Luke Chapter 2

LUKE CHAPTER 2

Chapter two begins with the story on The Birth of Jesus.  Familiar or not, I still found new little nuggets of gold through out this story.  Through out the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke & John all tell their perspective on events going on at the time.  A reading from the Book of Luke at Christmas time is a favorite in many households...including my own.  We still read the story right from Kaylee's preschool Bible because A) her attention span is about 3 seconds and B) she loves the pictures.  If you have children and don't already have a children's bible for them, I highly recommend picking one up.  Scripture tells us "Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it." (Prov. 22:6)  This is one easy way to encourage your children and teach them at a level that is relevant.  In Luke Chapter 2 vs. 10 I love when the angel told the shepherds "Do not be afraid."  I mean, can you imagine if an angel appeared to you whether it be broad day-light or under the moon-lit sky?  I think I would be a bit freaked out as well!  Comforting to know God cares about our human fears!  Whew!  I checked the study notes for this verse just out of curiosity and it said "Fear was the common reaction to angelic appearances and encouragement was needed."  (Zondervan study Bible, 1985, 1995, 2002.)

A Journey Through the Book of Luke

A Journey Through the Book of Luke- chapter by chapter

After a recent talk from one of our pastors, (watch the talk here) I was inspired to take a journey through the Book of Luke chapter by chapter.  Although this may seem boring on the outskirts, I was actually quite surprised how much was coming to life off of the pages of my seasoned study Bible.  Many of the stories I have heard a million times, but when I was actually paying attention to the details- it was that which was captivating!  Pastor Paul Black encouraged us to journal our journey (...say that 5x fast) so I started doing just that.  Then I thought- why not publicly post this for anyone else who may want to follow along.  The entries will be short and sweet but full of goodies.  I am not and never was, a history lover (if there was ever a way to get out of extra history courses in hs or college- trust me, I found a way!) but something about studying the history of biblical times is just inspiring, encouraging and it just helps you to kind of understand this thing called the bible a bit more- and we could alllllll use a little of that, right?  Oh and one more thing- I am also not a grammar lover- I mean, I want to love it, but I am just not a natural.  So I'll per-apologize if I have all kinds of grammatical errors in these post.  One of these days maybe I'll get an editor- HA!

So, let's begin! (disclaimer- this is going to totally be a copy of my notes therefore, very raw and probably a bit all over the place)