Study Guide

What’s Wrong With Us?

An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Luke 6:43-45

Introduction

“There are three kinds of people in the world. Those who can count and those who can’t.” When I was in college I took a logic class. In the class I learned there are many types of logical fallacies, and one of the most common is the “either-or fallacy,” also known as the “fallacy of …

Luke 6.20-26 – Study Guide

The Reversal of Fortunes:

An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Luke 6:20-26

Introduction:

One of the great plotlines in movies and books is called the reversal of fortunes. The main character of the movie of book undergoes a dramatic shift in circumstances. A character with humble beginnings suddenly rises to greatness through sheer luck. Or a once magnificent individual falls from their prosperity due to …

Luke 6:12-16 – Study Guide

The Community of Jesus:

An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Luke 6:12-16

Introduction:

In 1803, the purchase of Louisiana from France increased the territory of the United State by 828,000 square miles. The President, Thomas Jefferson, selected his personal assistant, Meriwether Lewis to form an expeditionary team to chart the geography and rivers of the territory, seek out a Northwest Passage from the Mississippi to the …

Luke 5.33-39 – Study Guide

INTRODUCTION:

Are you a rule keeper or a rule breaker? Do rules make you feel safe, or do they feel like a cage? Why do some rules feel easy to follow while others feel difficult, or even painful?

Have you ever judged someone for breaking a rule that you follow? Did you ever feel like keeping a rule kept you from loving someone? Have you ever broken a rule because …