Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension are celebrated today. They are unique - he did it all for you - cancelling all that separates you from God. These chapters show us how it all came about under God’s sovereign hand.

The struggle of faith happened even to the disciples. Read Luke chapters 23-24 with us to see how Jesus addressed them and how he addresses our faith today.

Jesus taught of the end times with encouragement for believers as well as warnings, always balanced. He focused on others and not himself even as his time was ending.

We have moved to the last days, even hours, before Jesus’ death on the cross. Even in the end, he continues to teach his disciples and others he encounters. He continues to show how he values others even as his own trials increase.

Luke chapters 19-20 make it clear that Jesus is worthy of our trust. We have the account of Zacchaeus and his change of heart, parables of the kingdom and its people and demonstrations of Jesus’ competence in handling sticky situations.

Luke chapters 19-20 open the week of the crucifixion, the week of Jewish Passover. As Jesus’ time on earth drew near to the end, we see how our King Jesus rules and how his people are important to him.

We often talk about believing in God, but not about dissecting our doubts. Wrestle with faith as we do in the study of Luke.

It is good to wrestle with questions of faith – blind faith is one with no foundation. As believers, we need to know who we believe in and what he is like through knowledge of scripture and his character and by walking with him daily.

We find five women listed as part of the tree, each of which offer insight into who is important to God and why Jesus came to us. These women offer hope, as each one lived through circumstances that none of us would wish for. Yet God redeemed them.