Gospel of Compassion

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Gospel of Compassion

• Luke

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Luke 2434-35
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Luke

• The Man
• Doctor
• Historian
• Gentile
• The Book
• Excellent writer
• Dating material/organized
• Gentile audience

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Luke

• Themes
• Gods faithfulness to Israel
• Gentiles part of Gods redemptive plan
• A light for revelation to the Gentiles and for
  the glory to your people Israel. -Simeon

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Luke

• Jesus mission
• Isaiah 611-2 Luke 316-19

18"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
      because he has anointed me       to
preach good news to the poor.    He has sent me
to proclaim freedom for the prisoners       and
recovery of sight for the blind,    to release
the oppressed,     19to proclaim the year of the
Lord's favor
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Luke

• Salvation
• Jews and Gentiles
• Poor and Oppressed
• Forgiveness of Sin
• Restored relationship with God

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Luke

• Prayer
• Baptism
• Dealing with Pharisees
• Choosing twelve
• Predicting Death
• Transfiguration
• For Peter
• On the Cross

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Luke

• Praise
• Mary
• Elizabeth
• Zachariah
• Angels

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Luke

• Characters
• Holy Spirit
• 14 times
• More than Matthew and Mark combined
• Why the importance in this gospel?
• What role/function does the Holy Spirit have in
  these verses?

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Luke

• Characters
• Holy Spirit
• Predicting
• Fathering
• Anointing
• Leading
• Filling
• Equipping

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Luke

• Women
• Elevated Status
• More emphasis on Mary
• Followers
• Financial supporters

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Luke

• Birth Narratives
• John
• Barren wife
• Husband is a priest
• No wine
• Filled with Holy Spirit
• Jesus
• Mary the favored one
• Very little about Joseph

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Luke

• Birth of Jesus continued
• Census
• Interesting place to be born
• Angels invite shephers

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Luke

• Boy Jesus
• Misplacing the messiah
• Temptation
• Full of the Spirit
• Beginning pre ministry
• 40 days of tempting
• Significance of temptation