A) Jesus teaches about the light of listening, hear God's word and do it (Luke 8:1-21)
- Jesus demonstrates his power over nature, demon-possessed people, life/health (Luke 8:22-56)
B) Jesus gives power to disciples, healing, cast out demons, feeding 5,000 (Luke 9:1-17)
C) Jesus begins teaching about the cross, transcending time (Luke 9:18-45)
Luke 8:1-3) Jesus, apostles & disciples bring good news of kingdom of God everywhere
4-10) Parable of sower and soil, means “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’"
11-15) Seed: God's word, on hard hearts (devil), rocks (immature), in weeds (distracted), fruitful (honest, good heart, patience)
- Eyes that see, ears that hear and heart that understands
16-18) Light is for all to see, everything concealed is seen in the light of listening, be careful how you hear and be given more (fruitfulness)
19-21) Jesus family hear the word of God and do it
22-25) Woke Jesus rebukes the wind and waves resulting in calm, "where is your faith [confidence in Jesus]?"
26-33) Before the encounter Jesus commanded unclean spirit out of the man (29), demons acknowledge Jesus as Son of God (28), Jesus asks for name and gives permission for Legion to enter herd of pigs.
34-39) herdman interpret the miracle as a terrible waste of money, spreading like gangrene to everyone so they asked Jesus to leave them, so Jesus does and commands the healed man to proclaim all God has done for him.
- Tale of two cities, no one is neutral with Jesus
- I think I found a new life verse: Luke 8:39, Money, the power of God's word and dreams
40-56 ) Jesus heals Jairus' daughter and another woman to teach about expectations (Luke 8:40), faith (Luke 8:48,50), and reactions to events (Luke 8:52,53,56)
- An interesting contrast, the demon-possessed man is told to tell everyone (Luke 8:39), but parents not to tell what happened (Luke 8:56), personal testimony over witnessing? I wonder about this young girls life, reminds me of Gram Seed (from Alpha "What should I do with the rest of my life?")
- Prayer is intimacy with God that leads to the fulfillment of His purpose
Luke 9:1-6) Jesus gives disciples power and authority to cast out demons, heal all diseases and tell everyone about the kingdom of God - so they began (Luke 9:6 a new life verse)
7-11) Herod and people speculate Jesus's identity, crowds followed to Bethsaida, kingdom of God, healing
12-15) Twelve; send them away for food, Jesus; you give them something to eat, with a work breakdown plan
16-17) 5 loaves, 2 fish - prayed thanks, all satisfied, 12 basketfuls of leftovers
- Jesus Feeds 5,000+ and Promise we will do more
18-20) Jesus, private prayer, w/disciples crowds say but, who do say I am? God's Messiah
21-22) Son of Man must suffer rejection, killed, on the third day raised to life
- Three Days, recurring theme in the Bible for changing your heart
23-27) Jesus; Desire discipleship? Deny yourselves, take up cross daily, follow me - give your life to save it - some here will see kingdom of God before they die (i.e. not Judas).
- Give up your own way (Luke 9:23), carry your own cross AND follow me (Matthew 16:24, Luke 14:27, Mark 8:34), worthy (Matthew 10:38). The Cross of Christ is the wisdom and power of God (1 Cor 1:17-18),
- To carry our cross and follow him means we do the same with our lives: he took our wrong-doing upon himself (Galatians 3:13), hostility is gone (Ephesians 2:14,16), desire and sinful nature nailed to Jesus Cross (Galatians 5:24), for our Salvation (Galatians 5:11, 6:12,14), humble obedience to God (Philippians 2:8), he reconciled everything to himself (Colossians 1:20), canceled the record of charges against us, disarming devils (Colossians 2:14-15)
- Carry your cross and follow Jesus in conduct: Philippians 3:18, "For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ." - rejecting the Son of God (Heb 6:6), no good fruit in ministry except the personal fruit of understanding means everything (Heb 6) - Trust God to grow as we water and sow (Hebrews 6:4-12, 1 Cor 3:5-9)
- Remaining in Jesus brings relational consequences with God and people
- Personal Holiness is being honest with God daily
28-30) Eight days later Peter, John, James to mountain, in prayer face/clothes bright as lightning, glorious splendor Moses and Elijah
- Offerings that won't spoil: Honey and Salt
31) They spoke about his departure (decease, exodos), which he was about to bring to fulfillment (accomplish) at Jerusalem. (happened with us will happen with you Deuteronomy 34:5-6; 2Kings 2:11)
- Jesus eternal reign over all enemies began at his ascension
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. (Heb 12:1-3)
32-36) Pillar of cloud envelops them "this is my Son, whom I have chosen, listen to him", they kept it secret (Luke 9:21-22)
37-40) next day, crowd, only son, "spirit seizes him", screams, convulsions, foaming mouth, disciples couldn't drive out, persistent-destroying him
41-43) "unbelieving, perverse generation", Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed boy, amazed greatness of God
44-45) Listen carefully, Son of Man delivered into hands of men, didn't understand, hidden from them afraid to ask
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