Luke: The Gospel of Amazement (eBook)

In a career that spans 30 years, Michael Card has recorded over 31 albums, authored or co-authored over 24 books, hosted a radio program, and written for a wide range of magazines. An award-winning musician and performing artist, he has penned such favorites as "El Shaddai," "Immanuel" and many other songs. He has branched his ministry beyond music and written numerous books, including A Sacred Sorrow, A Violent Grace, The Parable of Joy and Sleep Sound in Jesus (a children's book). He has also written the Biblical Imagination Series, with a book and accompanying music CD for each of the four gospels. A graduate of Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's and master's degree in biblical studies, Card also serves as mentor to many younger artists and musicians, teaching courses on the creative process and calling the Christian recording industry into deeper discipleship. Card lives in Tennessee with his wife and four children.

Preface: The Biblical Imagination
Introduction: Who Is Luke?

A Companion of Paul

Not an Eyewitness

A Doctor

Perhaps a Slave

A Gentile

Major Themes
Luke 1

A Self-Conscious Writer

Parallel Pre-Birth Stories

Mary Sings

Zechariah Sings
Luke 2

The King in a Cattle Trough

The Line Between Old and New

The Boy Who Would Be Messiah
Luke 3

The Doleful Days of Tiberius

The Voice of a Slave in the Wilderness

The Baptism of Jesus

The Genetics of Jesus
Luke 4

The Son in the Desert

Good News for the Poor

"Be Muzzled"

The Reluctant Healer
Luke 5

The First Miraculous Catch

A Practical Secret

The Healing Faith of Friends

Paradoxical Unorthodoxy

Wedding Guests and New Wine
Luke 6

Lord Over Orthodoxy

The Choice of the Twelve

The Shape of the New Community

The Impossible Command

How to Build Your House in the Kingdom
Luke 7

How to Amaze Jesus

A Meeting of the Crowds

A Most Remarkable Question

Moving from the Head to the Heart
Luke 8

The Women

The Parable of the Soils

A Demonic Storm

A Demonized Man

The Healing of Two Daughters
Luke 9

A First Foray

The Miracle Behind the Miracle

A Final Clarity: Who Jesus Is

Confirmation from the Father

The Impotence of Unbelief

The Final Journey Begins
Luke 10

The Sending of the Seventy

The Joy of Jesus

A Parable of Unexpected Mercy

A Monumental Shift
Luke 11

A Breath of a Prayer

The Finger of God

The Sign of the Son of Man

The Prophet at the Dinner Table
Luke 12

What to Fear and What Not to Fear

I?ll Say to Myself, "Self . . ."

The Treasure Chest of the Heart

The Slaving Savior

Fire on the Earth
Luke 13

A Commentary on the "Job Equation"

The Unexpectedly Closed Door

Three Days Out
Luke 14

A Not Unfriendly Dinner

The Heart of the Master of the Banquet

Faith Over Family
Luke 15

The Shepherd with the Lost Sheep

The Woman with the Lost Coin

The Father with the Lost Son(s)
Luke 16

The Parable of the Desperate Manager

The Line Has Been Crossed

A Parable of Radical Reversal
Luke 17

Simple, Trusting Obedience

The Perfect Prayer

The Coming(s) of the Kingdom
Luke 18

Persistence and Justice

The Perfect Prayer, 2

One Broken Link

The Perfect Prayer, 3
Luke 19

A Paradigm for a New Value System

A Blueprint for Centuries to Come

A Tearful Entry

The Second Temple Cleansing
Luke 20

Six Trick Questions

1 By Whose Authority?

2 John?s Baptism: From Heaven or Humans?

3 What Will the Owner Do?

4 Pay Taxes or Not?

5 Whose Wife Will She Be?

6 How Can Christ Be David?s Son?
Luke 21

A Widow Offers Her Life

Two Questions, Two Answers

A Lesson from the Leaves
Luke 22

For the Price of a Slave

The Servant Savior

The Sifting of Simon

An Unsuccessful Angel

The Traitor?s Kiss

The Gaze

The Early-Morning Hearing
Luke 23

The Innocence of Jesus: Pilate

The Innocence of Jesus: Herod

Barabbas!

The God-Forsaken God

The Death of Jesus

The Witnesses
Luke 24

No Expectations

Recognized by the Broken Bread

The Persistence of Doubt