Unit 3: The Gospel of Luke

JESUS: THE COMPASSIONATE

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Date: 80-90AD Audience: Gentile-

Christians (with a particular emphasis on outcasts)

Portrait of Jesus: Compassionate Savior

Universal Salvation

Genealogy: Traced back to Adam

Read Luke Chapter 1. Consider the faith of Mary, Elizabeth, and Zechariah. Refl ect on the similarities and diff erences in the faith of these three. Which one do you identify with?

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YImmaculate Conception – Mary is born without sin.

Assumption -- Mary is assumed into heaven body and soul.

Annunciation – the visit of the Angel Gabriel to Mary to announce the birth of her son, Jesus. Declares Mary as “Theotokos.”

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Pray to

Mary?

See pg 209!

Incarnation – to become flesh.

Hypostatic Union – the union of Jesus’ divine and human natures in one person.

Why did God do this?Save us from sin.Show us the true nature of

God.Show us the true nature of

humanity (a model of holiness); See Gen 1.

To make us sharers in his divine nature.

Mystery OF THE INCARNATION

PURITY

Emphasized by the major Jewish Groups

Laws and Rituals determined your level of purity (your holiness level)

Dominated Jesus’

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Emphasized by Jesus

Laws and rituals are hypocritical if not accompanied by justice and mercy.

Challenged the social world.

Community of Equals (Solidarity)

Inclusive

WHAT DOES GOD WANT FROM US?

COMPASSION

Parable of the

Good

Samaritan (Lk

10:29-37)

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Three Steps to Compassion1. See the Reality2. Feel Deeply3. Do what you can

SEE,FEEL,DO!

Mary and

Martha

(Lk 10:38-42)

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Lost Sheep

(Lk 15: 1-7)

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Prodigal

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(Lk 15: 11-

32)

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Loving your

enemies

(Mt 5: 38-48)

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What it is not What it is

• Revenge or Retaliation• Hateful• Tormenting/Bullying/or

Meant to Provoke• Running away.• Being a human

doormat.

• Compassionate Response

• Loving• Intended to expose the

sin.• Spark metanoia• Inspiring

Creative Resistance

Father, forgive them, for they do not know

what they are doing (Lk 23:34)

See also John 8:1-11

TABLE FELLOWSHIP

Meals play a role in

approx. one-fifth of

the sentences

of Lk & Acts.

Lk 22:14-23

THE LAST SUPPER

Passover Seder• Speak of God’s Covenant

• “This, the manna”• “this, the blood of the

lamb”

Jesus’ dying & rising is

the Paschal Mystery

Lk 22:14-23

THE LAST SUPPER

“Body”• Sarx – corpse• Soma – living essence

“This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in

remembrance of me.”

“to remember”• Anamnesis (Gk)• Zikkaron (Heb) = “to

make present”

The Eucharist is…Past –Present –Future –

Not ONLY about the meal; the meal brings us together.

“Thanksgiving”

EUCHARIST

Eucharistic Species (bread and wine)

Community GatheredPriestScripture

THE “REAL PRESENCE” OF CHRIST IS FOUND IN… (PAGE 124-126)

(10) On their return the apostles told Jesus al l they had done. He took them with him and withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida. (11) When the crowds found out about i t , they fol lowed him; and he welcomed them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed to be cured. (12) The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the surrounding vi l lages and countryside, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a deserted place." (13) But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than f ive loaves and two f ish—unless we are to go and buy food for al l these people." (14) For there were about f ive thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about f i f ty each." (15) They did so and made them all sit down. (16) And taking the f ive loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. (17) And all ate and were f i l led. What was left over was gathered up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

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3. What does the Lord’s prayer teach us about God?

4. What does it teach us about ourselves?

5. What do Jesus’ actions teach us about prayer?

JESUS TEACHES US HOW TO PRAY (PAGES 202-205; 211)

From last

night…

Luke 11:2-4

2He said to them, "When you pray, say:

" 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.

3Give us each day our daily bread. 4Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. "

Matthew 6:9-13

"This, then, is how you should pray:

" 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us today our daily bread. 12Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'

". . .prayer taught by Jesus to His disciples, and the principle prayer used by all Christians in common worship.

"The Lord's Prayer resembles other prayers that come out of the Jewish matrix of Jesus' time and contains three common Jewish elements: praise, petition and a yearning for the common Kingdom of God .

"Biblical scholars disagree about Jesus' meaning in the Lord's Prayer. Some view it as "existential," referring to man's present experience on earth, while others interpret it as “eschatological,” referring to the coming Kingdom of God.

TRADITIONAL MATTHEAN VERSION (Roman Catholic)

Our Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.