Luke 1–12 for You: For Reading, for Feeding, for Leading (God’s Word for You | GWFY)
Overview
Luke wrote his Gospel to offer his first readers, and his readers today, certainty over the truth of the gospel, and joy that God’s promises have been fulfilled with the coming of his King. With a close attention to the text and a focus on real-life application, Mike McKinley brings face to face with Jesus in a way that is fresh and compelling for both experienced and new readers of the first twelve chapters of Luke’s Gospel.
Top Highlights
“The lowly circumstances of Jesus’ birth show us that God’s kingdom will come in ways that surprise and subvert our expectations about what true greatness and power look like (see 22:25–27).” (Page 23)
“Following after Jesus means that comfort and wealth and ease in this life are no longer our controlling passions.” (Page 79)
“Jesus’ words here call us to radically recalibrate the way we think about what it means to live well here and now. The default state of the human heart is to treasure whatever comfort, prosperity, and ease is available in this life. But Jesus warns us that those who make themselves at home in this world will face disastrous consequences when the kingdom of God comes in its fullness. Jesus does not imagine a situation where a person can enjoy both the present pleasures of this world and also the joys of the next world. We must choose our allegiance and the location of our ultimate joy.” (Page 79)
“Jesus’ identity as the Son of God means that he will always displace things from their seemingly ‘normal’ place in our lives. Embracing Jesus as your Savior means that the other relationships in your life (not to mention things like your ambitions, loves, and attitudes toward others) will be rearranged and reconfigured (see Luke 14:26). Everything else in your life needs to accommodate Jesus; if he is the Son of God, it cannot be otherwise.” (Pages 30–31)
“In essence, what the devil is offering to Jesus is a crown without a cross. The devil will share whatever limited authority and power that God has granted to him, and Jesus can have it without having to suffer. Jesus is being offered the chance to take a kind of glory and authority for himself, but without obeying his Father or saving his people. It is not exaggerating to say that our entire salvation hangs on Jesus’ answer in Luke 4:8.” (Page 49)
- Title: Luke 1–12 for You
- Author: Mike McKinley
- Series: God’s Word for You
- Publisher: The Good Book Company
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Luke 1-12 › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781784981099, 9781910307786, 1784981095, 1910307785
- Resource ID: LLS:GWFY63LU1
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-26T21:45:09Z
Mike McKinley has been pastor to Sterling Baptist Church, in Sterling, Virginia, since 2005. He has served on the pastoral staff of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, and received his MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary. Mike is married to Karen, and they have five children.