45 Days To Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel According To Luke Chapter 13: Repentance -The Kingdom of God is Like a Grain of Mustard Seed

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How to Get the Most Out of The Challenge

The Gospel consists of four books in the New Testament—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—that share the teachings of Jesus Christ. You can start the FREE “45 Day Challenge” at any time by visiting the ePrayer Circle homepage and selecting the “45 Day Challenge” menu option. Feel free to share these lessons and print them for use in your Bible study groups. You can also translate the content into multiple languages using the Google Translate menu bar on the homepage.

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.Transcript:  HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS CHALLENGE

Step One.  Start in the order of: the Gospel of John, Luke, Mark and Matthew for understanding.

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Step Two.  Each lesson takes about 35 minutes to complete: 20 min to study the lesson and take the quiz. 15 minutes to read the Bible resource

It is recommended to read the entire post and then take the quiz before reading or listening to the bible resources. Each lesson is self-contained and includes all resources needed.

Step 3:  You should complete two lessons a day.  5 Days a week in order to complete the “45 Days to Read The Gospel Challenge in 45 days”.

There is no law that says you have to complete these lessons in 45 days. You are free to work at your own pace. Study the lesson and take the quiz in the morning, and later listen to or read the bible resources.

Step 4: Get organize with pen and paper.  Take notes.  Each lesson contains: Header Sections (Table of Contents): (1) chapter summary, (2) objectives, (3) outline, (4) reflection question,  (5) chapter highlights, (6) resources, (7) interactive quiz, and (8) a call to salvation.

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Isaiah 9:6 KJV“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son, is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

 

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Overview of The Gospel of Luke 

Apostle Luke, a Gentile and a physician, wrote this Gospel and the Book of Acts.  Luke’s work is assumed to be written in AD 60-62 during the time disciple Paul was in jail.  His works were dedicated to Theophilus, a Roman dignitary.  Luke gives an ordered account of the events of Jesus’s life but not necessarily in order.  His primary research was eyewitnesses, disciples, and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Luke knew the disciples personally.  He traveled with Paul most of the time. However, he also used other disciples’ work in his research, such as Mark, as a lot of his work included the Gospel of Mark. However, this Gospel gives many accounts of Jesus’s healing ministry because Luke was a physician himself.

Luke alone reported unusual circumstances surrounding the birth of John the Baptist and the annunciation of Mary.  He emphasized the central role of women, children, Gentiles, Samaritans, rich, sinners, and outcasts in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Luke proposed to narrate the ministry of Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ’s mission dedicated to the saving of sinners and his progression to the cross to become Savior of the World. 

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45 Days to  Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel According To Luke Chapter 13

 

Summary of The Gospel According to Luke Chapter Thirteen

In this lesson on Luke Chapter 13, you will learn about the importance of repentance, the power of faith, and how the Kingdom of God grows from small beginnings. You’ll explore key teachings from Jesus, including the parable of the barren fig tree, the healing of a crippled woman, and His call to strive for the narrow path that leads to salvation.

The Slaughter of the Galileans:
Jesus warned that the Galileans who met a tragic fate were no worse sinners than others. He emphasized that the key difference was repentance—without repentance, all will perish.

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree:
Jesus told a parable of a fig tree that had not produced fruit. If it didn’t bear fruit within the next year, it would be cut down. This serves as a warning to produce good fruit in life through repentance and change.

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath:
Jesus healed a woman who had been crippled by Satan for 18 years, even though it was the Sabbath. He rebuked the synagogue leader who said healing was work that shouldn’t be done on the Sabbath.

The Kingdom of God:
Jesus compared the Kingdom of God to a mustard seed, which starts small but grows into a large tree, and to leaven, which causes the whole dough to rise. These illustrate how the Kingdom grows from small beginnings.

Entering Through the Strait Gate:
Jesus taught that entering the Kingdom of God requires effort, saying many will try to enter but won’t succeed.

Jesus’ Message to Herod and Lament Over Jerusalem:
When warned by the Pharisees that Herod wanted to kill Him, Jesus boldly continued His mission, stating that no prophet perishes outside of Jerusalem. He expressed deep sorrow for Jerusalem’s rejection of God’s messengers.

This chapter emphasizes repentance, faith, and the growth of God’s Kingdom.

 

 

 

45 Days To Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel According To Luke Chapter 13: Repentance -The Kingdom of God is Like a Grain of Mustard Seed

Time: 35 minutes to complete lesson: 20 minutes to read the entire post and take the interactive quiz, additional 15 minutes to view video resource and comment on social media.

 

Objectives Chapter Thirteen (You will learn…)

A. The Importance of Repentance: You will understand why repentance is crucial for avoiding spiritual destruction, as taught by Jesus.

B. The Meaning of the Barren Fig Tree Parable: You will learn what Jesus meant when He said a tree that does not bear fruit should be cut down, and how this applies to our lives.

C. Honoring God on the Sabbath: You will explore the significance of doing good works and upholding God’s glory on the Sabbath, according to Jesus’ teachings.

D. Comparisons of the Kingdom of Heaven: You will discover the different ways Jesus compared the Kingdom of Heaven, such as to a mustard seed and leaven.

E. Jesus’ Response to Herod’s Threat: You will learn what Jesus called Herod and how He responded when told Herod wanted to kill Him.

 

Outline for Chapter Thirteen

A The slaughter of certain Galileans.

B The parable of the barren fig tree.

C. Jesus heals an infirm woman.

D. The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard seed; and like leaven. The strait gate.

E. Jesus’ message to Herod.  His lamentation over Jerusalem.

 

 

Reflection

Do you repent your sins?  Have you heard of the old saying “There but by the Grace of God go I”?  What does it mean to you?  Comment on social media. 

 

 

Resources for this lesson:

FREE copy of The Gospel of Luke and in its entirety (Public Domain-1907): You can use your zoom to increase the size of the text.   Click Here. (PDF)  or King James Bible Online. (Internet Web Site)    YouTube video and audio (total time 7 min.)  Part One and Part Two

 

 

Highlights

 

Chapter Highlights of Gospel According to Luke – Chapter Thirteen KJV)  Answers to Objectives and Activity-Questions

 

A.  Why it is important to repent your sins?  Luke 13:1-5 KJV

¹There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 

²And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?

³I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 

⁴Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

⁵I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

 

B. What did Jesus mean by a tree that does not bear fruit should be cut down?  Luke 13: 6-9 KJV

 ⁶He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

 ⁷Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbered it the ground?

 ⁸And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

 ⁹And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. 

 

 

C.  The importance of doing God and showing upholding God’s glory on the Sabbath? Luke 13:10-17 LKV

¹⁰And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 

¹¹And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. 

¹²And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 

¹³And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

¹⁴And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

¹⁵The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? 

¹⁶And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? 

¹⁷And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

 

 

D. What Jesus compared the Kingdom of Heaven too. Luke 13: 9-30 KJV

¹⁸Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

¹⁹It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

 ²⁰And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 

²¹It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 

²²And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

²³Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 

²⁴Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

²⁵When once the master of the house is risen up and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

²⁶Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 

²⁷But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 

²⁸There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 

²⁹And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 

³⁰And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

 

E. What Jesus called Herod, who was seeking to kill him.  Luke 13: 31-35 KJV

³¹The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee. 

³²And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. 

³³Nevertheless I must walk today, and tomorrow and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perishes out of Jerusalem. 

³⁴O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kills the prophets, and stones them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

 ³⁵Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed, is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

 

Interactive Quiz

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Call to salvation

John 3:16  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 

Romans 10:9-10  9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation

 

John 3:5-6  5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is the Spirit.