Week 9 – Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-10, Luke 8:26-39

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This is also the Week 10 readings so enjoy some further study on the demonics for November 27-December 4.

 Bible Text: Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-10, Luke 8:26-39

Key Verse: Luke 8:39

Matthew 8:28-34 Gadarenes, two demoniacs:  the exact location is in question. Jesus sends the demons into a herd of pigs. They perish in the sea. The man is healed; the owner of the pigs pays a high price. It is no surprise that these people want Jesus to leave.

Matthew 8:34 pleaded with him to leave: They were probably more concerned about their financial loss than about the deliverance of the miserable demon-possessed man.

Mark 5:1 across the lake: The East side of the Lake, a territory largely inhabited by Gentiles, as indicated by the large herd of pigs.

Mark 5:7 what do you want with me: A way of saying “What do we have in common?” Similar expressions are found in the Old Testament where they mean “Mind your own business!” The demon is speaking, using the voice of the possessed man.

Mark 5:9 legion: This was also the term for a Roman military unit about six thousand soldiers.

Luke 8:26 country of Gerasenes: The people, architecture, and lifestyle in the area east of the Hordan River were mainly Greek.

Luke 8:28 Son of the Most High God: The “Most High God” was commonly used by Gentiles, its use here perhaps indicates that this man was not a Jew.

Luke 8:30 what is your name: Jesus asked the man his name, but it was the demons who replied, thus showing they were in control.

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Monday:         Devotional Reading – Time for prayer & adoration:

Read through the scripture several times, just listening to the words.

 

Tuesday:         Literary Reading – Listen for literary content:

Focus on the text, itself.

 Wednesday:  Lutheran Theological Reading – Read from a Lutheran perspective:

Reflect on the convictions, insights and expectations that rise particularly from our Lutheran Heritage.

Thursday:       Historical Reading – Read with an ear for History:

Reflect on the historical situation.

Friday:                                                                                                 Catch up on missed reading time

Saturday & Sunday:                                                                                                                  Day of Rest

For More Detailed Reflection Questions please check-out the link "Daily Reflection Questions" link.

 Daily Reflection Questions

Scripture descriptions are taken either in full text or edited text from “Lutheran Study Bible” from Augsburg Fortress.

Week 8 – Matthew 5:3-12 “Beatitudes”

Week 8: November 14^th – 20^th

Bible Text: Matthew 5:3-12

Key Verse: Luke 6:20-26

Matthew 5:3-12 Blessed are:  This section is known as the Beatitudes. The word “blessed” also can be translated as “happy”. So Jesus now declares people blessed in light of God’s coming rule. The Beatitudes create what they declare. Jesus makes the new world of God’s rule actual now in this broken world. Yet it also remains a promised future. Notice that they do not depend on faith or even on knowing Jesus. This is one way God creates salvation.

Matthew 5:1 – 7:29 The Sermon on the Mount: is the first of five great discourses in Matthew. It contains three types of material: 1) beatitudes, 2) ethical admonitions and 3) contrasts between Jesus’ ethical teaching and Jewish legalistic traditions.

Matthew 5:3-12: “How does Luther understand God’s spoken Word?” Luther understands God’s spoken word as creative power, not information. When God speaks, God’s word creates what it declares. God’s word called the universe and everything in it existence. The Beatitudes create reality.

Luke 6:20-26 Luke’s Sermon on the Plain: apparently parallel to Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount. Although this sermon is much shorter than the one in Matthew, they both begin with the Beatitudes and end with the lesson of the builders.

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Monday:         Devotional Reading – Time for prayer & adoration:

Read through the scripture several times, just listening to the words.

 

Tuesday:         Literary Reading – Listen for literary content:

Focus on the text, itself.

 Wednesday:  Lutheran Theological Reading – Read from a Lutheran perspective:

Reflect on the convictions, insights and expectations that rise particularly from our Lutheran Heritage.

Thursday:       Historical Reading – Read with an ear for History:

Reflect on the historical situation.

Friday:             Catch up on missed reading time

Saturday & Sunday: Day of Rest

For More Detailed Reflection Questions please check-out the link "Daily Reflection Questions" link.

 Daily Reflection Questions

Scripture descriptions are taken either in full text or edited text from “Lutheran Study Bible” from Augsburg Fortress.

Week 7 – Matthew 4:18-22, Mark 1:16-20, Luke 5:1-11 “Jesus Calls the First Disciples”

Week 7: November 7^th – 13^th

 Bible Text: Matthew 4:18-22, Mark 1:16-20, Luke 5:1-11

Key Verse: Luke 5:1-11

Matthew 4:18-22 by the Sea of Galilee: Jesus sees two pairs of brothers, Peter (formally known as Simon) and Andrew and James and John. They are fishers. He calls them to follow. His call is the only reason they follow.

Mark 1:16-20 come follow me: the call to discipleship is definite and demands a response of total commitment. This was not Jesus’ first encounter with Simon and Andrew, see John 1:35-42.

Luke 5:3 sat down: the usual position for teaching. The boat provided an ideal arrangement, removed from the press of the crowd but near enough to be seen and heard.

Luke 5:11 left everything and followed him: This was not the first time these men had been with Jesus.

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Monday:         Devotional Reading – Time for prayer & adoration:

Read through the scripture several times, just listening to the words.

 

Tuesday:         Literary Reading – Listen for literary content:

Focus on the text, itself.

 Wednesday:  Lutheran Theological Reading – Read from a Lutheran perspective:

Reflect on the convictions, insights and expectations that rise particularly from our Lutheran Heritage.

Thursday:       Historical Reading – Read with an ear for History:

Reflect on the historical situation.

Friday:             Catch up on missed reading time

Saturday & Sunday: Day of Rest

For More Detailed Reflection Questions please check-out the link "Daily Reflection Questions" link.

 Daily Reflection Questions

Scripture descriptions are taken either in full text or edited text from “Lutheran Study Bible” from Augsburg Fortress.