The Gospel of Luke Part 3

GOOD NEWS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD

The Gospel of Luke tells the story of Jesus. It begins before the announcement of His birth and ends with His majestic ascension to heaven. It tells of God’s forgiveness of sins for all people from every nation. God wants everyone in the world to hear and receive His good news.

We get to know people by spending time with them. We observe their actions, listen to their words, and notice how they treat others. Over time, we learn who they really are. John spent about three years with Jesus, and by writing this detailed account of Jesus’s life, John gave us the opportunity to decide for ourselves who Jesus was, and is, and what difference He makes to our lives. John had made up his mind. He believed that Jesus was the Creator, the Son of God, and God in flesh sent to redeem the world (see 1:3, 14; 3:16). Knowing Jesus had transformed John’s life. And John’s Gospel calls us to the same transformation. It allows us to see what John saw, feel what he felt, and believe what he believed.

The Gospel of Luke tells the story of Jesus. It begins before the announcement of His birth and ends with His majestic ascension to heaven. It tells of God’s forgiveness of sins for all people from every nation. God wants everyone in the world to hear and receive His good news.

Luke’s main focus is Jesus as the Savior for all people, “for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Throughout this book, we see Jesus searching out people whom the world had overlooked—and bringing God’s redemption and kingdom into their lives. When you have lost your way, you need someone to seek you out and help you. Luke’s Gospel shows us that “someone” is Jesus!

The book of Luke emphasizes how Jesus’ birth, death, and resurrection fulfilled prophecies to Abraham, David, Isaiah, and Malachi centuries before. From the first chapter to the last, Luke’s Gospel shows that God is faithful to His promises. In Jesus, He fulfilled promises that His people had been awaiting for generations.