Luke has a life lesson for each of us. This week we focus on the sovereignty of God in our everyday lives
and the fact that we trust his words for us and our loved ones. My prayer is that as we go through this
study together, the focus scriptures would be imbedded in each of our hearts.
Lesson 2
September 29, 2022 • Meg Rice • Luke 2
Chapter 2 of Luke has wording that is familiar to many of us. We say these words each Christmas about the birth of Jesus. Manger scenes enact the verbiage complete with an angelic host of little ones. This week Dr. Luke teaches us to see God in our everyday lives.
Lesson 3
October 6, 2022 • Meg Rice
John the Baptist was born for a specific purpose, “to prepare the way for the Lord”. He dedicated his
life to this purpose. John knew the time had come to proclaim and accomplish his mission (verse 2).
Luke is showing us that we all have a call like John the Baptist to “prepare the way for the Lord”.
Lesson 4
October 13, 2022 • Meg Rice • Luke 4
What is your purpose in life? Jesus made it clear what his purpose was. He stated in Luke 4:43 “I must
preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because this is why I was sent.”
We are sent out with the same purpose in our lives.
Lesson 5
October 20, 2022 • Meg Rice • Luke 5
Over the centuries of Christendom, songs and poems have been written about “following Jesus”. In
this chapter, we see where the idea originated.
Lesson 6
October 27, 2022 • Meg Rice • Luke 6
The confrontation is heating up between the Jewish religious rulers and Jesus. Jesus is not equivocating
on who he is. He is Lord of the Sabbath.
Lesson 7
November 3, 2022 • Meg Rice • Luke 7
Who is this Jesus of Nazareth? The Pharisees, the teachers of the Law, the people of Israel, the Gentiles
of the surrounding area were all wondering this. Different people have different reactions to Jesus
then, and they still do today. Luke 7 illustrates this beautifully in the stories of 5 people.
Lesson 8
November 10, 2022 • Meg Rice • Luke 8
The Parable of the Seed is familiar to many of us. I get the sense that the farmer is generously
scattering seed everywhere, but some seed will bear fruit and others will not.
Lesson 9
November 17, 2022 • Meg Rice • Luke 9
Time is drawing closer for Jesus to go to Jerusalem and be crucified, and he knows it. As you read
chapter 9 he is very clear about this to his disciples, but they don’t get it. In this chapter, we see Jesus
sending out his disciples to perform the same miracles he has been performing. For a more detailed
account see Matthew 10.
Lesson 10
January 5, 2023 • Meg Rice • Luke 10
The ministry of Jesus is growing. He sent out the 12 disciples to proclaim the “good news”; now
he sends out 72 into the world to grow the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is not for
lukewarm Christians; it is for those who have a passion to be a part of it and for those whose lives are
transformed by the love of Jesus.
Lesson 11
January 12, 2023 • Meg Rice • Luke 11
As Jesus moves closer and closer to Jerusalem, his teachings get increasingly more urgent. His heart’s
desire is that all of Israel would come to the knowledge that he is the long-awaited Messiah, the
Anointed One called by God to set his people free. The issue was that the freedom Israel desired was
political freedom from the shackles of Rome. Jesus offered spiritual freedom from the shackles of sin
and death. Do they want that kind of freedom?
Lesson 12
January 19, 2023 • Meg Rice • Luke 12
Chapter 12 marks a turning point in the gospel of Luke. In the previous chapters, Jesus is going everywhere and teaching any and everyone. Now it is the last six months of his life. Jesus is making sure his disciples are equipped for what is ahead of them. As you read through this chapter, you will see a sense of urgency in its tone.
Lesson 13
January 26, 2023 • Meg Rice • Luke 13
Jesus is continuing to display urgency about the need to make a choice for the kingdom of God. That
choice involves knowing Jesus and being in relationship with him. It also involves repenting. Only
through repentance do we realize the need we all have for a savior. In chapter 13, Jesus is urgently
trying to draw the Israelites to the knowledge that he is the Messiah. Soon it will be too late.
Lesson 14
February 2, 2023 • Meg Rice • Luke 14
Being a disciple for Jesus means putting him first in your life: ahead of your family, ahead of your
agenda, ahead of the popular mores of any given society. There is no halfway to being a follower of
Jesus. You’re either all in or not at all.
