By Dr. Donald Whitchard Work is part of the tasks that God expects of us as His own. Our LORD spent years in a carpenter’s shop, working with His hands. Now it came about that while the multitude were… Read More ›
study of the book of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 11 – Luke 4:14-30: Truth is Wanted, But Never Welcomed
By Dr. Donald Whitchard The truth is not found in any worldly philosophy, religious belief, legal system, governing body, individual conceptions, or conflict. Truth is established by the Almighty Sovereign God. Then Jesus returned in the power of the… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 10 – Luke 4:1-13: Showdown with the Devil
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led about by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 9 – Luke 3:1-22: A Voice in the Wilderness
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 8 – Luke 2:39-52: “The Child Who Knew His Destiny”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the LORD, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth, and the Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom, and… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 7 – Luke 2:25-35: “An Answered Prayer to an Aged Servant”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 6 – Luke 2:1-20: “The Birth of the Savior as Authentic History”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Now it came about in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 3 – Luke 1:26-38: “One Special Day in Nazareth”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard To see her (Mary), however, as anything but a woman favored by God is idolatry. She is neither a co-redemptress on equal grounds with the Lord. If you have not read part one you can find… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 2 – Luke 1:5-25: “A Special Birth to a Saintly Couple”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 1 God is still in charge, that He has not forgotten His promises, and will reward… Read More ›