From the previous lesson, Jesus continues His instruction to His disciples, ⁠Luke 19:28⁠.

On their way to Jerusalem, coming to Bethphage and Bethany near the mount of Olives, the Lord tells two of His disciples to go into town to fetch a colt and bring it to Him.

Notice how Luke reveals Jesus’ omniscience as He tells them where to go to find a colt which had not been been sat on by anyone. The disciples found it just exactly as Jesus has said.

All this was done so the Lord could ride into Jerusalem as the King of Israel fulfilling the O.T. prophecy of Zech.9:9.

However, because the religious rulers had rejected the Lord Jesus as their Messiah, there would not now be the kingdom which some were expecting.

Sharing Christ with us, here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Luke 19:28.

We are in Luke 19:11 on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

In this passage, Jesus is in Jericho on his way to Jerusalem. In Zacchaeus’ home, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable of ten servants who were each given a mina to do business till the nobleman returned. A mina was worth about 18-20 dollars.

Dr. Mitchell tells us that Jesus gives each believer a spiritual gift to be used in ministering the word of God.

This truth is also found in Ephesians 4:12 where the Lord has given gifts to men to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ until we all come to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God.

Faithfulness with the bestowed stewardship both benefits and rewards the steward himself.

Here is Dr. Mitchell, Luke 19:11.

We now turn the page to Luke chapter 19 and we begin with verse 1 where Jesus is now entering into Jericho.

And in Jericho, he meets a man who was a tax collector, but not just any tax collector. Luke writes that he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.

And Luke also lets us know that he was small of stature, that is he was very short in height. And his name? Zaccheus.

And he wanted to see Jesus.

And it soon came about that Jesus saw Him in a tree and said to him to come down. The Lord wanted to stay at Zaccheus's house that day.

As you will read and hear, there was great joy and rejoicing in that house that day. This man's heart was changed to the point of salvation, Luke 19:1.

In the passage before us, Luke chapter 18, verses 31 thru 34, we have Jesus' last announcement to his disciples that He, the Son of Man, must go to Jerusalem to fulfill divine prophecies.

He told them this on their way to Jerusalem. Everything Jesus suffered at the cross and his glorious resurrection had already been written in the Old Testament prophets.

Now, as they were drawing near to Jericho, Jesus finds a blind man who persisted in crying out to the Lord for mercy.

Now, mercy in this case meant he wanted Jesus to heal his blindness so that he could see again. Now Jesus in mercy did heal him with just a statement saying, receive your sight, your faith has made you well.

Do you have a condition that needs mercy from the Lord Jesus?

Well, here's Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Luke chapter 18, verse 31.

In this lesson we hear Jesus teaching the importance of salvation followed by His encouragement to His disciples on the benefits of following Him.

We are in Luke 18:19-30.

Dr. Mitchell continues with the story of the rich young ruler who by all human standards was a moral man. But Jesus pinpoints the one thing that held this man from following Christ.

Does this not make us ask ourselves, we who do know Jesus, is there anything which keeps me from following the Lord Jesus Christ with a whole heart?

Our Lord then speaks to Peter's statement that they had left everything to follow Christ. He encourages them with the benefits for time and eternity.

With Jesus' teaching, here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Lk.18:19.

In our study in Luke 18:15-19, we see Jesus receiving little children. The little ones were actually infants.

But the disciples were trying to forbid the mothers from bring their little ones to Jesus. Here Jesus issues a stern rebuke to His disciples to let the children come to Him.

This shows the concern and care which the Lord Jesus has for the little ones. Little ones always trust and have faith. In fact Jesus said that such belong to the kingdom of heaven.

Next in this passage is the question of the rich ruler who asked our Lord "Good teacher. What must I do to be saved?" The Lord stated that none is good except God alone.

Do you believe Jesus Christ is good? He is good because He is God in the flesh.

Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Lk.18:15

The Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast continues in Luke chapter 18 verses 9-14. This teaching from Jesus as presented by Luke reveals two types of prayers to God from two different men.

Dr. Mitchell shares that this scene teaches us how to pray.

One man was rejected and the other was justified. The one prayed to himself and the other prayed to God on the basis of God's propitious attitude to sinners which was mercy for a sinner.

In view of this, God demonstrated His righteousness on the cross of Christ by providing our Lord Jesus as the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but also for the whole world.

As Dr. Mitchell points out, when a person prays to God he can come to Him for mercy at the throne of grace.

Here is Dr. Mitchell, Luke 18:9.

Let’s open our Bibles to Luke 17:31. Dr. Mitchell begins here with an example of Lot’s wife written in Gen.19 and asks the question, “Where is your heart?”

Then the Lord goes on to speak of His return to the earth at a time unexpected. In this passage are those ones taken and the those left.

The ones taken are taken away to judgement and the ones left are left to go into the kingdom when Jesus returns to set it up on earth in Jerusalem.

Dr. Mitchell explains the differences between the rapture and the 2nd coming of Christ concerning the similar language between those taken and those left.

In view of this, Jesus teaches us that one ought always to pray and not lose heart and sustain one’s faith.

Here is Dr. Mitchell, on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Luke 17:31.

In this study, Luke 17:24-30, Our Lord speaks of His coming to earth to set up His kingdom. But then Jesus gives his disciples a heads-up as to His own priority and succession of events concerning His life. First, He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. First comes suffering then comes glory.

The Lord Jesus Christ then describes the conditions on the earth when He comes again to reign as Lord of Lords and King of Kings in His kingdom. These conditions will be just like two historical accounts of the sinfulness of mankind on earth.

These accounts are found in Genesis chapters 6 and 19. First presented are the days of Noah then the days of Lot.

Here is, Dr. Mitchell with Jesus’ statements concerning His life and His priorities to His disciples, Luke 17:24, on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.

We are in the Gospel of Luke which he wrote to his friend, the Most Excellent Theophilus. We are in Chapter 17 verse 20

Here the Pharisees once again ask Jesus when the kingdom of God would come.

Dr. Mitchell tells us these Pharisees were looking for a material kingdom rather than the kingdom of God. Our Lord replied in truth when He said, the kingdom of God is among you, He himself being their king.

Jesus then turns to His disciples to speak of the coming of the Son of Man in His day. In that day, it will have declined to such a degree that it will be like the days of Noah.

Here is, Dr. Mitchell with Jesus’ statements concerning the kingdom of God to both the Pharisees and His disciples, Luke 17:11, on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast.