Rev. Sean Kilgo, pastor at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lawrence, KS, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Luke 6:12-19.
Jesus’ prayer on the mountain serves to show Him as the Savior who intercedes for His people and also sets an example for us to follow. The Father answers the Son’s prayer as the next morning Jesus speaks His authoritative Word to call twelve of His disciples as His apostles. These are the men He will send to proclaim and write His Word for His Church. The first eleven men are all sinners whom the Lord called to Himself and used in a variety of ways for His Church. Judas Iscariot, named last, was truly an apostle, yet fell away from the faith to become the betrayer. As Jesus comes down the mountain with His twelve apostles, He continues His ministry of healing and teaching, preparing to give a longer sermon to the crowds that have gathered.
“The Beloved Physician’s Orderly Account” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Gospel according to St. Luke. The Evangelist wrote his well-researched account of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection so that Theophilus would have certainty concerning the things he had been taught. As we still read the Word of God recorded by St. Luke, our gracious Lord gives us that same certainty that Jesus is our Savior.
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