“Rejoicing in heaven”
Read Luke 15:1-10 . The three parables in this chapter have a common theme, summed up by a later verse: “The Son of Man (Jesus) came to...
“Count the cost”
Read Luke 14:25-35 . Why would anyone turn down the invitation to God’s great banquet (14:15-24)? The answer is because there’s a...
“They all made excuses”
Read Luke 14:15-24 . This passage continues the previous dinner conversation (14:1-14). Jesus had just told them to invite the poor to...
“Take the lowest place”
Read Luke 14:1-14 . Jesus was invited to “the house of a prominent Pharisee”, not to honour him but once again to try and catch him out...
“The last will be first”
Read Luke 13:22-35 . Luke continues to use the framework of Jesus journeying to Jerusalem (22). Most Jews believed that as God’s chosen...
“The Kingdom of God is like...”
Read Luke 13:10-21 . This isn’t the first time that the matter of Jesus healing on the Sabbath has caused contention with the Jewish...
“Repent or perish”
Read Luke 13:1-9 . The popular understanding of individual suffering was that it must be directly due to some sin in that person’s life....
“Fire on the earth”
Read Luke 12:49-59 . John had said that Jesus would “baptise with fire” (Lk.3:16-18). Fire there refers to judgement and that’s the...
“You must be ready”
Read Luke 12:35-48 . The previous passages have emphasised that we need to live with an eternal perspective, laying up lasting treasure...
“Do not worry”
Read Luke 12:22-34 . In Matthew this section is included in the Sermon on the Mount (Mt.6:25-34) where it follows on well from Jesus...