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Learning From Luke
The goal of the host, Jimmy Cating (Evangelist) is to examine the gospel of Luke to establish and strengthen our faith in Jesus.
Episodes
- Learning From Luke
Ep. 96 "Behold My Hands and My Feet"
(Luke 24:36–43). Jesus appeared to His frightened disciples, inviting them to examine His wounds and witness the undeniable evidence of His bodily…
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Ep. 95 "Did Not Our Hearts Burn Within Us?"
(Luke 24:13-35). Two discouraged disciples are disillusioned by the cross. Walking toward Emmaus unaware that the risen Jesus was walking beside them. Before…
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Ep. 94 "He Is Not Here, But Is Risen"
(Luke 24:6). The tomb was empty—but could there be another explanation? In this special episode, we examine common attempts to explain away the resurrection of…
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Ep. 93 "Why Do You Seek The Living Among The Dead"
(Luke 24:1-8). On the first day of the week, when the women came to the tomb expecting to find the body of Jesus, they instead find the tomb empty. The empty…
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Ep. 92 "They Observed The Tomb"
(Luke 23:50-56). Josep of Arimathea boldly steps forward to bury the body of Jesus while faithful women carefully watch where He is laid. They observed the…
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Ep. 91 "Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit"
(Luke 23:44-49). As Jesus breathes His last, darkness covers the land, the temple veil is torn, and a Roman centurion declares His innocence. In His final…
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Ep. 90 "Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise"
(Luke 23:38-43). As Jesus hangs between two criminals, one continues to mock Him while the other recognizes his own guilt, confesses Christ’s innocence, and…
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Ep. 89 "There They Crucified Him"
(Luke 23:27:38). This is the climactic statement Luke gives after Jesus reaches Calvary. This pivotal moment in history underscores that things are not always…
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Ep. 88 "That He Might Bear It After Jesus"
(Luke 23:26). When Simon of Cyrene is compelled to carry the cross of Jesus, it evidently transformed his life. The soldiers compelled him to pick up the…
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Ep. 87 "Crucify Him, Crucify Him"
(Luke 23:13-25). The cross of Christ reveals humanity at its worst, but God at His best. This episode explores the details surrounding the sixth and final…
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Ep. 86 "He Answered Him Nothing"
(Luke 23:8-12). When Pilate sends Jesus to Herod, the Lord stands silent before the wicked ruler who had sought to see Jesus for merely selfish reasons. Herod…
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Ep. 85 "I Find No Fault In This Man"
(Luke 23:1-7). As Jesus stands before Pilate to be judged, the Roman governor declares Jesus to be innocent three different times. When the evidence is…
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Ep. 84 "Are You The Son of God?"
(Luke 22:63-71). That question is the climax of Luke chapter 22. It is not merely the question the Sanhedrin asked Jesus—it is the question every generation…
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Ep. 83 "This Is Your Hour and the Power of Darkness"
(Luke 22:47-53). In the dark shadows of the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus confronts the arresting party who seek to capture Him under the cover of darkness. What…
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Ep. 82 "Not My Will, But Yours, Be Done"
(Luke 22:39-46). Before there was a glorious crown, there was a gruesome cross. Before brightness of resurrection morning, there was the darkness of the garden…
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Ep. 81 "It Is Enough"
(Luke 22:35-38). After Jesus commands His disciples to sell their garments in order to buy swords, they respond by revealing two swords. What was the Lord…
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Ep. 80 "I Have Prayed For You"
(Luke 22:31-34). Before Peter denies the Lord, Jesus gives the apostle a sobering prediction—a prophecy that would ultimately lead him back to the Christ. But…
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Ep.79 "Who Is The Greatest?"
(Luke 22:21-30). As Jesus approaches the cross and prepares His apostles for His impending death, astonishingly, they focus on themselves. In this episode, we…
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Ep. 78 "Do This In Remembrance of Me"
(Luke 22:14-20): As we study this passage, Jesus’ words draws our focus on two themes that rise naturally from the text: the pattern and the purpose of the…
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Ep. 77 "And They Prepared The Passover"
(Luke 22:7-13): As Jesus approaches His sacrificial death, He instructs His disciples to prepare the final Passover He would eat with them. At first glance…
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Ep. 76 "Satan Entered Judas"
(Luke 22:1-6): Before Judas betrayed Jesus, Luke gives this unsettling detail. What are the lessons that can be learned from the statement, “Satan entered…
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Ep. 75 "Watch Therefore and Pray Always"
(Luke 21:20-36). God’s imminent judgment upon Jerusalem continues to be the theme of Luke 21. Jesus sets out to warn His disciples and preparing them by giving…
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Ep. 74 "By Your Patience Possess Your Soul"
(Luke 21:5-19). When Jesus gives the ominous prediction concerning the destruction of Jerusalem’s temple, His words are filled with admonition and exhortation…
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Ep. 73 "This Poor Widow Put In More Than All"
(Luke 21:1-4). During His final week, Jesus observes those who were donating to the Temple treasury. This episode highlights a teachable moment when a poor…
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Ep. 72 "Therefore, David Calls Him Lord"
(Luke 20:41-44). Returning to the subject of His authority, Jesus confronts the Pharisees with a question of His own. If the Christ is the the son of David…
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Ep. 71 "He Is Not The God of the Dead"
(Luke 20:27-40). When Jesus is challenged by the Sadducees who reject the resurrection of the dead, the Lord responds with irrefutable reasoning from the…
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Ep. 70 "Render To Caesar"
(Luke 20:20-25). This episode discusses the delicate balance between a Christian’s relationship with God and government.
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Ep. 69 "I Will Send My Beloved Son"
(Luke 20:9-19). In the Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers, Jesus predicts how many of Israel will respond to the sending of God’s only Son. In this teaching…
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Ep. 68 "Is It From Heaven or From Men"
(Luke 20:1-8). This question from Jesus highlights the only two sources of authority. During the week of His crucifixion, Jesus is tested on all sides. This…
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Ep. 67 "You Have Made It A Den of Thieves"
(Luke 19:41-46). This quote from Jesus shows the degree of corruption among those who turned the holy temple into a market place of self-serving merchants…
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Ep. 66 "The Stones Would Immediately Cry Out"
(Luke 19:28-40). Throughout His ministry, Jesus carefully orchestrated the timeline by preventing others from disclosing what they saw or heard. But, as He…
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Ep. 65 "Do Business Till I Come"
(Luke 19:11-27). In the Parable of the Pounds (Minas), Jesus highlights three categories of people: the faithful disciple, the fearful steward, and the foolish…
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Ep. 64 "The Son of Man Has Come to Seek and to Save"
(Luke 19:1-10). This declaration summarizes the essence of the gospel message and explains why Jesus associates with sinners. In this episode we examine the…
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Ep. 63 "What Do You Want Me To Do For You?"
(Luke 18:35-43). When the blind Bartimaeus calls out to Jesus for mercy, the Gentle Healer asks an insightful question that reveals something about Jesus and…
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Ep. 62"The Things Which Are Impossible With Men Are Possible With God "
(Luke 18:18-27). When a rich, young, ruler turns away from Jesus because he refused to give up his wealth, the disciples asked, “Who then can be save?” This…
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Ep. 61 "He Who Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted"
(Luke 18:9-14). This episode highlights the Lord’s application of His Parable of the Pharisee and Publican. Two men when up to pray, but only one went down…
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Ep. 60 "When The Son of Man Comes, Will He Really Find Faith on the Earth? "
This episode explores the Parable of the Persistent Widow; a parable Jesus taught so that men ought to always pray and not lose heart. Times of uncertainty…
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Ep. 59: (Luke 17:20-33)
When Jesus is asked by the Pharisees about when the kingdom of God would come, His response is insightful and filled with admonition. The Lord exhorts His…
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Ep. 58: “But Where Are The Nine?”
(Luke 17:11-19): After Jesus heals ten lepers, only one returns to give glory to God. This episode highlights who the unlikely worshiper was and why Jesus…
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Ep. 57: “If He Repents, Forgive Him”
(Luke 17:1-4) In this episode, we examine the Lord’s warning of sinning against another (offenders; verses 1-2), and also how we should respond when we have…
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Ep. 56 "Though One Rise From The Dead"
In this episode, part 2 of 2, after a rich man dies, he is filled with regrets as he faces eternity suffering a fate that is worse than fire. When he prays for…
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Ep. 55 "Carried By The Angels"
In this episode, part 1 of 2, Jesus gives us a glimpse into the afterlife. He reveals what happens when someone uses their wealth selfishly and fails to help…
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Ep. 54 "Make Friends For Yourselves"
This episode discusses one of the most challenging parables of Jesus, The Unjust Steward. Why did his master commend him? This parable is a shocking and…
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Ep. 53 "It Was Right That We Should Make Merry and Be Glad"
The Parable of the Prodigal Son, which has been called the greatest short story ever written, is the third in a trilogy of illustrations concerning God’s love…
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Ep. 52 "This Man Receives Sinners"
When the skeptics criticize Jesus for His associating with those who are viewed as exceptionally sinful, Jesus responds by presenting three parables in Luke…
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Ep. 51 "Come, For All Things Are Now Ready"
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses! Material possessions, business professions, and domestic obligations fail to provide legitimate reasons to decline the honored…
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Ep. 50 "Strive To Enter The Narrow Gate"
Will only a few be saved? This episode discusses the Lord’s answer to this difficult theological question.
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Ep. 49 "Unless You Repent"
Jesus calls upon all who would follow after Him to turn to God in repentance. Find out the immediate and broader application of Jesus’ words in Luke 13:1-5…
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Ep.48 "You Also Be Ready"
Jesus teaches His disciples to live in constant readiness for His sudden and unexpected return. This episode explores the difference between faithful and…
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Ep. 47 "Seek The Kingdom of God"
In this episode we discuss Jesus’ cure for covetousness and His answer to anxiety. There is a special promise to those who seek the Kingdom of God first.
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Ep. 46 "Beware of Covetousness"
When Jesus is asked to resolve a financial dispute between brothers, the Lord offers a dire warning and a practical parable. This episode explores the dangers…
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Ep. 45 "You Are of More Value"
In this episode, Jesus emphasizes the care and concern God has for His children. The One whose eye is on the sparrow, will most certainly remember you in your…
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Ep. 44 "From the Blood of Abel To Zechariah"
In this episode, Jesus continues to denounce the hypocrisy of the religious leaders. In the last three of six warnings, the Lord admonishes the lawyers for…
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Ep. 43 “These You Ought To Have Done”
In this episode, Jesus announces warnings upon the Pharisees that all most take to heart. He calls upon each of us to monitor our motives. While God is…
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Ep. 42 "A Greater Than Jonah Is Here"
When the skeptics ask Jesus for a sign to prove His identity, the Lord pointed to the sign of Jonah. What is the sign of Jonah and what makes it different than…
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Ep. 41 "The Kingdom of God Has Come"
When Jesus delivers a man from demon possession, His opponents accuse Him of being in league with Satan. Jesus responds with several argument and highlights…
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Ep. 40 "Lord, Teach Us To Pray"
On one occasion after the Lord finishes praying, an unnamed disciple approaches with the request, “Lord, teach us to pray.” When Jesus teaches His disciples on…
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Ep. 39 "One Thing Is Needful"
This is how Jesus defended one of His disciples, a young woman named Mary who sat listening to Him teach, while her sister, Martha, was busy serving. The sweet…
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Ep. 38 "Who is My Neighbor?"
This question prompts Jesus to teach one of His greatest parables, which will pave the way for the universal brotherhood of man. This episode highlights how…
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Ep. 37 “Rejoice That Your Names Are Written In Heaven”
Through these words, Jesus enlightens and encourages. The power to expel demons is astonishing, but according to Jesus there is a greater cause for…