Luke


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 1 Backdrop for the coming Messiah
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Fig tree; mustard seed; leaven; narrow way; Jerusalem
 2 Birth of the Messiah
14
Sabbath healing, greatness, great supper, self-denial
 3 John the Baptist; Genealogy
15
Eating with sinners; lost sheep, son, and coin
 4 Jesus' temptation and early ministry 16a Dishonest manager; 16b Rich man and Lazarus
 5 Disciples called; sick healed
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Faith, duty, and the coming kingdom
 6 Lord of Sabbath, woes, blessings, two houses
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Persistent widow, 2 prayers, young ruler, blind healed
 7 One taken
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Zacchaeus; minas; triumphal entry; cleansing temple
 8 Sower; Jesus' mother; storm; touch; girl rasied
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Whose authority? vine dressers, pay Caesar, resurrect.
9a 12 sent, 5000 fed, transfigured 9b Who is greatest?
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Widow's mite; signs of the end; Jerusalem; fig tree
10 Good Samaritan
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Lord's supper; Gethsemane; betrayal; denial
11 Prayer, knock, demons, signs, woes
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Our Lord on the cross
12 Heart follows treas.; wedding ends; sword
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Resurrection, Emmaus walk, ascension

The books of Luke and Acts form a good record of the origin and development of the Christian church. Luke was a companion of Paul and apparently did most of the writing for him. The style confirms this. Luke presents Jesus as one who is sensitive to human needs. He wrote in excellent Greek as the language was then.

Luke was a physician
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