0 Luke Topical Outline

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 14:26

Trivia: What did Jesus say would happen to an unprepared servants when the Son of man comes?

The Gospel According to Luke

1 A letter to Theophilus (1-4)

    An angel announces John the Baptist's birth (5-17)

    God strikes Zechariah dumb (for doubting the angel) (18-25)

    Gabriel announces Jesus's birth (26-38)

    Mary visits Elisabeth (39-45)

    The Magnificat (46-55)

    Let's call him John (56-66)

    Zechariah's prayer (67-80)

2 The birth of Jesus (1-7)

    The shepherds (That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown) (8-20)

    The Circumcision (The Holy Prepuce) (21)

    The Presentation (22-24)

    The Canticle of Simeon (The Nunc Dimittis) (25-35)

    An old woman named Anna (36-38)

    Jesus's childhood in Galilee (39-40)

    His father's business (41-52)

3 John the Baptist (1-18)

     The imprisonment of John the Baptist (19-20)

     The baptism of Jesus (21-22)

     The genealogy of Jesus Joseph (23-38)

4 Jesus is tempted by the devil (1-13)

     Jesus is rejected in his hometown (they try to throw him off a cliff) (14-30)

     A man with an unclean devil (31-37)

     Simon's mother-in-law (38-39)

     Jesus heals the sick (and tells the devils not to tell anyone who he is) (40-44)

5 Jesus, the master fisherman (he nearly sinks Simon's boats by catching so many fish) (1-9)

    Jesus calls his first disciples (10-11)

    Jesus cleans a leper (12-16)

    A man with palsy (17-26)

    The call of Levi (27-28)

    Why Jesus and his disciples didn't fast (29-39)

6 The disciples pluck grain on the sabbath (1-5)

    A man with a withered hand (6-11)

    The twelve apostles (12-16)

    Jesus heals those with unclean spirits (17-19)

    The beatitudes (20-23)

    Woe to the rich and well-respected (24-26)

    Love your enemies (27-28)

    Turn the other cheek (29)

    Give to anyone who asks (30)

    The golden rule (31-35)

    Be merciful, don't judge (36-42)

    Good and bad trees (43-46)

    Obey Jesus (build your house on a rock) (47-49)

7 The centurion's servant (1-10)

    The widow's son (11-17)

    John the Baptist: Should we look for another? (18-23)

    John the Baptist is the greatest prophet (24-35)

    Simon the Pharisee (36-50)

8 Mary Magdalene (and her seven devils) (1-3)

    The parable of the sower (4-8)

    The purpose of the parables (to confuse people) (9-10)

    Jesus explains the parable of the sower (11-15)

    Candles, secrets, haves, and have nots (16-18)

    Jesus: Who is my mother? (19-21)

    Jesus calms a storm (22-25)

    Jesus casts out more devils (and drowns some pigs) (26-39)

    Jairus's daughter and a woman with an issue of blood (40-56)

9 The mission of the apostles (1-6)

    Herod: Is Jesus the risen John the Baptist? (7-9)

    Jesus feeds five thousand men (10-17)

    Jesus: Who am I? (Don't tell anyone) (18-21)

    Jesus foretells his death and resurrection (22-26)

    Some of Jesus's listeners won't die until they see the kingdom of God (22-27)

    The Transfiguration (28-36)

    Jesus heals a boy possessed by the devil (37-42)

    Jesus foretells his death (again) (43-45)

    Who's the greatest? (46-48)

    Who's for Jesus? (49-50)

    Should we burn them like Elijah did? (51-56)

    Let the dead bury their dead (to hell with family values) (57-62)

10 The mission of the seventy (1-10)

    Jesus condemns entire cities (13-16)

    The return of the seventy (Even the devils obey us!) (17-20)

    Jesus: Thanks Father for hiding things from the wise (and revealing them to babies) (21-24)

    The good Samaritan (25-37)

    Martha and Mary (38-42)

11 The Our Father (or The Lord's Prayer) (1-4 For the Lord's Prayer see Mt 6)

    Just ask God (and he'll give it to you) (5-13)

    Jesus and Beelzebub (14-23)

    The return of the unclean spirit (24-26)

    Jesus: Don't call my mother blessed (27-28)

    This is an evil generation (for seeking a sign) (29-32)

9 When your eye is evil (33-36)

11 Jesus doesn't wash his hands before eating (and then calls people names for noticing) (37-41)

    Woe to scribes and Pharisees! (42-54)

12 The yeast of the Pharisees (and there will be no secrets) (1-3)

    Whom you should fear (the one who can send you to hell) (4-7)

    If you deny Jesus, he'll deny you (fair is fair) (8-9)

    The unforgivable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Ghost) (10)

    The Holy Ghost will tell you what to say (11-15)

    The death of a rich man (16-21)

    Don't worry about food, health, or clothes (22-34)

    Treasures in heaven (33-34)

    The Son of man will come when you least expect it (and he'll cut you into little pieces) (35-48)

    Jesus came to divide families (not to bring peace on earth) (49-57)

    Jesus's forecast: rain, heat, and the end of the world (54-55)

    Some legal advice (58-59)

13 Repent or be killed (1-5)

    The figless fig tree (6-9)

    Jesus heals a woman on the sabbath (10-17)

    A mustard seed (18-19)

    Heaven is like yeast (20-21)

    Most people go to hell (where there'll be weeping and gnashing of teeth) (22-30)

    Jesus: On the third day I'll be perfected (31-35)

14 Jesus heals a man on the sabbath day (1-6)

    Don't take the best seat (and other social advice) (7-14)

    The great supper (15-24)

    Jesus: Hate your family and your life (if you want to be my disciple) (25-33)

     Salt is good (34-45)

15 The lost sheep (1-7 Mt 18)

    The lost coin (8-10)

    The prodigal son (11-32)

16 The wise, dishonest steward (Make friends with the mammon of unrighteousness) (1-12)

    God and mammon (13-15 Mt 6)

    Whatever people value is an abomination to God (14-15)

    The law and the prophets (were until John the Baptist) (16-17)

    Divorce (18)

    The rich man and Lazarus (19-31)

17 It's better to drown than offend (1-2)

    What to do with someone who trespasses against you (3-4 Mt 18)

    A little faith can move big trees (5-6)

    Don't pamper your slaves (7-10)

    Ten lepers (nine ungrateful ones) (11-19)

    The kingdom of God is within you (20-21)

    Remember Lot's wife (20-37)

18 The avenging, lazy, unjust judge (1-8)

    The Pharisee and the publican (9-14)

    Little children (15-17)

    The rich young man (18-27)

    Abandon your family for Jesus (and you'll get much more and live forever) (28-30)

    Jesus foretells his death (for the third time) (31-34)

    One blind man (35-43)

19 Zacchaeus and the sycamore tree (1-10)

    The cruel, unjust, psycho king (11-27)

    Jesus rides into Jerusalem (28-44)

    Jesus's temple tantrum (45-48)

20 Jesus stumps the chief priests and elders (1-8)

    A parable about a vineyard (9-18)

    Pay your taxes (keep state and church separate) (19-26)

    There are no marriages in heaven (27-40)

    Jesus is not the son of David (41-44)

    Beware of scribes (they'll get the worst damnation) (45-47)

21 The widow's mite (1-4)

     The end of the world (again) (5-38)

22 Judas betrays Jesus (1-6)

     The Last Supper (7-30)

     Peter's promise (and Jesus's prediction) (31-)

     Jesus: Sell your clothes to buy a sword (35-38)

     Jesus prays on the mount of Olives (while the disciples sleep) (39-46)

     Jesus is arrested (47-53)

     Jesus is taken to the high priest (54)

     Peter denies Jesus three times (before the cock crowed once) (55-62)

     Jesus is questioned by the council (63-71)

23 Jesus is questioned by Pontius Pilate (1-7)

    Jesus is taken to Herod (8-12)

    Pilate tries to release Jesus (13-17)

    The people prefer Barabbas to Jesus (18-25)

    Jesus is crucified (26-43)

    Jesus dies (44-49)

    The burial of Jesus (50-56)

24 Jesus rises from the dead (1-12)

    The road to Emmaus (13-32)

    Jesus appears (and eats fish and honey) (33-49)

    Jesus goes to heaven (50-53)

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