45 Days to Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel of Luke Chapter Seven: Time and Distance are Not Barriers to God’s Powers.

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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 of Luke Chapter Seven-Time and Distance are Not Barriers to God’s Powers.

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45 Days to Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel of Luke Chapter Seven-Time and Distance are Not Barriers to God’s Powers.

Summary of Gospel of Luke Chapter Seven

Jesus enters into Capernaum. A Centurion’s servant is sick and ready to die but the Centurion wants him to live. He sends Jewish elders to ask Jesus to come and heal his servant. The elders went to Jesus and spoke of the Centurion highly. They said he loves the nation and built a synagogue. He is a man of authority and many people are under him.  Jesus is on the way, but more friends of the Centurion met Jesus and said that the man did not think he was worthy of Jesus’s presence nor was his servant. 

They ask Jesus to not enter the house but to heal the servant from where he stood, and their request is granted because of the Centurion’s faith.  Jesus did not need to be in the servant’s presence to heal him. Time and distance are not barriers to his powers, as he further demonstrates when he  brings back to life a widower’s only son. Note:  The son is dead. He is not sick.  Jesus did not prevent him from dying. However, he could have.  Time is not a barrier to his powers as he works outside of time. 

 Luke 7:16 KJV ¹⁶And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. ¹⁷And this rumor of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.  John the Baptist sent two disciples as messengers’ to ask Jesus, ” Is he the awaited Messiah or should they wait for another?”

In that same hour, Jesus cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits, and unto many that were blind he gave sight.  Jesus answering said unto the messengers, “Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers’ are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.  And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me”. 

Jesus states that John the Baptist is the greatest prophet born amongst women but the least in heaven is greater than John.  All the people justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.  The Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.  Jesus said some men of that generation are like children. 

Note: Luke writes that Jesus states that there is no greater prophet born of a woman than John the Baptist which verifies that Jesus did not consider himself a prophet but higher, the Son of God in the flesh, Son of Man, and God as he is identified in this chapter. Luke 7: 29-30 29And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.  30The Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. 

Jesus was invited to dinner by a Pharisee. A woman came to him as he sat to eat. She cried tears that washed his feet. Then she wiped his feet with her hair and anointed his feet with the expensive ointment. The Pharisee saw it and thought, if Jesus was a prophet, he would have known the woman was a sinner. Jesus spoke in a parable meaning, to whom much is forgiven is that one that will love him the most.

Jesus reminded the Pharisee that he received no kiss upon entering into his house, and he put no oil upon his head. Jesus spoke to the woman, “Thy sins are forgiven. Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.”  The Pharisees wanted to know who is this that has the power to forgive sins?

  Note: This story demonstrates that Jesus expects and accepts praise from those who love him. 

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45 Days to Read the Gospel Challenge. The Gospel of Luke Chapter Seven-Time and Distance are Not Barriers to God’s Powers.

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 Seven (What you will learn)

A.  How Jesus answers the faith in healing people. Time and distance are not barriers to God’s powers.

B.  How Jesus testifies of John and his service of baptism unto righteous. 

C.  Why Jesus expects and accepts the praise of people who love him. He can forgive sins. 

Outline for Chapter Seven

A.  Jesus heals the centurion’s servant without being in his presence. Jesus declares he healed him because of the greatness of the Centurion’s faith

B. Jesus raises a widow’s son from death at Nain. Jesus demonstrated time is not a barrier to his power. 

C. John the Baptist sends two disciples to Jesus to ask and witness if he is the sent Messiah written about in the scripture.

D. Jesus testimony concerning John. The Jews reject John and Jesus.

E.  A woman anoints the feet of Jesus. He accepts as praise and forgives her of all her sins, which were many.

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Reflection:

When you are alone and after you pray and repent your sins,  how often do you break into song praising God?  What are the many ways you praise God?

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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 Luke Chapter Seven: Part One,  Part Two and Part 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.  How faith heals people. Time and distance are not barriers of Power of God. Luke 7 1-10, Luke 7: 11-15 KJV

¹Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. ²And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. ³And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. ⁴And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: ⁵For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

 ⁶Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: ⁷Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.  ⁹When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. ¹⁰And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

 ¹¹And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. ¹²Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. ¹³And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. ¹⁴And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. ¹⁵And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

B.  Jesus testifies to who John the Baptist and his service of baptism unto righteous.  Luke 7: 24-29 KJV

²⁴And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? ²⁵But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. ²⁶But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 

²⁷This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. ²⁸For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ²⁹And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. ³⁰But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

C.  Jesus expects and accepts praise and will forgive sins because of it.  Luke 7: 44-50 KJV

⁴⁴And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Sees thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gave me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. ⁴⁵Thou gave me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 

⁴⁶My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. ⁴⁷Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. ⁴⁸And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. ⁴⁹And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also? ⁵⁰And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

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Activity – Discussion questions for review and reflection.

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#1. Given these scriptures Luke 7 :1-15  , KJV  answer the following question.  Select ONE letter that corresponds with your BEST answer below. What two miracles did Jesus perform that demonstrated that time and distance are not barriers to his powers?

He healed a sick man not in his presence and restored life into a person that was dead. 

He healed a sick man not in his presence and restored life into a person that was dead. 

Jesus cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits, and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 

Jesus cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits, and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 

He healed everyone among the crowd in one hour.

He healed everyone among the crowd in one hour.

None of the above.

None of the above.

#2. Given these scriptures Luke 7: 24-29 KJV, select whether the below statements are  True or False.  These scriptures reference Jesus testifying of John and John's service of baptism unto righteous.  26But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 28For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 29And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John

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True

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#3. Given the scriptures Luke 7: 37-50 KJV, select whether the below statements are  True or False. These scriptures below refer to Jesus expecting and accepting praise of people who love him. Jesus can forgive sins.  44And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. 45Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 47Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. 48And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. 49And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 50And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

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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.

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