God.

Jesus’ earthly ministry was met with mixed responses from the people who believed they knew him the best, yet in reality didn’t actually know him at all. Has our familiarity with religion made us blind to our own captivity to sin?

John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus' public ministry by preaching repentance. Until we acknowledge the necessity of God exposing our sin and convicting us of our need for Him, we will never see the fruit of true conversion in our life.

Luke describes the significance of Christ's arrival from multiple perspectives. Through each perspective, we see testimonies to Jesus' sovereign identity, plan of salvation, and call to repentance and faith.

At times in life, the question of whether God is actually good or not can lead us to places of doubt or uncertainty. It's not until we actually find our refuge in Him and "taste" Him that we can have confident assurance that God is truly good.