ENCOUNTER ENCOUNTER T H E G O S P E L A C C O R D I N G T O L U K E JESUS OF NAZARETH JESUS OF NAZARETH Encounter Jesus Luke 1:1-4
“My chief desire in this, and all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of men.” ~J. C. Ryle
Encounter Jesus of Nazareth in the living word of Luke’s gospel. ‣ We Encounter God’s Work Through Jesus (Luke 1:1) ‣ We Encounter Jesus Through Scripture (Luke 1:2-3) ‣ We Encounter a Decision Regarding Jesus (Luke 1:4)
Encounter the Work of God • Luke’s Prologue - Subject — what he writes about (1:1) - Method — how he writes about it (1:2-3) - Purpose — why he writes about it (1:4)
Encounter the Work of God • Divine Passives are actions written of in the Scriptures where God is the unstated but intended subject of the action.
Encounter the Work of God • The Subject of Luke’s Gospel - God was work through Jesus to fulfill the promises he made in the past to send a Saviour for his people. • See Luke 24:13-27
Encounter the Work of God • The work of God is encountered through the telling of history. • The work of God is encountered through the life of Jesus.
“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know — this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.” ~Acts 2:22–24, ESV
Encounter the Person of Jesus • God has preserved the testimony of his work through Jesus by having the story of Jesus written for all generations to read.
Encounter the Person of Jesus • Luke and the Other Gospels - The apostles were commissioned to tell the story of Jesus. - The apostles compiled a narrative. - The apostles passed on the gospel to others.
Encounter the Person of Jesus • Jesus in the Four Gospels - Matthew — presents Jesus as the Promised Messiah - Mark — presents Jesus as the Suffering Servant - Luke — presents Jesus as the Redeeming Lord - John — presents Jesus as the Son of God
Encounter the Person of Jesus • Luke and His Gospel - Luke wrote under inspiration. - Luke wrote after thorough investigation.
Encounter the Person of Jesus • Luke and His Gospel - Luke wrote with organization. • The Coming of Jesus — Luke 1-4:13 • The Rise of Jesus — Luke 4:14-9:50 • The Opposition of Jesus — Luke 9:51-19:44 • The Triumph of Jesus Luke 19:45-24:53
Encounter the Person of Jesus • The Scriptures are the only inspired work of God that reveal to us God and our duty to him.
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” ~2 Timothy 3:16–17, ESV
Encounter the Person of Jesus • The Scriptures are the only inspired work of God that reveal to us God and our duty to him. • The Scriptures are the only inspired work of God that reveals to us Jesus.
“but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son…” ~Hebrews 1:2, ESV
Encounter the Person of Jesus • The Scriptures are the only inspired work of God that reveal to us God and our duty to him. • The Scriptures are the only inspired work of God that reveals to us Jesus. • The Scriptures are an accurate and trustworthy record of the person and work of Jesus.
“Authority in Christian faith is not based in the piety or the subjective state of the believer, but in the authenticity of a historical record that can be tested by objective canons of truth. Luke does not base the credibility of his Gospel in religious inspiration, but in the presentation of a history that can withstand historical scrutiny.” ~James R. Edwards
Encounter a Decision • Commit to sincerely reading about Jesus in the gospel of Luke.
“Yet it is not mere history, for it does something to the people to whom it is proclaimed. Those who witnessed the original events found that when the story was preached, it changed men’s lives. And those who wrote it up, reckoned that in this form also it would have a similar effect on those who would read it.” ~Michael Wilcock
Encounter a Decision • Commit to sincerely reading about Jesus in the gospel of Luke. • Place your faith in Jesus as the Son of God who saves us from our sin. • Look to Jesus anew through Luke’s gospel.
“My chief desire in this, and all my writings, is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and make him beautiful and glorious in the eyes of men.” ~J. C. Ryle
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