
‘The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.’
Then he said to them all, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves? —Luke 9:22-25
Week 1: Jesus
There’s nothing “too” about you; you are “
“When God answers, shows the way, and opens the door, then we have to walk through it. God will not pick us up and carry us through.” —Marie Fortune
Week 2: Being truly seen and noticed makes us come
In ancient Judaism, “Women were considered important only to the extent that they impacted the lives of men.” —Sandra Percy
In Luke’s Gospel, women travel with Jesus, are shown
Followers of Jesus affirm,
Week 3: Jesus taught in parables that often challenge our expectations and change our
With parables, we ask two questions:
1. In what ways am I like
2. What does
Pride is a perilous trap because while Jesus wills to forgive
If you just thought, “I know someone like that,” you’re in
Today, Jesus’ Journey to Jerusalem is ten chapters from Luke 9:51 to Luke 19:29.
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters in the end.” —Ernest Hemingway
Context at the Samaritan Border: Jesus knows that
Even Jesus’ closest disciples don’t understand that with God, there are no
Luke’s description of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem is not a travel log, but a story of
Bad (
Hansen’s disease is an infection caused by bacteria affecting
In Jesus’ day, leprosy was feared as highly contagious and devastating causing
Lepers were regarded and treated as
When faced with a decision between people and policy, Jesus put
Worse (
Jews saw
Jews and Samaritans claimed to be the true, authentic, spiritual descendants of the Israelites, to the
Jesus’ parable makes the Samaritan the
Anybody can be somebody in
Worst (A
Jesus is between the region of Galilee and Samaria. (Luke 17:11-14)
Jesus does not
On the way to the priests, all ten are
Only one of them returns to
God sees the person you
Are you willing to go
Action Steps
Reach out to
Encourage someone who is having a
Be where you are. Love who you’re with. Give