Discipleship
Lessons in Luke's GospelDiscipleship
Lessons in Luke's Gospelby Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
JesusWalk Publications, 2010, 2020 (third edition)
805 pages
| Preface | 3 | |
| Table of Contents | 5 | |
| Common Abbreviations | 9 | |
| Prologue (Luke 1:1-4) | 12 | |
| I. | Jesus and John: Early Ministry (Luke 3:1-4:13) | 17 |
| 1. | A Voice Calling "Prepare" (Luke 3:1-6) | 17 |
| 2. | Produce the Fruit of Repentance (3:7-14) | 21 |
| 3. | Baptized with the Holy Spirit and Fire (Luke 3:15-18) | 26 |
| 4. | Baptism of Jesus and Anointing with the Holy Spirit (Luke 3:18-23a) | 31 |
| 5. | Jesus' Temptation (Luke 4:1-13) | 36 |
| II. | Jesus in Galilee (Luke 4:14-9:50) | 44 |
| 6. | Jesus' Commission (Luke 4:14-19) | 44 |
| 7. | Jesus' Rejection at Nazareth (Luke 4:20-30) | 53 |
| 8. | Confronting Demons at Capernaum (Luke 4:31-37, 41) | 57 |
| 9. | Healing the Sick at Capernaum (Luke 4:38-44) | 61 |
| 10. | The Call of Peter, James, and John (Luke 5:1-11) | 67 |
| 11. | The Will to Make Lepers Whole (Luke 5:12-16) | 73 |
| 12. | Salvation for the Whole Person (Luke 5:17-26) | 78 |
| 13. | Calling Levi the Tax Collector (Luke 5:27-32) | 83 |
| 14. | New Wine in Old Wineskins (Luke 5:33-39) | 89 |
| 15. | Lord of the Sabbath (Luke 6:1-11) | 95 |
| 16. | Selection of the Twelve Apostles (Luke 6:12-19) | 99 |
| 17. | Blessings and Woes (Luke 6:20-26) | 107 |
| 18. | Love Your Enemies (Luke 6:27-36) | 116 |
| 19. | Forgiveness over Judgment (Luke 6:37-42) | 123 |
| 20. | Good Tree, Good Fruit, Good Foundation (Luke 6:43-49) | 130 |
| 21. | A Man with Authority (Luke 7:1-10) | 134 |
| 22. | Raising the Widow's Son at Nain (Luke 7:11-17) | 138 |
| 23. | Are You the One Who Is to Come? (Luke 7:18-28a) | 144 |
| 24. | The Least in the Kingdom Are Greater than John (Luke 7:28b-35) | 150 |
| 25. | Anointing by a Sinful Woman (Luke 7:36-50) | 156 |
| 26. | Jesus' Traveling Band (Luke 8:1-3) | 162 |
| 27. | The Parable of the Soils, Part 1 (Luke 8:4-10) | 167 |
| 28. | The Parable of the Soils, Part 2 (Luke 8:11-15) | 172 |
| 29. | Lamps Belong on Lampstands (Luke 8:16-21) | 181 |
| 30. | Calming the Storm (Luke 8:22-25) | 186 |
| 31. | The Demonized Man of the Garasenes (Luke 8:26-39) | 191 |
| 32. | Touching the Hem of Jesus' Garment (Luke 8:40-48) | 198 |
| 33. | Raising of Jairus' Daughter (Luke 8:40-42, 49-56) | 204 |
| 34. | Sending Out the Twelve (Luke 9:1-10) | 211 |
| 35. | Feeding the Five Thousand (Luke 9:10-17) | 220 |
| 36. | Peter's Great Confession (Luke 9:18-21) | 227 |
| 37. | Taking Up Your Cross Daily (Luke 9:22-26) | 233 |
| 38. | The Transfiguration (Luke 9:27-36) | 243 |
| 39. | Jesus Sternly Rebukes His Disciples (Luke 9:37-56) | 250 |
| 40. | Confronting the Disciples' Pride (Luke 9:46-56) | 256 |
| III. | From Galilee to Jerusalem (9:51-19:27) | 266 |
| 41. | The Priority of Following Jesus (Luke 9:57-62) | 266 |
| 42. | The Harvest Is Plentiful but the Laborers Few (Luke 10:1-8) | 271 |
| 43. | The Thin Line between Receiving and Rejecting (Luke 10:5-16) | 279 |
| 44. | I Saw Satan Fall from Heaven (Luke 10:17-20) | 287 |
| 45. | Joy Inspired by the Holy Spirit (Luke 10:20-24) | 294 |
| 46. | The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) | 300 |
| 47. | Mary Listens while Martha Labors (Luke 10:38-42) | 309 |
| 48. | The Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:1-4) | 315 |
| 49. | Ask, Seek, Knock in Your Praying (Luke 11:5-13) | 322 |
| 50. | Jesus versus Beelzebub: Overpowering the Strong Man (Luke 11:14-28) | 328 |
| 51. | Good Eyes, Bad Eyes (Luke 11:29-36) | 337 |
| 52. | Woe to the Pharisees (Luke 11:37-44) | 342 |
| 53. | Guard Against Hypocrisy (Luke 11:45-12:3) | 349 |
| 54. | Preparing for Martyrdom and Judgment (Luke 12:4-12) | 356 |
| 55. | Parable of the Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-21) | 365 |
| 56. | Winning the War against Worry (Luke 12:22-34) | 372 |
| 57. | Waiting for the Master, Watching for the Thief (Luke 12:35-40) | 380 |
| 58. | Faithful Head Servants (Luke 12:41-48) | 387 |
| 59. | Repent before Judgment Falls (Luke 12:49-13:9) | 393 |
| 60. | Healing the Woman with a Bent Back (Luke 13:10-17) | 400 |
| 61. | Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast (Luke 13:18-21) | 406 |
| 62. | Strive to Enter the Narrow Door (Luke 13:22-35) | 410 |
| 63. | Presuming Places of Honor (Luke 14:1-14) | 416 |
| 64. | Parable of the Great Banquet (Luke 14:12-24) | 422 |
| 65. | Cost of Discipleship (Luke 14:25-35) | 428 |
| 66. | Parables of the Lost Sheep and Coin (Luke 15:1-10) | 434 |
| 67. | Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24) | 439 |
| 68. | Parable of the Elder Brother (Luke 15:25-32) | 446 |
| 69. | Parable of the Dishonest Steward (Luke 16:1-15) | 450 |
| 70. | Pressing into the Kingdom (Luke 16:16-18) | 458 |
| 71. | The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) | 463 |
| 72. | Sin, Forgiveness, and Faith (Luke 17:1-6) | 469 |
| 73. | Dutiful Servants (Luke 17:7-10) | 475 |
| 74. | The Thankful Leper (Luke 17:11-19) | 480 |
| 75. | The Kingdom in Your Midst (Luke 17:20-25) | 487 |
| 76. | One Is Taken, the Other Left (Luke 17:26-37) | 492 |
| 77. | The Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-8) | 498 |
| 78. | The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14) | 503 |
| 79. | Little Children Come to Jesus (Luke 18:15-17) | 509 |
| 80. | The Rich Young Ruler (Luke 18:18-23) | 514 |
| 81. | Leaving All to Follow (Luke 18:24-34) | 521 |
| 82. | A Blind Man's Insight and Insistence (Luke 18:35-43) | 525 |
| 83. | Saving Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10) | 531 |
| 84. | Parable of the Ten Minas (Luke 19:11-27) | 536 |
| IV. | Jesus in Jerusalem (19:28-21:36) | 543 |
| 85. | The Triumphal Entry (Luke 19:28-40) | 543 |
| 86. | Weeping over Jerusalem and Cleansing the Temple (Luke 19:41-20:8) | 550 |
| 87. | Parable of the Tenants and the Vineyard (Luke 20:9-19) | 556 |
| 88. | Rendering to Caesar and to God (Luke 20:19-26) | 562 |
| 89. | Marriage, the Resurrection, and the Christ (Luke 20:27-44) | 566 |
| 90. | The Poor Widow's Offering (Luke 20:45-21:4) | 572 |
| 91. | Nation Shall Rise against Nation (Luke 21:5-19) | 578 |
| 92. | Coming with Power and Great Glory (Luke 21:20-28) | 585 |
| 93. | Watch and Pray (Luke 21:29-36) | 590 |
| V. | Crucifixion and Resurrection (21:37-24:53) | 597 |
| 94. | Judas' Betrayal (Luke 21:37-22:6) | 597 |
| 95. | The Last Supper (Luke 22:7-20) | 605 |
| 96. | The Greatest among You Serves (Luke 22:21-30) | 614 |
| 97. | Simon, Strengthen Your Brothers (Luke 22:31-34) | 623 |
| 98. | New Provisions for the Future (Luke 22:35-38) | 630 |
| 99. | The Garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:39-46) | 635 |
| 100. | Jesus' Arrest (Luke 22:47-54a) | 644 |
| 101. | Peter's Denial (Luke 22:54-62) | 650 |
| 102. | Jesus before the Sanhedrin (Luke 22:63-71) | 656 |
| 103. | Jesus before Pilate and Herod (Luke 23:1-25) | 661 |
| 104. | Father, Forgive Them (Luke 23:26-38) | 670 |
| 105. | The Thief on the Cross (Luke 23:39-43) | 681 |
| 106. | Darkness and Death (Luke 23:44-49) | 686 |
| 107. | Burial in Joseph's Tomb (Luke 23:50-56) | 692 |
| 108. | The Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Luke 24:1-12) | 697 |
| 109. | Appearance on the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) | 703 |
| 110. | Jesus Appears to His Disciples (Luke 24:36-46) | 710 |
| 111. | Mission and Power (Luke 24:47-49) | 715 |
| 112. | Jesus' Ascension (Luke 24:50-53 with Acts 1:9-11) | 724 |
| Appendix 1: Infancy Narratives (Luke 1:5-2:52) | 730 | |
| A. | Zechariah's Vision in the Temple (Luke 1:5-25) | 730 |
| B. | Mary's First Lesson in Discipleship (Luke 1:26-38) | 736 |
| C. | Mary Visits Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56) | 739 |
| D. | Birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80) | 745 |
| E. | Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem (Luke 2:1-7) | 751 |
| F. | Shepherds in Bethlehem (Luke 2:8-20) | 755 |
| G. | Meeting Simeon and Anna in the Temple (Luke 2:21-38) | 763 |
| H. | The Boy Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:39-52) | 771 |
| Appendix 2: Essays | 778 | |
| A. | Spirit Baptism, the New Birth, and Speaking in Tongues | 779 |
| B. | Demonization and Deliverance in Jesus' Ministry | 785 |
| C. | Religious Leaders in Jesus' Day | 790 |
| D. | The Son of Man | 792 |
| E. | What Crucifixion Was Like in Jesus' Day | 793 |
| F. | Introduction to Textual Criticism | 794 |
| G. | Introduction to Eschatology | 797 |
| H. | The Chronology of Jesus' Crucifixion | 802 |