Category Archives: Luke

The Ascension of Jesus

(Luke 24:44-53) After he had completed his course on the earth, the time came for the Lord to leave. He had given his disciples all the teachings and the examples of his life from which they could draw to go … Continue reading

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The Risen Christ Appears to the Disciples

(Luke 24:36-43) After Jesus had risen from the dead he appeared to many of his disciples including up to five hundred at the one time. Then he came and stood amongst his closest disciples, the twelve minus Judas who betrayed … Continue reading

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Jesus on the Road to Emmaus

(Luke 24:13-35) After his resurrection Jesus began to appear to his followers. It was necessary for I’m to do this to prove to them all the things he had told them. He spoke to them many times of the resurrection, … Continue reading

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The Resurrection of the Lord

(Luke 24:1-12). The most fundamental teaching of the new covenant and the core principle of Christianity is the resurrection of the dead. Without the resurrection the rest of the christian covenant does not hold together. It is through the resurrection … Continue reading

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The Burial of Jesus

(Luke 23:50-56) When they took Jesus down after he had died, he had to be buried. And in his burial we see two lessons or two things that we can learn from. One of these was to do with the … Continue reading

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Jesus Dies: Earth’s Darkest Hour

(Luke 23:44-49) The hour had come for the Lord to depart from this earth. All had been accomplished that he needed to do while he was here and it was now time for the next stage of the work to … Continue reading

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Jesus Nailed to the Stake

(Luke 23:32-43) Here we see that the Lord has been taken away to Golgotha to web nailed to the stake along with two criminals. But even while Thais is occurring the Lord provides lessons for those who were there and … Continue reading

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Jesus Led Away to Die

(Luke 23:26-31) As I was studying this section of scripture, I became fascinated by one verse, which I had never taken much notice of before. This section talks about Jesus being led away to die and provides the detail of … Continue reading

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Jesus, Barabbas and the Rule of the Mob

(Luke 23:13-25) In one of the worst travesties of so-called justice in history we see here the exchange of the life of the Lord and Saviour of the world for a sinner accused of insurrection, murder and mayhem. And the … Continue reading

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Jesus Before Herod

(Luke 23:6-12) After bringing Jesus before Pilate, who could find no reason to condemn him, the Lord was sent by Pilate to Herod to be examined. Herod’s examination of the Lord is both harsh and interesting, for there are some … Continue reading

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