“Preach the kingdom of God”
Read Luke 9:1-6 . In Matthew, the context for this passage is Jesus’s own mission – he went about everywhere “preaching the good news of...
“My child, get up”
Read Luke 8:49-56 . Meanwhile, news came that Jairus’s daughter had died, with the assumption that Jesus would not now be able to help...
“Your faith has saved you”
Read Luke 8:40-48 . The next two miracles go together in order to show the great power of Jesus over both serious illness and even death....
“On the other side of the lake”
Read Luke 8:26-39 . Luke has already told of Jesus’s authority over evil spirits (Lk.4:33-37,41) and this next miracle, in a Gentile...
“Where is your faith?”
Read Luke 8:22-25 . Luke now goes on to recount four stories about different kinds of miracles which Jesus did. In this first one, Jesus...
“Those who hear God’s word and do it”
Read Luke 8:19-21 . This incident also underlines the importance of making the right response to the word of God. In Mark and Matthew it...
“Whoever has will be given more”
Read Luke 8:16-18 . In both Luke and Mark, the parable of the sower is followed by this parable of a lamp on a stand (Mk.4:21-25)....
“Those who produce a crop”
Read Luke 8:4-15 . In Mark’s gospel Jesus says that this parable is the key to understanding all parables (Mk.4:13) because it shows that...
“Many other women”
Read Luke 8:1-3 . The Jewish rabbis said that it was a sin to teach women. But Jesus accepted women as his followers and Luke emphasises...
“The one forgiven much loves much”
Read Luke 7:36-50 . Only Luke has this story which follows on from 7:34-35. Jesus was glad to eat not just with sinners but with...