Misc.

Sunday in class and Monday via blog we will begin looking at Luke 2.

LUKE 1 - Misc. thoughts

1. Luke starts his gospel not with the birth of the Son of God but from the beginning of hearing God's voice again.
2. 1:19 Gabriel brings the gospel (good news). The noun form of the Greek word for good news is not found in the book of Luke. It is always found in its verb form (to bring good news). The good news is meant to be shared -- on the move.
3. 1:71,74 The enemies were not so much foreign invaders as spiritual darkness. Sometimes we are fighting the wrong enemy.
4. Notice the Holy Spirit. 1:15 (John filled with the Spirit), 1:35 (birth of Jesus), 1:41 (Elizabeth), 1:67 (Zechariah). In the words of Michael Wilcock, "Here, unmistakably, is another world breaking into this one." The next step will be the Spirit breaking into the world of our hearts.

How about you? Have you allowed the Spirit to take control of your life?

Have a blessed weekend.