Luke

R. Kent Hughes (DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior pastor emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, and former professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hughes is also a founder of the Charles Simeon Trust, which conducts expository preaching conferences throughout North America and worldwide. He serves as the series editor for the Preaching the Word commentary series and is the author or coauthor of many books. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Spokane, Washington, and have four children and an ever-increasing number of grandchildren.

• An Orderly Account (1:1–4)The Annunciation of John (1:5–25)The Annunciation of Christ (1:26–38)The Visitation (1:39–55)The Magnificat, Part 1 (1:46–50)The Magnificat, Part 2 (1:51–55)The Birth of John (1:56–66)The Benedictus (1:67–79)The Birth of Christ (2:1–20)The Nunc Dimittis (2:21–40)“Favor with God and Man” (2:41–52)John’s Baptism (3:1–14)Messiah’s Baptism (3:15–20)The Sonship of Christ (3:21–38)The Temptation (4:1–13)Jesus’ Rejection (4:14–30)The Authority of Jesus (4:31–37)Kingdom Authority (4:38–44)Calling Fishermen (5:1–11)Healed Indeed (5:12–16)Healing and Faith (5:17–26)Calling Sinners (5:27–32)The New and the Old (5:33–39)The Lord of the Sabbath (6:1–11)Authority to Call (6:12–16)The Sermon on the Level (6:17–26)Supernatural Love (6:27–36)The Spirit of the Disciple (6:37–42)Checking the Fruit (6:43–45)Doing His Word (6:46–49)Viewing Faith (7:1–10)Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son (7:11–17)The Mystery of Unbelief (7:18–35)Forgiven Much (7:36–50)Listen to the Word (8:1–21)Lord of Creation (8:22–25)Lord of All (8:26–39)Providential Arrangement (8:40–56)Earliest Apostolic Ministry (9:1–9)The Sufficiency of Christ (9:10–17)“Who Do You Say That I Am?” (9:18–27)Christ Transfigured (9:28–36)Christ’s Majesty Below (9:37–45)True Greatness (9:46–50)Demands of the Road (9:51–62)Proper Joy (10:1–20)The Praise and Blessing of Revelation (10:21–24)“But a Samaritan . . .” (10:25–37)Choosing the Better (10:38–42)Teach Us to Pray, Part 1 (11:1–4)Teach Us to Pray, Part 2 (11:3, 4)Teach Us to Pray, Part 3 (11:5–13)Merciful Reasonings (11:14–28)Light for Hard Hearts (11:29–36)“Woe to You Pharisees” (11:37–44)“Woe to You Lawyers” (11:45–52)Confessing Christ (11:53—12:12)The Rich Fool (12:13–21)Not to Worry (12:22–34)Be Ready (12:35–48)Reality Check (12:49–53)Settle Up! (12:54–59)Repentance Time! (13:1–9)Straightened on the Sabbath (13:10–21)The Narrow Door (13:22–30)Mourning for the City (13:31–35)The Dinner Party, Part 1 (14:1–14)The Dinner Party, Part 2 (14:15–24)Being a Disciple (14:25–35)“Rejoice with Me” (15:1–10)The Prodigal God (15:11–32)The Dishonest Manager (16:1–15)Rich Man, Poor Man (16:19–31)Discipleship’s Duties (17:1–10)The Tenth Leper (17:11–19)The Kingdom—Now and Not Yet (17:20–37)Living in the Not Yet (18:1–8)Two Ways to Pray (18:9–14)Kingdom Entrance (18:15–17)How Hard It Is for a Rich Man! (18:18–30)Blind Sight (18:31–43)The Little Big Man (19:1–10)The Parable of the Investment (19:11–27)A New Kind of King (19:28–44)Sovereign in His Temple (19:45–48)The Authority of Jesus (20:1–19)Caesar and God (20:20–26)Resurrection’s Realities (20:27–40)Son of David, David’s Lord (20:41–47)Money’s Eloquence (21:1–4)The Olivet Discourse (21:5–38)The Night without a Morning (22:1–6)The Last Supper, Part 1 (22:7–20)The Last Supper, Part 2 (22:21–38)Divine Dread (22:39–46)“The Power of Darkness” (22:47–53)Peter’s Plunge (22:54–62)Jesus’ Religious Trial (22:63–71)Herod before Jesus (23:1–12)Pilate before Jesus (23:13–25)The Cross of Christ (23:26–34)Jesus Saves (23:35–43)Jesus Dies (23:44–49)Jesus’ Burial and Resurrection (23:50—24:12)Easter Fire (24:13–35)Easter Gospel and Mission (24:36–49)Christ’s Ascension (24:50–53)