“The testing of God’s Son”
Read Luke 4:1-4 . Immediately after his baptism, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil (1; Mt.4:1;...
“The son of Adam, the son of God”
Read Luke 3:23-38 . Only Luke tells us how old Jesus was when he began his ministry (23). Thirty years was considered to be the age of...
“You are my beloved Son”
Read Luke 3:21-22 . The ministry of Jesus began with his baptism by John in Judea. It was not that Jesus himself needed “a baptism of...
"The Holy Spirit and fire"
Read Luke 3:15-20 . John dismissed the inevitable speculation that he himself might be the long-awaited Messiah (15) by insisting that...
“Fruit in keeping with repentance”
Read Luke 3:7-14 . John didn’t pull his punches! His words were uncompromising, especially when addressing the Jewish spiritual leaders....
“Prepare the way for the Lord”
Read Luke 3:1-6 . The Christmas story is a much-loved prologue, but it’s not an essential part of the message, as Mark makes clear by...
“I must be about my Father’s work”
Read Luke 2:41-52 . Strikingly, the first words of Jesus recorded in Luke’s Gospel affirm both his divine Sonship and his life’s mission,...
“The grace of God was upon him”
Read Luke 2:36-40 . Organised religion can be the enemy of godly spirituality, as Jesus often found in his dealings with religious people...
“A man of sorrows”
Read Luke 2:33-35 . Even after a year of marvellous events, Mary and Joseph still marvelled to hear Simeon prophesy that their baby was...
“My eyes have seen your salvation”
Read Luke 2:25-32 . Taking Jesus to the temple for Mary's purification ceremony resulted in a significant encounter with a godly man. We...