Luke

Everybody is welcome at Jesus' table

Luke

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Main Themes of Luke

1. God’s redemptive purposes

2. salvation is for everyone

3. blessings of poverty/ dangers of wealth

4. the importance of the Table fellowship

5. role of disciples

Jesus’ focus on those considered “other”

1. Women (Mary, Elizabeth, Anna, Mary, & Martha)

2. Poor (Luke’s beatitudes, Luke’s teaching on the wealth)

3. The socially, racially, & religiously ostracized 

Luke writes to

Gentiles but more specifically to Theophilus

6 titles of luke

1. Son of man

2. son of God

3. prophet

4. Lord

5. savior

6. chirst/messiah

The goals of Luke/ Acts

1. Get Jesus to Jerusalem - Luke

2. Get the Church out of Jerusalem - acts

3 Reasons Jesus Came To Earth

1. Luke 4:43 To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom to all

2. Luke 5:32 To call sinners to repent

3. Luke 19:10 To seek and save the lost

Old Testament prophecy

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Luke's Gospel is Targeted to Gentiles

1. Luke explains Jewish customs

2. The Gospel is for all people (Luke 2:10)

3. He quotes prophecies which refer to "all flesh" (Luke 3:5-6/Isaiah 40)

4. Luke's Genealogy goes back to Adam, not Abraham (Luke 3:38)

5. Uses examples of God's love for Gentiles (Messianic Banquet Luke 13:29)

6. Lukes Old Testament examples that announce God's love for Gentiles (Luke 2:32)

7. Luke's "Great Commission" - Forgiveness is preached to all nations (Luke 24:47)

John the Baptist - What is a Disciple (1:15-17):

As Luke introduces us to John the Baptist

and begins to describe for us what John the Baptist will do we are again shown what a true disciple is in God's Kingdom:

A disciple is someone who follows God AND does what God says to do.

Outline of Luke

Received the Birth announcement

Shepherds