The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness raises many important questions. This week, we focus on just a few:

• Why would God allow Satan any power?
• What does it mean that Jesus was tempted?
• Why does this text matter for us as readers?
• What does this passage reveal about who God is?

Luke 4 begins with Satan tempting Jesus in the wilderness. As we explore this passage, we seek to answer one important question: How does the Son relate to the Father? 

This prayer celebrates the awe-inspiring glory of God, zeroing in on the power of simply God’s voice.

Luke 3 ends with Jesus's baptism and genealogy. While it seems dry, Luke uses this list of names to establish Jesus as the new Adam and as our hope for new life. 

The dominant challenging human emotion of this prayer is fear in the face of adversaries. 

But that challenging emotion is held in tension with the strong seemingly opposite heart posture of trust in God as our shelter.

This week, we discuss a few key questions raised by this passage and consider what it reveals about who God is.

• Why does repentance matter in the Christian life?
 • What is God like?
 • Why does this matter for us?

The life and ministry of John the Baptist are meant to reveal Jesus to the world. In the opening passage of Luke 3, we see that John’s mission, message, and ministry are all about Him.

A prayer asking God to treat his people differently than those who are not his own.

This week, we dive deeper into the story of 12-year-old Jesus at the temple and consider what it reveals about who He is.

• What stood out to us from this text? 
• What is God like? 
• How should these truths impact the way we live? 

Luke 2:41–52 gives us a glimpse of Jesus at twelve years old. As we study this passage, we consider what it means that He is fully God and fully human, living in submission to earthly parents. This truth shapes how we understand His actions and the interactions in the story.