'The Gospel of Luke' tagged posts

Be not afraid, only believe!

Luke chapter 8 begins by reminding us that throughout Jesus’ ministry He proclaimed the good news, accompanied by signs and wonders, healing multitudes. When Jesus sent the disciples out He said: “And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils” […]

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Do you believe in miracles?

It becomes clear, as you study the Gospel of Luke, that the Holy Spirit was directing and orchestrating all that happened. Luke’s Gospel could easily be called ‘The Acts of the Holy Spirit as recorded by Luke!” 2:25 – The Holy Spirit was upon Simeon 2:26 – The Holy Spirit revealed that Simeon would see the Messiah 2:27 – Simeon […]

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The Defeat of Satan

Most will be familiar with the scene: Jesus is led into the wilderness for 40 days and is tempted by the Devil; yet for many the ‘why’ question is never pondered. Consider the following verses from the book of James: “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot […]

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A message for tomorrow…

In Luke chapter 3, Dr Luke records the beginning of John the Baptist’s ministry at Bethabara, just north of the Dead Sea in southern Israel, around 18 miles east of Jerusalem. As John started to preach the news spread and very soon a multitude came out from that towns of Judea to listen to this man. Whatever […]

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Two Births, two feasts and some shepherds!

In our study through the Gospel of Luke we find both the birth of John and the birth of Jesus recorded. Luke tells how Gabriel had visited Mary to announce that she was to carry and give birth to the long awaited Messiah of Israel, the promised ‘Seed of the woman’ prophesied in genesis 3:15. […]

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Rock Solid – The Gospel of Luke

We have just started a new verse-by-verse study in the Gospel of Luke. Historian, Sir William Ramsey, who started out as a sceptic and critic of the Bible, eventually came to faith in Jesus Christ because of the overwhelming historical evidence he discovered to corroborate the details in the Biblical record and Luke’s gospel in […]

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