Key questions to guide your reading
- What moves, confuses or challenges me in this passage?
- What word or phrase struck me/stood out as I was reading?
- What is God up to in this text?
- How is God speaking to me in this story?
Key themes in the gospel of Luke
- God is busy in Jesus fullfilling the promises of old.
- Jesus is the Savior of all people, both rich and poor, Jew and Gentile.
- Jesus makes room at the table for those shunned by others.
- If we want to follow Jesus, we are to take up our cross daily.
- Followers of Jesus are to hold their possessions lightly and learn to share.
- Prayer is important in every aspect of Jesus' life.
- The Holy Spirit helps believers live faithfully and share the good news.
A proposed reading schedule