Luke's Gospel (202)
Sunday morning series in the Gospel of Luke
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John the Baptist: preaching half the truth (7:18-35)
John was expecting Messiah to bring judgement and wrath on the world. Where did he get that idea from? From the Scriptures. But there were other Scriptures that John had overlooked. Jesus the bringer of wrath is also Jesus the giver of mercy.
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Jesus and his wavering herald (7:18-35)
John's confidence in Jesus had been shaken. The man who had once been Jesus's herald now questioned Jesus's judgement. How did Jesus respond to his wavering servant and friend?
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John the Baptist: Message from a prison-cell (7:18)
John was a man of heroic faith and courage. Yet his faith wavered when he heard of Jesus's miracles of grace. How could a man, once so sure of the truth, lose his certainty?
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Jesus: Elijah returned? (7:11-17)
Elijah prayed for a widow's son to be raised from the dead. Jesus too raised a widow's son. But the significance of the two events was very different. Elijah's miracles were signs of judgement against Israel. The miracles of Jesus were signs of salvation.
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Jesus, the Lord of Life (7:11-17)
Elijah the prophet prayed that God would raise a widow's son from the dead and it happened! Now Jesus raises another widow's son. So Jesus is a prophet like Elijah? Yes, but so much more!