45 Days to Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel of Luke Chapter Eight – Believe and Change Your Life
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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 of Luke Chapter Eight – Believe and Change Your Life
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45 Days to Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel of Luke Chapter Eight – Believe and Change Your Life
Summary of Gospel of Luke Chapter Eight
Jesus went into every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the Kingdom of God. The twelve disciples were with him and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities. Mary called Magdalene, out of whom Jesus sent seven devils, Joanna, the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others.
Jesus told his disciples, unto them the mysteries of the Kingdom of God is known but to others he spoke parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand (least they may be saved). The Word of God is a seed. 1. Those by the wayside hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 2. Those on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 3. They that fall among the thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither anything hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Jesus was told that his mother and brother came to hear him but could not get in because of the crowd. Jesus responded, ” My mother and brethren are these which hear the word of God and do it.”
Note: It is important to note that Jesus accepts all believers as equal.
Later, Jesus and the disciples were on a ship. As they sailed, Jesus went to sleep. Raging waters were filling the boat, and they were in jeopardy. The disciples woke-up Jesus. He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased. He asked the disciples, Where is your faith? Jesus commanded even the winds and water, and they obeyed him.
Note: Jesus asked, “Where is your faith? As believers, we are to believe and speak scripture into our lives with faith to calm trouble. Mark 4:39 recorded that Jesus spoke, “Peace Be Still”.
They arrived in Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee, there met him a certain man who was filled with devils. He had no clothes, neither lived in any house, but in tombs. He saw Jesus and fell before him as the demons recognized Jesus and asked him not to torment them. They said their name was legions, meaning many. Jesus commanded them to go into a herd of swine on a hill. Once there, the pigs went into a lake choked and died.
They that were feeding the pigs saw it. They ran and told everyone. Many came to see what was done. They found the man, who Jesus healed from demons, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind: and they were afraid. Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes came and asked Jesus to depart from them for they were taken with great fear.
The man who was made free of the demons wanted to follow Jesus, but he told him to return and tell of the great thing God hath done unto him. He published throughout the whole city what great thing Jesus had done for him.
As Jesus walked through a crowd, a woman who had an issue of flowing blood that no doctor could heal, touched Jesus’ garment. Jesus felt virtue leave him and asked, who touched me? She admitted that it was she. “Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.”
Note: The woman believed that if she just touched his garment, she would be made whole and so she was. Here again, Jesus emphasizes the power of faith and belief.
There came a man named Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, he felled at Jesus’ feet and asked him to come to his house. He had one daughter, a twelve-year-old, that lay dying. A man came to tell them that the girl had died and there was no need to trouble the Master. When Jesus heard it, he answered him saying, “fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole”. He entered the house and saw many weeping. He said, “Weep not: she is not dead, but sleep”. They scorn him. He put them out. He took the girl by the hand, and said, “Maid, arise.” Her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. Her parents were astonished.
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45 Days to Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel of Luke Chapter Eight – Believe and Change Your Life
Time: 45 minutes to complete lesson: 30 minutes to read the entire post and take the interactive quiz, additional 15 minutes to read the bible chapter.
Objectives Chapter Eight (You will learn…)
A. The women who traveled with Jesus and his disciples by name.
B. The three examples Jesus gave as to why some people cannot hold or grow “the Word of God” in their hearts.
C. Jesus values all believers as his closest relatives.
D. Jesus demonstrates command of the winds and water that believers of faith can do.
E. The miracle that Jesus performed made many people afraid of him so they asked him to leave.
Outline for Chapter Eight
A. Jesus traveled with his disciples and women teaching the great tidings of the kingdom of God.
B. Jesus tells a parable referring to a seed being the “Word of God”.
C. Jesus declares “My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.”
D. Jesus commands the winds and water, and they obey him. (Mark 4:39 “Peace Be Still”)
E. Jesus expelled legions of demons out of a man. Sent them into pigs and the pigs ran into a lake choked and died.
F. A woman who had an issue with overflowing blood touched Jesus in a crowd. He noticed and her faith healed her.
G. Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, sought Jesus to bring his only daughter, 12 years old, to life. Jesus did, “Maid Arise.”
Reflection:
Can you think of any situation that you believed was resolved by your faith in Jesus Christ? This is your testimony. Have you ever told anyone?
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A 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) You Tube video and audio viewing Luke Chapter 8 (total time 14 minutes) Part One, Two, and Three
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Highlights
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Chapter Highlights of Gospel According to Luke – Chapter Seven KJV) Answers to Objectives and Activity-Questions.
A. The women who traveled with Jesus and his disciples by name. Luke 8: 1-3 KJV
Luke 8:1-3 KJV 1And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, 2And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
B. The three examples Jesus gave as to why some people cannot hold or grow “the Word of God” in their hearts.. Luke 8: 1-17 KJV
1And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, 2And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. 4And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
6And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? 10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. 11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
16No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covered it with a vessel, or put it under a bed; but sets it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. 17For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. 18Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seem to have.
C. Jesus values all believers as his closest relatives. Luke 8: 19-21 KJV
19Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. 20And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 21And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
D. Jesus’s famous command of the winds and waters that believers of faith can do. Luke 8: 22-25 KJV
22Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23But, as they sailed he fell asleep: and there, came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commanded even the winds and water, and they obey him.
E. The miracle that Jesus performed that made many people afraid of him so they asked him to leave. Luke 8: 26-39 KJV
26And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. 27And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. 28When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
29(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters, and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) 30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. 31And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. 32And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. 34When they fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. 35Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
36They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed. 37Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
38Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him. 40And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
Activity – Discussion questions for review and reflection.
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#1. Given the scriptures Luke 8:1-3 KJV, select whether the below statements are True or False. These scriptures reference the names of the women that traveled with Jesus and his 12 chosen disciples. Luke 8:1-3 KJV 1And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, 2And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
#2. Given the scriptures Luke 8:12-16, KJV answer the following question. Select ONE letter that corresponds with your BEST answer below. What is the parable Jesus told that gave three examples as to why some people cannot hold the Word of God in their Hearts?
#3. Given the scriptures Luke 8: 19-21 KJV, select whether the following statements are True or False. These scriptures reference that Jesus values all believers as his closest relatives. 19Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. 20And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 21And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
#4. Given the scriptures Luke 8: 22-25 KJV, select whether the following statements are True or False. These scriptures reference Jesus commanding the water and wind to cease raging and return calm. 22Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23But, as they sailed he fell asleep: and there, came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
#5. Given the scriptures Luke 8: 26-37, KJV answer the following question. Select the ONE letter that corresponds with your BEST answer from below. What was the miracle that Jesus performed that made many people afraid of him so they asked him to leave?
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#1. Given the scriptures Luke 8:1-3 KJV, select whether the below statements are True or False. These scriptures reference the names of the women that traveled with Jesus and his 12 chosen disciples. Luke 8:1-3 KJV 1And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, 2And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
#2. Given the scriptures Luke 8:12-16, KJV answer the following question. Select ONE letter that corresponds with your BEST answer below. What is the parable Jesus told that gave three examples as to why some people cannot hold the Word of God in their Hearts?
#3. Given the scriptures Luke 8: 19-21 KJV, select whether the following statements are True or False. These scriptures reference that Jesus values all believers as his closest relatives. 19Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. 20And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 21And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
#4. Given the scriptures Luke 8: 22-25 KJV, select whether the following statements are True or False. These scriptures reference Jesus commanding the water and wind to cease raging and return calm. 22Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23But, as they sailed he fell asleep: and there, came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
#5. Given the scriptures Luke 8: 26-37, KJV answer the following question. Select the ONE letter that corresponds with your BEST answer from below. What was the miracle that Jesus performed that made many people afraid of him so they asked him to leave?
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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.
