i.  What is expected of them?

ii.  Application

D.  EXPANDING UNTIL JESUS COMES AGAIN

i.  The Kingdom of God is here and now

ii.  The Kingdom of God is not yet

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Core Seminars—New Testament

Class 7: Luke:

The Expansion of the Kingdom

The Gospel of Luke: The Expansion of the Kingdom

I. BACKGROUND

Mark
Author / Luke
Source / Mark, Matthew, and other eyewitnesses
Date / Early 60s
Audience / Gentile readers
Style / Greco-Roman
Key Verse / Luke 9:51
Theme / The Expanding Kingdom

II. STRUCTURE

A.  Journey to Jerusalem

B.  Unique Contributions

III. THE EXPANDED KINGDOM

A.  OUTCASTS

i.  Women

ii.  Children

iii.  Poor

iv.  The Sick

v.  “Sinners”

vi.  Application

B.  NO ETHNIC BOUNDARIES

i.  Israel’s History

ii.  Genealogy

iii.  Sabbath

iv.  Application

C.  WHY JESUS CAME

“The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.” 19:10

i.  Who is the lost?

ii.  How are they saved?