 Good morning again. Would anyone be willing to open us in prayer before we go into the Gospel of Luke? Let's pray. Thank you for adding one more day into our life. Lord, is there going to study every details that we'll see? You help us and I just want to understand deeply your Lord, so UBR guide or UBR teacher, Lord. In every words that we, there is your hidden things, Lord. Help us to reach out to the hidden things and Lord. Let us be free with your words and with your wisdoms, Lord. This class I'm submitting to your hand in Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Thank you. So let's go in. I think we had stopped at Luke 9. I've just posted the names for Luke 10 onwards. So we can go ahead and continue looking through the outline of the Gospel of Luke. Daniel, I think you posted here. Would you like to share? Would you like to unmute and share? Okay. Sorry. I just saw your message. You're not able to unmute. Okay. Daniel, you're doing Luke. Okay. There are two Daniels. I don't know if it's the same Daniel for both and your name just got repeated. Let me just check. No, there are two Daniels, right? Daniel Bayon. Is that the right pronunciation? Sorry. I don't see him on the classroom. So I'll just do Luke 10 and then read out what Daniel Oliver has posted on Luke 11. So Luke 10, we see that Jesus sends out, so previously Jesus had sent out the 12 disciples. Now in Luke 10, we see that he sends out 72 disciples. So we don't see this in the other Gospels, this number of disciples being sent out. And here he again repeats the instructions, don't take a purse, don't take a bag, stay wherever people are willing to host you. And then if people are not welcoming you, if a city doesn't welcome you, shake the dust off your feet and move on to the next place. So shaking the dust off their feet was a sign of God's judgment upon that city. We then see that the 72 returns of verse 17, they returned with joy and said, Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name. So they come back with the report of how powerful the name of Jesus is and how they are able to see that as they minister in Jesus' name, they see demons come out. So people being freed from the morning compression. And then Jesus says, rejoice in the fact that your name is written in the book of life, not in the fact that the demons submit to you, right? So that is our greatest joy that we are saved. And then we see the parable of the Good Samaritan. So we talked about this earlier where Luke also includes the Gentiles a lot in his book. And so we see the Samaritan here as being given a higher place than the priest and the Levite. So the Samaritan is the one who takes care of the Jews fallen by the side of the road. It's not the priest or the Levite. So Luke kind of highlights the Samaritan at a level that is higher than even the Jewish leaders. And then we have the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10. We'll go into Luke 11. Let me just read what Daniel has shared here. So Luke 11 begins with disciples asking Jesus to teach them to pray. And he uses examples of a friend persistently asking for help in need. And through his teaching, disciples learn that if they ask, seek, knock, their prayers will be answered. We also see Jesus casting out a mute demon. People questioning his authority, saying he's casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub. And then Jesus responds to that, to their accusation. We also see Jesus talking about the power of God being revealed in the fact that he is casting out Satan. That he is stronger than Satan himself. He says that those who are not with him are against the word of God, the one who hears and keeps the word of God is blessed. Then Jesus is invited to the house of a Pharisee. And while he's there, he talks about the Pharisees being washed on the outside, but not on the inside, not being clean on the inside. And then he also talks about looking for places of honor that the Pharisees look for a place of honor. But they shouldn't do that because when they're doing that, they are seeking a place of honor for themselves. Rather, they should go to a place that is, when they're sitting down at a banquet, go to a place that is more humble and let the person who's invited them move them to a place of greater honor. So those who assume a place of humility will be the ones who are honored and the ones who try to honor themselves will be the ones who are humbled. From there, let's go to Luke 12. Deeksha is doing Luke 12, okay. 12 was 1, 2, 3, like Jesus is giving the first several warnings about living under God's kingdom and not under the authority of Pharisees who have denied their Messiah. And in verses 4 to 7, Jesus is telling that home should be filled. He's telling we do not need to fear to man, but we should fear God because man can destroy only our body, but God has all power to cast into hell. So we should fear God only. And in verse 8 to 12, Jesus is telling that in this world, if we will accept him before people, before man, then he will also accept us before the angels. Because sometimes it happens like because of any authority of people or authority of man, we deny Jesus that we do not know Jesus and we do not follow him. But as Peter also did, he denied three times. Because whenever situations will come like this, so Jesus is telling Holy Spirit will guide us and Holy Spirit will teach us what we have to say. So we should not fear and we do not worry all these things. In verse 13 to 21, Jesus is telling that we should not be covetous or greedy. Like God will give us exceedingly and ordinarily according to our need. It is fine, but we should not be rely on money or any uncertain things. Because if we will gather money or rely on money only and if next day we don't have a physical life, then what we will do that money. It's only no use of that. And in verse 22 to 31, here Jesus is telling do not worry for anything. Just rely on God, keep trust in God because if we will worry, even then we cannot do anything. Like if we are worrying for something, it's not in our hand, we cannot do anything. And one time I heard, I remember in Joyce, she was telling if we are worrying like somewhere it's coming is equal to pride. Because we are worrying, so we are thinking somehow we can manage and somehow we can handle and we are not putting in God, we are not keeping trust in God. So he is telling we should not worry and all these things. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. So Luke 13, Deepu, are you ready to share? Yes, Ma'am. We are gospel of Luke chapter 13. And we see here from 1 to 5, it is meant to repent and not to judge. So here we see that all the men are not great sinners, but because of what happened to them, but that all men are equally sinners and condemned before God. And so here Jesus says that we have to repent otherwise all shall like otherwise perish. And we also see from verses 6 to 9, the parable of a barren tree. Here we see Jesus once comes near to a fig tree looking for a fruit but found none. And then he will command his dresser of a vineyard to cut off the tree, cut it down. And then again he will go and tell to the Jesus dresser, give me one more year so that we shall dig about it and dung it. And we'll see whether it bears fruit or not. Then we can cut it down. So that is the parable that we see in those verses. And then the verses 10 on which we see that the woman loosed from Satan, a woman with a disabling spirit. And we also see that Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the Sabbath day and he found a woman had a spirit of infirmity for 18 years. And she was bowed together and she could not lift up herself. And then Jesus saw her and called her out and he immediately stretched and on her and made her straight and she was completely delivered. And the ruler of the synagogues come against Jesus asking how you can deliver on the Sabbath day. Then you know he will go and say that you know if any donkey or ox, you know. I think that's verse 15, look 13, 15. Then the Lord answered him, you hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manager and lead it away to water it. So that is the example God gives to them. And we also see from 18 to verses onwards the parable of a mustard seed. We see that what is the kingdom of God like where unto shall I resemble it. It is like a grain of mustard seed with a man to cast into his garden and it grew and waxed a great tree and the flows of the air are launched in the branches of it. And we also see from verses 20 onwards the parable of Levan. And we see from verses 22 onwards warning against mere proficient from 22 to 27. Then we also see from 28 onwards the result of mere proficient 28 to 33. And then we see from 34 onwards Jesus weeps over Jerusalem predicts it's over. Thank you. Thank you sister. Verse chapter 14 Divya. Okay, I'll just do Luke chapter 14. So in Luke chapter 14 Jesus is at a Pharisees house and they are watching him carefully to see if Jesus will heal on the Sabbath day. But Jesus still goes ahead. Levan uses the example of an ox. So if you have an ox and it falls into a well, will you not pull it out on the Sabbath day? And they don't answer the question that he has. Here is where he tells them when you're on when you're invited to a place for a banquet. Don't sit in a place of honor rather choose a place that is humble and let the person who's invited you call you to sit at a place of honor. He also shares about when you are hosting people host people who cannot repay you instead of inviting your friends and family who will just invite you back to their parties invite people who cannot repay you and your reward will be in heaven. He then gives the parable of the great banquet. And he talks about how people who've been invited to this wedding banquet come up with excuses for why they can't come to the banquet. And so finally the master sends out a servant to invite anyone on the streets to join in the banquet. And those who the original invitation went to are rejected because they've rejected the invitation to be part of it. So that is a judgment on the Jews specifically because the call to the kingdom went out to the Jews first. But because they rejected it, it then goes out to the Gentiles and goes out to anyone who's willing to receive the gospel. Jesus then talks about the cost of being a disciple. So to take up a cross and follow him. And he says he talks about counting the cost. So before we decide to follow Christ, counting the cost and making a decision knowing about the sacrifice that it's going to require of us. So we do not make a decision to build a house without first considering the cost of building the house. We make sure that that project will be completed. So in the same way, when we are deciding to follow Christ, are we considering the cost of following him and then making that decision. So Jesus doesn't invite people showing himself or the kingdom as something that will satisfy and be a comfortable situation for everyone. He very clearly presents the call to discipleship as one of sacrifice and suffering. We see that in Luke 14. Luke 15 is not on call. So Luke 15 is the parable of the lost sheep. So this whole chapter is on people who are lost being found. So we have the lost sheep, the lost coin, the prodigal son, these three parables where Jesus is talking about the rejoicing in heaven over someone who is lost being found and being welcomed back. So he uses these three examples of the lost coin, the lost sheep and the prodigal son. Now in all of these parables, he's actually going completely against the sentiments of the religious leaders because they would not be able to identify with the importance of one coin being lost. They would not be able to identify with shepherds who lost sheep because shepherds were considered as people who were lower in status. And they would not be able to identify with the father who forgave his son who had dishonored him. In all of these parables, Jesus is preaching something that is very opposite to the religious leaders' ways of thinking. But in doing so, he's presenting the heart of the father and he's also presenting the gospel to the outcasts of the society. So the poor, the shepherds and those who are sinners, those who are outsiders in the religious system. Luke 16, I believe, and Eric is not here. He posted on Google Classroom but I don't think he answered the question there. So we look at Luke 16 as well. Luke 16, we have the parable of the shrewd manager. So he's been mismanaging the money of his master and the master sees that he's doing this and so he basically is going to let him go from his role as manager. But before he is let go off, he calls all the debtors and cuts down their debts by half so that he has friends once he's let go off. And so Jesus uses this example to say, use worldly wisdom to your advantage. So the world knows how to use money to gain friends for themselves. But people who follow him or people of the kingdom, sometimes we can be too simple in our thinking. We don't think shrewdly. We don't think in ways that are advantageous, ways that we can use our monetary wealth to gain things for ourselves. So he's commending the manager for using his wealth to gain earthly friends, to gain advantage here on earth. And he says, use your wealth in this way. Don't try and store up all your wealth. Use it so that it can actually bear eternal benefit. This manager uses it for his own benefit but you use your money for eternal benefit. Some other teachings are on divorce. So teaching against adultery, then the parable of the rich man and Lazarus where the rich man is judged for not taking care of the poor. So we see here in Luke that continued theme of care for the poor, the heart for the poor, which we talked about earlier where Luke is very concerned about the social outcasts. Luke 17 and 18, we have Esther Clement and Esther Shisha. Are you all ready to share, Luke 17 and 18? Esther Clement, I'm ready to share Luke 18, sister. Okay, sure. And what about Esther Shisha, Luke 17? Okay, we'll just do Luke 17 and then Esther Clement, you can do Luke 18. So Luke 17, it continues in Jesus' teaching. So he's teaching on not being a stumbling block to people and the judgment that someone who causes someone else to stumble would be under judgment. Then he talks about faith as small as a mustard seed. Then we have the story of the 10 men healed of leprosy and the only one who comes back to thank Jesus again is a Samaritan. So the only leper who comes back and worships Jesus after being healed is a Samaritan. Jesus then talks about the coming kingdom. And he says that do not be led astray when somebody says that they are the Messiah because when the Son of Man returns, everyone will know. He'll return and it'll be something that is revealed to the whole world at the same time. So don't run after false messiahs. And then he talks about the signs of the end times. With that we can go into Luke 18, sister Esther Clement. Yes, good morning everyone. Like sister has told in the summary of the entire book of Luke, there are three parables with respect with regard to prayer. So in chapter 18, we see two parables referring to the prayer and how we are supposed to pray. The first parable is that of an unjust judge who neither feared God nor respected man. So even then when a woman persisted, he gave her the judgment. So verse 8 says that will not God defend more speedily and if we ask him and persist in prayers. And he says very sad note here that however when the Son of Man comes will he find the faith on the earth. So this is the takeaway for us from this parable that we need to be persistent in prayer and have faith that he is able to deliver us, defend us speedily. So coming to the second parable which is also regarding prayer between the prayer of a Pharisee and a tax collector. The Pharisee was very self-righteous and he began saying that he is not like this tax collector and ends up comparing that way. But however the tax collector was asking God to forgive him of his sins and Jesus said that the tax collector was the one who was justified. And he continues to say in verse 14 that one who exalts himself will be humble, but he who humbles himself shall be exalted. And then we have a few instances of Jesus on his journey towards Jerusalem. The disciples do not allow the little children to come to him. So Jesus on the contrary to the disciples' expectations he says welcome the kingdom. I say that in verse 17 whoever does not accept and receive and welcome the kingdom of God as a little child shall not in any way enter in it at all. So this is about the take of what God feels about the children and the kingdom of God. Coming to verses 18 you have the young rich ruler who wanted to inherit the kingdom of God. But however when Jesus asked him to sell his positions and give them to the poor he departed being very worried and sorrowful as he was exceedingly rich. So observing him Jesus says this very common this thing that how is it possible for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. However when the disciples asked who will be saved then in verse 27 Jesus replies what is impossible with man is possible with God. And then we have the Jesus talking about the prophecy about his way to Jerusalem and however in 34 we see that the disciples did not understand anything. Even though he was telling them very clearly that he will be flogged he will be killed and the third day he will rise again. It is written here in 34 that the word for a mystery and hidden to the disciples because they were not able to comprehend what he was telling. And finally we see a blind beggar on a way to Jericho. So again the people he was shouting the son of David have mercy upon me and the people around him rebuked him not to shout. But he persisted even more and Jesus took notice of him and called him and asked him in verse 41 what do you want me to do for you. And he said that he may receive sight so God was very Jesus was very pleased with his faith and he said receive your sight your faith and your trust has healed you. So this is a brief summary about chapter 18 of Luke. Thank you sister. Thank you sister. Luke 19 I think Frederick is not here so we'll just look at that. So we have the story about Zacchus where Jesus goes to Zacchus's house Zacchus repents and begins to follow Jesus. Zacchus is a tax collector and has been extorting money from people. But once he encounters Jesus he returns four times the amount that he has taken from people as a sign of his repentance. And Jesus says that salvation has come to this house today. We then see the parable of the ten miners. This is where a master gives his servants a certain sum of money to each of them. And then when he comes back this is the same as the parable of the talents. So each of them comes back to return what they have got from the money that he gave to them. So the person with five comes back with ten. The person with three comes back with six. And the person with one comes back with one. I'm sorry that math is not adding up so I'm just so let me just go. So while the master's ways this is the addition to this story while the master's way his subjects verse 14 who hated him sent a delegation saying we don't want this man to be king. But he is still made king and then he comes back. And yeah so sorry verse 16 the one with ten earns ten more and so he's given charge of ten cities. The one with five has five more and so he takes charge of five cities. And then the one who has given only one didn't do anything with it and he just sold it. And so what he has is also taken away from him. So he says if you're faithful with much you will be even more will be given to you. But if you don't if you're not faithful with the little what you have also will be taken away. And those who didn't want the master to be king are then put to death. So this is a little different from the parable of the talents. We then see Jesus coming in on the donkey being acknowledged as the Messiah. So we have that blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. That recognition that Jesus has come from God himself. And then at the end is the judgment on the temple where Jesus goes into the temple. Let me just open that story. And he sends out all those who are selling things. He says my house will be a house of prayer but you have made it a den of robbers coating from the Old Testament. So again Jesus is displaying his authority over the temple at this time. Luke 20 sister Gertrude. Are you ready to share? Yes sister. You can go ahead. Luke 20 in this chapter we see that the leaders and the priests are seeking to accuse Jesus in many ways to destroy him. But Jesus times over them because of his wisdom. Luke 20 to 21 to 8 here because he drove all those who were who brought and sold in the temple. He says that this is the house of my prayer. The chief priests and scribes confronted Jesus asking what authority he was doing all things or who gave him authority. Luke 21 to 16 Jesus asked the baptism of John. Was it from God or was it from men? And replying them with the question he explained that he is the Messiah and exposes hypocrisy of the leaders. If John was from God then he was right in proclaiming Jesus as a Messiah and true to Jesus had all the authority. In response he showed that they were not sincere in seeking the truth. In Luke 9 Luke 20 9 to 16 parable of the tenant represent the religious leaders among the Jewish people. The parable tells us that God is the owner of the whole universe. He sent his servants that is the prophets in the Old Testament and then he sent his son so that they will honor and respect him. But they killed the son so the inheritance would be theirs. This parable tells us that Jesus himself was the son of God and he knew that he would be killed. Luke 20 17 to 18 another parable the stone which is builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. Psalms 118 Jesus taught his disciples of the coming of Messiah to Jerusalem. The hostility of the Jewish leaders showed the messianic stone being rejected. Anyone who comes to Jesus will be broken of the pride and self will. But those who refuse to come will be crushed by Christ's judgment and all the more they sought to destroy him. Luke 20 21 to 26 Jesus tells to give back to the things of God and think to Caesar. The scribes and the priest try to make accusations against Jesus to the ruling government but cannot find fault in Jesus. Luke 20 27 to 40 Jesus teaches about resurrection the Sadducees do not believe in the resurrection and try to find fault in Jesus teaching. But Jesus tells them that God is not the God of the dead but leaving and the sons of the resurrection do not marry but are like angels. Luke 20 41 to 40 whose son is Christ Jesus. How is it possible that David who calls Christ Lord and he is his son asking their own question. Luke 20 45 to 47 Jesus teaches the disciples to be aware of the scribes. Thank you. Thank you sister. So Luke 21 I don't think it was here. Luke 21 Jesus looks at the widows offering so she puts in two coins versus all of the rich people who give just a little bit of what they have. She gives everything she has and Jesus says she's given more than all of the rich people had put in the temple offering box. And then the rest of Luke 21 is about the signs of the end times. Jesus prepares his disciples for what to expect. So for the wars that will come for the persecution that they will face. And he calls them to remain faithful to stand on guard and be prepared. Keep watch for his return. Luke 22 is Jairam. Yeah. Okay. Luke 22 the festival of unleavened bread. So this is where Judas agrees to betray Jesus. Then we have the story of the last supper with the disciples and Jesus is teaching on seeking to be the one who serves rather than seeking to be the greatest. He teaches the disciples about this and he talks to Simon about having prayed for Simon. So he says that Satan wants to test all of you but I've prayed for you and when you have returned go back and strengthen the rest of your brothers. So this is where Simon says that I will die with you and Jesus predicts Simon's denial. Jesus then goes to the Mount of Olives and he prays. He goes with his three disciples and asked them to pray with him but they keep falling asleep and finally Judas arrives with the people from the religious leaders. And they capture Jesus and take him to Caiaphas house. So this, sorry, I'm just opening. Yeah, to the house of the high priest. So Annis. And then we have the record of Jesus being mocked. Jesus being beaten. Jesus facing trial before Pilate and Herod. And this is where they asked Jesus if he is the Messiah. And he says, if I tell you, you will not believe me. And if I asked you, you would not answer. And then he says from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God. Then they asked him, are you the Son of God? He says, you say that I am. And they said, why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips. So they question on whether he is the Messiah, whether he's the Son of God. And that's the end of his trial. So Jesus doesn't say much in response. But because he doesn't dispute those questions that they raise, they accuse him of blasphemy. Luke 23, I don't think Jennifer is here. Okay, so we'll continue. So the whole assembly rose and took him to Pilate for his trial. Pilate doesn't find any basis for a charge against Jesus. But he sends him off to Herod. And Herod also mocks Jesus and sends him back. So it's recorded here that until this day, Herod and Pilate had been enemies. But they become friends on this day over this trial because they both come to this place of mocking Jesus and finally sentencing him. Although they don't find any basis for charges against him. So Baribas is released and Jesus is sentenced to be crucified. And it says that Pilate, he tries to talk to the people and say, we've not found any basis, but he finally decides to go with what they are demanding that he be crucified. Then we have the record of Simon of Cyrene carrying the cross. And we have the record of the death of Jesus. Here we read about Jesus being on the cross for three hours. The curtain of the temple being torn. And then we also read about Jesus committing himself into the Father's hands. The centurion recognizes Jesus as a righteous man. And then we have the record of the women who were there at the cross. And the final burial of Jesus by Joseph who was a part of the council. So the women follow Joseph to see where Jesus is buried in the tomb and then they leave. They leave there and go back because it's the next day is the Sabbath. Luke 24. Luke chapter 24. Jesus crucified and the third day raised again verse 2. They found the stone rolled away from the spiritual verse 4. And it come to pass as the where such expect threat there were bound before two men stood by them in sinning garments. Verse 6. He is not there but he is raising. Remember who is speaking to the wind? He was here during Galilee. Verse 7. In the sun of man must have been delivered into the hands of sinful man. And we crucified and the third day raised again it. And they remember his word 23. And we have and we they found out his body. They come saying that they had also seen a version of angel which and said that he was alive. Verse 26. Out not Christ who has suffered these things and to enter into these glory. Verse 34. Saying the Lord is risen indeed and hand apart to Simon. Verse 26. And as they two speak Jesus himself stood in the minds of them and said into them please be unto him. Verse 29. Behold my hands and my feet. That is why myself handle me and see from my spirit that not flesh and beyond. As ye see me have. Verse 49. And behold I send the promise of my father upon you. But try ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be hidden with power upon high. 51. And it's come to pass where ye bless them. He was spread from them and stretched up to heaven. Thank you. With that we come to the end of the Gospel of Luke. We will just read a little bit more from our textbook about some additional content. I think we just have two minutes so we'll see how much we can cover. So Luke's teaching on the Holy Spirit along with other teaching on the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. We see that the Holy Spirit is one with the Father and the Son in the Trinity. The Holy Spirit is referred to as the Comforter. And we have a much fuller revelation of who the Holy Spirit is in the New Testament than we do in the Old Testament. Although the Old Testament does mention the Holy Spirit, definitely mentions the presence of the Holy Spirit. We see in the Gospels the Holy Spirit at Jesus' conception and the Holy Spirit as the one empowering Jesus' ministry. Especially in the Gospel of Luke where Luke is presenting the humanity of Christ. We see that the Holy Spirit is the one who enables Jesus to carry out all of the work, all of the ministry that is entrusted to him. The Holy Spirit is also promised to the disciples as their source of power. And for us today, the Holy Spirit leads us to understand, to obey God's will. The Holy Spirit gives us power over sin. The Holy Spirit is the one through whom we are in this new covenant. So we are in a covenant that is sealed by the Holy Spirit. And we can respond to the Holy Spirit's prompting and we are transformed by the Holy Spirit. So we will continue from there on Monday and we will start with the Gospel of John as well. Thank you all.