Why Study Luke?

An Introduction to the Gospel of Luke

By Dave Trepanier, February 25, 2024

HEAR THE WORD

How well do you know the one you say you follow?
Luke is one of the three Gospels known as the Gospels.
Luke is the first book of a two book series. The second is .

Why study Luke?

  1. Because of what Luke is

Luke is a .

1:5-2:52 - The and childhood of Jesus 3:1-4:13 - The of Jesus for ministry 4:14-9:50 - The ministry of Jesus in 9:51-19:10 - Jesus makes his way to 19:11-21:38 - Jesus' ministry in 22:1-24:53 - The and resurrection of Jesus

  1. Because of who Luke is for
  1. Because why Luke was written ...that Theophilus might have
3 key questions Luke is answering: 1) How does Jesus fit into ?
2) If Jesus fits into God's plan, why did he face such ?
3) What should our to Jesus be?

APPLY THE WORD

Something I learned:

Something I want to know more about:

Something I should change:

What truth about the Gospel was/is highlighted by this passage:

My prayer response (repentance/thanksgiving/praise):

SHARE THE WORD

In one sentence, write a key statement that the Spirit has prompted you to take from this message (e.g. “Love God with all your heart”)

Who will you share this key statement with this week?