6-week series: January 22/23, 2025 – February 26/27, 2025
Wednesdays Online @ 11am
Thursdays @ 1pm, Community Classroom
Jesus came to lift up the lowly. Throughout his ministry to his final days on the road to the cross, we find stories of his relationships with ordinary, flawed, and unexpected people. He met, dined, and traveled with people who were not perfect. Many of them were struggling, some were outsiders or even outlaws. Whoever they were, from those he healed to the outlaws with him at his crucifixion, Jesus brought the good news of God’s kingdom to those who most needed to hear it.
In Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws, pastor and bestselling author Adam Hamilton explores the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke. Through Luke’s stories we find Jesus’ care and compassion for all as he welcomes sinners and outcasts. As we study Luke and see Jesus’ concern for those who were considered unimportant, we hear a hopeful and inspiring word for our lives today.
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This six-week class will be presented in two formats: Wednesdays at 11:00PM online and Thursdays at 1:00PM in-person in the Community Classroom. Grab your favorite Bible and come for either class or use the recorded sessions for a self-guided study!
The class includes a participant book, which is not required.
Contact info@tllc.org for the login information for the online class or to get the recorded videos of each class.
Class Schedule:
weekly summaries posted each week
Week 1: January 22/23
Lifting Up the Lowly
This week, we’ll begin with the Introduction & Chapter 1 and the accompanying scriptures included in the reading (portions of Luke 1 & 2). Together we’ll look at the beginning of Luke, why and how it was written, and why it is still relevant 200 years later. We’ll also examine the opening chapters of Luke and how they highlight God calling “the lowly” to do remarkable work in the world.
Week 2: January 29/30
Simon, Do You See This Woman
This week, continue with Chapter 2 and the accompanying scriptures included in the reading (portions of Luke 7, 8 & 10). Together we’ll look at some women in Jesus’ ministry, why and how they impacted that ministry, and why the discipleship of these outsiders and outcasts is still relevant 2000 years later.
Week 3: February 5/6
Parables from the Underside
This week, continue with Chapter 3 and the accompanying scriptures included in the reading (portions of Luke 15, 18 &19). Together we’ll look at some parables particular to Luke, why Jesus spoke in parables and how they impacted that ministry, and how they resonated with outsiders and outcasts then and 2000 years later.
February 12/13
NO CLASS THIS WEEK.
Week 4: February 19/20
On the Journey to Jerusalem
This week, continue with Chapter 4 and the accompanying scriptures included in the reading (portions of Luke 11-13 & 17). Together we’ll look at Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem in Luke, how Jesus interacts with Samaritans, and how this ministry might resonate with outsiders and outcasts then and 2000 years later.
Week 5: February 26/27
The Final Week
This week, continue with Chapter 5 and the accompanying scriptures included in the reading (portions of Luke 19 & 20). Together we’ll look at Jesus’ Final Week in Luke, how Jesus interacts with a tax collector, and how this ministry might resonate with outsiders and outcasts then and 2000 years later.
March 5/6
NO CLASS THIS WEEK.
Week 6: March 13(in-person only)
Crucified with the Outlaws
This week, continue with Chapter 6 and the Postscript and the accompanying scriptures included in the reading (portions of Luke 22-24). Together we’ll look at Jesus’ Crucifixion in Luke, how Jesus interacts with his disciples and outlaws from the cross, and how this ministry might resonate with outsiders, outcasts, and even outlaws then and 2000 years later.