Luke 9

Charge given (Luke 9:1-6)

• Jesus delegates His authority
  • Luke 9:2 – What did they preach?
    • Kingdom of God
  • Compare:
    • Mark 6:7-13 – repentance
    • Matthew 10:5-15 – kingdom of God is at hand
• Power to work miracles
  • Power and authority over all demons
  • Ability to cure diseases
• Travel light
  • Don’t take any supplies or extra clothes
  • Go as you are, right now

Herod’s curiosity (Luke 9:7-9)

• Herod = Roman Tetrarch (governor of the area)
  • Work got back to him regarding … “all that was happening”
  • Worldly “power” struggles to understand spiritual authority.

Feeding 5,000 (Luke 9:10-17)

• Multitudes followed Him
  • Not much alone time anymore.
  • Jesus provides for them all.
    • 5,000 adult males
    • So, total count was likely much higher.

Peter’s confession (Luke 9:18-20)

• Who do people say that I am?
  • John the Baptist, Elijah, one of the old prophets
  • Peter said … “The Christ of God”
    • Luke 9:21 – What are the instructions?
  • Compare Matthew 16:13-21; Mark 8:27-31
• Do not tell anyone …
  • Luke 9:22 – I must suffer, be rejected, be killed, rise again the third day
  • Matthew 16:20 – I am the Christ
  • Mark 8:30 – about me

Healing the boy (Luke 9:37-43)

• Demon-possessed boy
  • Luke 9:40 – I begged your disciples to case the demon out but they could not do it.
    • Why not? Luke 9:41 – “ye of little faith”

Luke 9:49-50

• How do we view people who do things differently than we do in the name of Christ?