The Son of God raises the dead with only His voice.

This reminds us of these comforting words from 1Thess.4:16 which says,“The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord!”

Jesus’ coming for us will be loud for us who have ears to hear the voice of the Son of God. Our bodies will be changed and we meet the Lord in the air.

This blessed hope comes with the shout of our savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Dr. Mitchell takes us into Luke 7:16-30 on the Unchanging

Word Bible Broadcast.

We see Jesus in Capernaum.

This study will look at what Dr. Mitchell terms the

commendation of faith and then the raising of the dead.

First of all, Jesus commends a gentile Roman soldier, a

centurion. Being a centurion he had at least 100 men under

his command. Here, this centurion is seen as having

compassion on his slave. This was rare. But he was one who

had high regard for the nation of Israel. On this basis

the Jews were commending him to Jesus so that the Lord would

come and heal the centurion’s slave.

This man had faith in Christ alone.

Then the Lord goes on to raise the dead son of a widow in

the city of Nain having great compassion on her.

In both cases, Jesus just speaks the Word and it is done.

Here is Dr. Mitchell, Luke 7:1, on the Unchanging Word

Bible Broadcast.

Having looked at planks and splinters or logs

and specks, depending on your Bible translation, Jesus goes

on to speak of good trees and bad trees which become

evident by their fruit.

Jesus then applies this truth to the human heart out of

which the mouth speaks.

Dr. Mitchell speaks with respect to standards of

right and wrong which may be tempered by certain influences.

There needs to be this distinction between right and wrong

for the preservation of society.

For this reason, Proverbs 4:23 states “keep your heart with

all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.”

The believer needs to guard his own heart. This is done by

reading and staying in the Word of God looking to Jesus,

the author and perfecter of faith. This is our foundation.

Here is Dr. Mitchell, Luke 6:42, on the Unchanging Word

Bible Broadcast.

Luke 6:32-42 will be the focus of our study in this lesson,

with Dr. John G. Mitchell.

He continues looking at our attitude toward others found in

verses 27-38. These verses show the contrast between divine

and human relationships.

In verse 35, we see that God is kind to the ungrateful and

the evil. God’s kindness is without partiality. And in this

Our Father shows His mercy. Do you and I show this attitude

to others as well?

With respect to judging others, Dr. Mitchell says we should

temper judgment with mercy. As James 2:12-13 says,

concerning the law of liberty, “For judgment is without

mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over

judgment.”

With both kindness, mercy, grace and truth, here is

Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Lk6:32

In Luke 6:20-31 Our Savior speaks both 4 blessings and 4

woes.

This message is the ethical teaching our Lord to His

disciples. It is applicable to us today as well.

First, Dr. Mitchell takes us through the 4 blessings which

were aimed at His disciples. He then take up the 4 woes

which were aimed at His enemies.

Each of the blessings and the woes address the same topics.

The blessings are then reversed in the woes.

It is noted, that the fathers of these enemies did the same

things to God’s prophets as they are to Jesus’ disciples.

Our Lord also gives us the believer’s motive, expectation

and response to one’s enemies found in verse 31 in the

golden rule.

With the blessing of hearing the Word of God, here is

Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Lk6:20

The study of the Gospel of Luke on the Unchanging Word Bible

broadcast continues in chapter 6:12.

Beginning with verse 12, we read of Jesus going out to a

mountain to pray. Here Jesus prayed all night.

As the next portion of Scripture reveals, He did this

because He was going to choose 12 men from among His many disciples. Having choosen these 12, He called them apostles.

Dr. Mitchell discusses the meaning of the word apostle

and makes mention of the fact that 11 of the apostles were

from Galilee in the north and only one, Judas, was from

Judea in the south.

Then, verse 17, Jesus begins giving instructions to His

apostles, other disciples and a multitude from other

regions on the coast.

Listening to the Words of Jesus, here is Dr. Mitchell, on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Lk.6:12.

On our website, unchangingword.LIFE, a free download of an

outline written by Dr. Mitchell is available. It contains

Luke 1-6 covering past and current studies in Luke.

Dr. Mitchell will start in Luke 6:1. Here we see how the

religious rulers were again confronting Jesus’ disciples on

the sabbath day. Once again, JESUS addresses the situation

by appealing to the word of God, in the Old Testament,

concerning David and his men who were hungry and

ate holy bread which only the priests were allowed to eat.

Here Jesus states that He, the Son of Man, is the Lord of

the Sabbath. Man’s faith has higher priority than religious

legalities.

Dr. Mitchell declares several facets of the finished work

of our Lord Jesus Christ. One of which is “Jesus is the

propitiation for our sins.” Amen!

On the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, here is Dr.

Mitchell.

In Luke 5:27-39, Luke wrote concerning Levi,

also known as Matthew, whom Jesus called to follow Him.

He also writes that Jesus told another parable concerning

wardrobe and wine, and concerning the old and the new which do not mix.

First, Dr. Mitchell takes a look at the calling of a

disciple named Levi. He called his tax-gathering friends

together and made a feast for Jesus. Here is the first example

of friendship evangelism.

Then Luke writes how the rulers attack Jesus’ disciples

first, trying to get at Jesus. But notice how our Lord

Himself addresses this opposition.

Remember, Jesus said in Acts 9:4, “Saul, Saul why are you

persecuting Me?” Saul, later called Paul, had been

persecuting the Lord’s church. Jesus takes it personally

when His church is persecuted. Saul was then saved thru

faith in Jesus as the Christ.

Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast,

Luke 5:27.

The Unchanging Word has placed an outline of Dr. Mitchell’s

notes for the book of Luke on our website. 6 chapters,

currently, are free for download at unchangingword.LIFE.

Turning to Luke 5:24-26, Dr. Mitchell shares that Jesus sees

faith.

He brings out forgiveness of sins which Christ offers

each one of us. Do you know His forgiveness which He Himself gives us for His name’s sake?

1 John 2:12 John says, “I am writing to you, little children, BECAUSE YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN YOU

FOR HIS NAME’S SAKE.”

Which is easier to say? Your sins are forgiven you? or to say,

Rise up and walk? It is easy to say words, but Jesus

proves that His words come with power.

As Dr. Mitchell states with regard to Jesus’ healing, “He

performed the one to prove His authority for the other.”

Let’s turn to Luke 5:24 with Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging

Word Bible Broadcast.

Luke 5:16 begins our study.

Jesus prayed in a quiet place, how much more you and me.

1 Tim.2:1-3 Paul exhorts believers in the church to pray.

“I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications,

prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all

men;

for kings and all that are in authority; that we may lead

a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our

Saviour; who would have all men to be saved, and come to

the knowledge of the truth.

For there is one God, one mediator also between God and

men, the man, Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom

for all; the testimony to be borne in its own times.”

Let’s turn to Luke 5:16 with Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging

Word Bible Broadcast.