Hey y'all! Today I'm gonna do a more laid back post, and just touch on my favorite parts of Luke, and why I like them so much! I'm gonna go through my top 3, and then just briefly mention how each of them stood out to me this season. I'll only mention the ones in the first twelve chapters in this post, and then later I'll do the second half of the material so it's more organized :P Here we go! 3. At Mary and Martha's House (Luke 10:38-42) We should all be at least a little familiar with this story - it's a fairly popular topic in sermons and other messages because of how easy it is to relate to the two main characters, Mary and Martha. There is a great illustration in their choices of how they spend their time; working and serving others, and sitting and listening to Jesus. When we make our choices as Martha did, to serve when we could be sitting and enjoying the Lord's presence, (which proves what we value) it's really easy to get stressed out and/or overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done, and become "careful and troubled about many things". Notice that Jesus doesn't rebuke Martha, because it is good to have a servant's heart, just as He did! The trouble comes when we don't take time out to purposefully rest and enjoy the love, teaching and ministry of the Holy Spirit. (Also, refer to Luke 5:15-16 for an example of this from Jesus). 2. Jesus Heals the Lepers (Luke 5:12-14 & Luke 17:11-19) When I originally wrote the first draft for this post, and I came to this second part, I decided to do a little more digging and studying. When I did that, God gave me some awesome stuff! But when I finished writing it (making it as brief as I could) it was way too long for this format. So what I'm gonna do, since I do want to share that with you guys, is I'm going to put it in it's own post. That'll be up and published shortly, since I already have it mostly written. 1. Jesus Receives the Holy Spirit, gets Tempted, and Returns in Power (Luke 3:21-22 & Luke 4) These really demonstrate the truth in Acts 1:8 that we quizzed over a few years ago: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8, NIV) They show us how much each of us needs the Holy Spirit in our day-to-day christian lives, in addition to ministry and sharing the Gospel with people. When studying the Word, it's a good idea to look at what happens, obviously, but also at what doesn't happen. Notice,
I think that's pretty awesome. In the beginning of Acts 19, it's explained that the initial act of salvation is a separate experience from receiving the Holy Spirit - that's important to realize. You can be saved and go to Heaven without having the Spirit, but when we do receive the Him (also called the Comforter), we're enabled for the first time to live as God always intended. (Check out these links for simple, Biblical information about the Holy Spirit, receiving the Holy Spirit, and a video teaching about the Holy Spirit!) So yeah, these are my favorite pieces so far! Some others that competed for these slots (LOL) were the angels and shepherds (Luke 2:8-14), Jesus calms the storm (Luke 8:22-25), the parable of the sower (Luke 8:4-15), and Jesus' teaching on not worrying (Luke 12:22-34). Thanks for reading! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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