Want to learn more about Luke? Use these Bible Studies for personal devotion, group Bible studies, or teaching a church class. Below are links to the lessons in this 13-part series.
Introduction: We start a new series studying the Gospel of Luke. I'm excited, and I hope you are too. Luke is a physician and a historian. He is an educated man who is writing for a non-Jewish audience. When you write, do you want to be clear? I know some writ...
Introduction: Have you wondered how you should share the gospel with those around you? Jesus calls us to tell others about Him, but exactly how is a challenge. Hold on to your hat as we study the approach of John the Baptist! How do you deal with temptation i...
Introduction: The debate continues as to the nature of Jesus. Was He merely a great man, a good prophet, or was He fully God and fully man? Was He the Messiah, the Son of God? Luke, we decided, is fully convinced of what he is writing. So, far, he recorded t...
Introduction: Have you been on a mission trip? If you speak to your neighbor about the gospel, is that a mission trip? If you find that people don't want to hear what you have to say about the gospel, what should you do? Keep trying? Make your presentation m...
Introduction: What do you think about the Old Testament? Is it filled with harsh rules? Do you think of the New Testament as being focused on love, rather than rules? Recently, the controversy over homosexual rights has me reading and discussing the Bible's ap...
Introduction: One morning this week I read an article reporting that women are treated like animals in many places of the world. I don't personally know if that is true, but I am sure that in some places now, and in Jesus' time, women did not have equal status...
Introduction: How is your prayer life? Could it use an infusion of energy? Since God already knows about your needs, maybe you don't need that much energy. Indeed, why should you have to repeat what God already knows? This week we learn some exciting things ab...
Introduction: In a discussion about outreach, a fellow told me that at his church "we preach the straight gospel." I understood they just preached church teachings with no frills and outsiders should be attracted to an honest message. "How is that working out...
Introduction: Have you read a car bumper sticker saying "Resist Authority?" How about "Question Authority?" I never read a sticker saying "Act with Authority." Is authority bad? What do you think is behind these sayings which attack authority? People attack...
Introduction: Do you want others to have a high opinion of you? I do. When I've made mistakes, my main concern was about my reputation. During my years of Bible study, I've learned that I should be more concerned about God's opinion of me. Part of being conce...
Introduction: I often write about the Kingdom of God and I mention it when I'm talking to others. What, exactly, is the Kingdom of God? You would hope that I have an idea of what I'm talking about, right? While I do, our lesson this week showed me I had a lot...
Introduction: Luke 19:28 starts out "After Jesus had said this." What had Jesus had just said? The story we studied two weeks ago about the servants, the minas and executions! Recall that Jesus rewarded those who were diligent, and even gave the fellow with t...
Introduction: The goal of Luke's writing comes down to this, our last lesson: to bring us to the conclusion that Jesus is God. God came to earth and lived as a man to reveal God's character, and then God died in our place to save us. Jesus rose from the grave...
