CHRIST IS THE BEARER OF OUR BURDENS…
The Gospel of Luke is depicted in the Lindisfarne Gospels as an ox. We tend to think of the ox as a slow, rather stubborn beast, but to speak of the ox in the ancient world was to describe the world’s most powerful engine. The ox was the beast of burden, pulling carts and carrying heavy loads, plowing and treading grain. The ox was a sacrificial animal. These images fit well with Luke’s presentation of Jesus. Christ is the bearer of our burdens, the One who has done the work for us, and above all, has been sacrificed for our sins. As we study Luke through the winter and spring, we are seeking to follow as disciples in the furrows that Christ has plowed, depending on His work every step of the way.
June 24, 2018
Luke 10:21-42 (ESV) 21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from [...]
June 17, 2018
Luke 10:1 - 20 (ESV) After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself [...]
June 10, 2018
Luke 9:51-62 (ESV) 51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went [...]
June 3, 2018
Luke 9:37 – 50 (ESV) 37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, [...]
May 27, 2018
Luke 9:18 – 36 (ESV) 18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” [...]
May 20, 2018
Luke 9:1 – 17 (ESV) And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them out to proclaim [...]
May 13, 2018
Luke 8:40-56 (ESV) 40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 41 And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the [...]
May 6, 2018
Luke 8:22 - 39 (ESV) 22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” [...]
April 29, 2018
Luke 8:1-21 (ESV) Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, 2 and also [...]
April 22, 2018
Luke 7:36-50 (ESV) 36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. 37 And behold, a woman of the city, [...]
April 15, 2018
Luke 7:18-35 (ESV) 18 The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, 19 calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the [...]
April 8, 2018
Luke 7:11-17 (ESV) 11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12 As he drew near to the gate of the [...]
March 18, 2018
Luke 7:1-10 (ESV) After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2 Now a centurion had a servant[a] who was sick and at the [...]
March 11, 2018
Luke 6:39-49 (ESV) 39 He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his [...]
March 4, 2018
Luke 6:27-38 (ESV) 27 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. [...]
February 25, 2018
Luke 6:17-26 (ESV) 17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea [...]
February 18, 2018
Luke 6:12-16 (ESV) 12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples [...]
February 11, 2018
Luke 5:33-6:11 (ESV) They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.” 34 Jesus answered, “Can [...]
February 4, 2018
Luke 5:17 - 32 (ESV) 17 On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee [...]
January 28, 2018
Luke 4:31-44 (ESV) 31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word [...]
January 21, 2018
Luke 4:14-30 (ESV) 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And he taught in their [...]
January 14, 2018
Luke 4:1-13 (ESV) And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. [...]
January 7, 2018
Luke 3:2b-17 (ESV) The word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of [...]