Then, teaching them more about prayer, He used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for …
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Bible Gem 961 – Forgive Us Our Sins (Luke 11:4 / Matt 6:12)
Well, this is an interesting verse, especially when comparing Luke’s version with Matthew’s. There are some surprises in the midst of the comparison. Some leading questions: Why does Matthew refer to debts and Luke refer to sins? Is Jesus just talking about financial debts? What …
Bible Gem 921 – Back to the Real World (Luke 9:37-45)
The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus. A man in the crowd called out to Him, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, my only child. An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. …
Bible Gem 916 – The Elijah Connection (Luke 9:28-36)
Do you see now why one of the men on the mountain with Jesus was Moses? But the question remains as to why was Elijah there? Many of you made me laugh through today when you reminded me I hadn’t told you why Elijah was …
Bible Gem 912 – The Transfiguration in Living Colour – do it yourself version (Luke 9:28-36)
Once more I have given you the comparative columns of the account of the Transfiguration from Matthew and Mark along with Luke’s version. Time to compare all three in the way we have set as a standard. Again I will give you time to do …
Bible Gem 905 – Tracking the Changes after the Feeding of the 5000 (Luke 9:18-21)
One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only His disciples were with Him, and He asked them, “Who do people say I am?” “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say You are one of the other …
Bible Gem 883 – Really hearing the Word of God revolutionizes relationships (Luke 8:19-21)
I hope you found this a good exercise to do. This is a very interesting passage content wise but it is also very interesting to see the way Luke has used it. He has put it out of order. Did you pick that up? Notice …
Bible Gem 864 – Finding Luke’s Fingerprints on Luke 8:1-21
Did you notice what Luke has done with the raw material? It is clear Luke is familiar with all this material. He knew it, but chose to use some of it, not all of it. Notice how the order matches Mark’s order. He includes all …
Bible Gem 859 – Dinner at Simon’s with the Pharisees (Luke 7:36-50)
Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. So he went to the Pharisee’s home and took his place at the table. There was a woman who was a notorious sinner in that city. When she learned that Jesus was eating at …
Bible Gem 834 – Blessed are YOU (Luke 6:20-23)
Then Jesus turned to His disciples and said, “God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours. God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will …