SOM-152 is the second class in the Missional Discipleship program of SEATS Schools of Missions. SEATS SOM Level 1, Track 2

1.
SOM-13 Understanding Jesus: Gospel of Luke
This
class
will
examine
how
Filipinos
view
Jesus
Christ
and
how
that
view
can
be
reconciled
with
the
biblical
presentation
of
who
Jesus
is.
How
can
I
bring
a
biblical
understanding
of
Christ
into
my
ministry?

2. SOM-­‐13
Understanding
Jesus:
Luke
1
SOM-­13
Understanding
Jesus:
Gospel
of
Luke
Purpose
of
Luke
1.
Selections
from
Luke
1
&
24
Questions:
1. How
valid
is
my
experience
in
understanding
Jesus?
2. What
is
the
relationship
between
the
Word
of
God
&
my
experience
when
it
comes
to
understanding
Jesus?
3. Is
one
more
valid
than
the
other?
Is
my
experience
with
Jesus
valid?
Or
only
what
is
written
in
the
Word?
Luke
1:1-­‐4
–
Many
have
attempted
to
write
about
what
had
taken
place
among
us.
They
received
their
information
from
those
who
had
been
eyewitnesses
&
servants
of
God's
word
from
the
beginning,
&
they
passed
it
on
to
us.
I,
too,
have
followed
everything
closely
from
the
beginning.
So
I
thought
it
would
be
a
good
idea
to
write
an
orderly
account
for
Your
Excellency,
Theophilus.
In
this
way
you
will
know
that
what
you've
been
told
is
true.
Luke
24:45-­‐48
–
Then
he
said
to
them,
"These
are
the
words
I
spoke
to
you
while
I
was
still
with
you.
I
told
you
that
everything
written
about
me
in
Moses'
Teachings,
the
Prophets,
&
the
Psalms
had
to
come
true."
Then
he
opened
their
minds
to
understand
the
Scriptures.
He
said
to
them,
"Scripture
says
that
the
Messiah
would
suffer
&
that
he
would
come
back
to
life
on
the
third
day.
Scripture
also
says
that
by
the
authority
of
Jesus
people
would
be
told
to
turn
to
God
&
change
the
way
they
think
&
act
so
that
their
sins
will
be
forgiven.
This
would
be
told
to

3. SOM-­‐13
Understanding
Jesus:
Luke
2
people
from
all
nations,
beginning
in
the
city
of
Jerusalem.
You
are
witnesses
to
these
things.
2.
Purpose
of
Jesus:
Observations
on
Luke
4
Luke
4:14-­‐30
–
Jesus
returned
to
Galilee.
The
power
of
the
Spirit
was
with
him,
&
the
news
about
him
spread
throughout
the
surrounding
country.
He
taught
in
the
synagogues,
&
everyone
praised
him.
Then
Jesus
came
to
Nazareth,
where
he
had
been
brought
up.
As
usual
he
went
into
the
synagogue
on
the
day
of
worship.
He
stood
up
to
read
the
lesson.
The
attendant
gave
him
the
book
of
the
prophet
Isaiah.
He
opened
it
&
found
the
place
where
it
read:
"The
Spirit
of
the
Lord
is
with
me.
He
has
anointed
me
to
tell
the
Good
News
to
the
poor.
He
has
sent
me
to
announce
forgiveness
to
the
prisoners
of
sin
&
the
restoring
of
sight
to
the
blind,
to
forgive
those
who
have
been
shattered
by
sin,
to
announce
the
year
of
the
Lord's
favor."
Jesus
closed
the
book,
gave
it
back
to
the
attendant,
&
sat
down.
Everyone
in
the
synagogue
watched
him
closely.
Then
he
said
to
them,
"This
passage
came
true
today
when
you
heard
me
read
it."
All
the
people
spoke
well
of
him.
They
were
amazed
to
hear
the
gracious
words
flowing
from
his
lips.
They
said,
"Isn't
this
Joseph's
son?"
So
he
said
to
them,
"You'll
probably
quote
this
proverb
to
me,
'Doctor,
cure
yourself!'
&
then
say
to
me,
'Do
all
the
things
in
your
hometown
that
we've
heard
you've
done
in
Capernaum.'”
Then
Jesus
added,
"I
can
guarantee
this
truth:
A
prophet
isn't
accepted
in
his
hometown.
"I
can
guarantee
this
truth:
There
were
many
widows
in
Israel
in
Elijah's
time.
It
had
not
rained
for
3
1/2
years,
&
the
famine
was
severe
everywhere
in
the
country.
But
God
didn't
send
Elijah
to
anyone
except
a
widow
at
Zarephath
in
the
territory
of
Sidon.
There
were
also
many
people
with
skin
diseases
in
Israel
in
the
prophet
Elisha's
time.
But
God
cured
no
one
except
Naaman
from
Syria."
Everyone
in
the
synagogue
became
furious
when
they
heard
this.
Their
city
was
built
on
a
hill
with
a
cliff.
So
they
got
up,
forced
Jesus
out
of
the
city,
&
led
him
to
the
cliff.
They
intended
to
throw
him
off
of
it.
But
Jesus
walked
right
by
them
&
went
away.
Observations
1.
Jesus’
reading
of
Isaiah
in
Nazareth
is
not
the
start
of
his
public
ministry.
vv
14-­‐16
–
“…
the
news
about
him
spread
throughout
the
surrounding
country.
He
taught
in
the
synagogues,
&
everyone
praised
him.
Then
Jesus
came
to
Nazareth,
where
he
had
been
brought
up.
As
usual
he
went
into
the
synagogue
on
the
day
of
worship.”

4. SOM-­‐13
Understanding
Jesus:
Luke
3
2.
Jesus
acted
in
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit
V14
–
“The
power
of
the
Spirit
was
with
him
…”
How
was
Jesus
able
to
survive
a
sinless
life
on
earth?
Because
he
was
God?
Or
because
he
was
filled
with
the
Holy
Spirit?
3.
The
people
were
overjoyed
to
hear
Jesus’
message
&
accept
the
“year
of
the
Lord’s
favour”?
v22
–
“All
the
people
spoke
well
of
him.
They
were
amazed
to
hear
the
gracious
words
flowing
from
his
lips.
They
said,
‘Isn't
this
Joseph's
son?’”
4.
Jesus
observed
something
about
the
people
of
Nazareth
that
is
not
immediately
obvious
in
the
story
vv23-­‐ff
–
"You'll
probably
quote
this
proverb
to
me,
'Doctor,
cure
yourself!'
&
then
say
to
me,
'Do
all
the
things
in
your
hometown
that
we've
heard
you've
done
in
Capernaum.'”
5.
Jesus
was
right!
Everyone
in
the
synagogue
became
furious
when
they
heard
this.
Their
city
was
built
on
a
hill
with
a
cliff.
So
they
got
up,
forced
Jesus
out
of
the
city,
&
led
him
to
the
cliff.
They
intended
to
throw
him
off
of
it.
But
Jesus
walked
right
by
them
&
went
away.
a.
So,
what
is
the
problem?
(Hint:
It
relates
to
Jesus
story
of
Elijah
and
the
widow)
b.
Apply
it
today.
Do
we
do
the
same
kinds
of
things
that
Jesus’
countrymen
did?
2.
What
is
a
disciple?
Luke
&
Discipleship
1. When
does
someone
become
a
disciple?
2. What
are
the
criteria?
3. Can
a
person
be
a
Christian
and
not
be
a
disciple?
4. Do
the
following
verses
help
clarify
the
issue
of
being
a
disciple?
How
so?
Mt
26:
56
All
of
this
has
happened
so
that
what
the
prophets
have
written
would
come
true."
Then
all
the
disciples
abandoned
him
and
ran
away.
Acts
9:26
After
Saul
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
he
tried
to
join
the
disciples.
But
everyone
was
afraid
of
him.
They
wouldn't
believe
that
he
was
a
disciple.
Acts
11:26
After
finding
Saul,
Barnabas
brought
him
back
to
Antioch.
Barnabas
and
Saul
met
with
the
church
in
Antioch
for
a
whole
year
and
taught
a
large
group
of
people.
The
disciples
were
called
Christians
for
the
first
time
in
the
city
of
Antioch.

5. SOM-­‐13
Understanding
Jesus:
Luke
4
Disciple
(Greek)
mayhtes
mathetes
TDNT
-­‐
4:415,552;
n
m
KJV
-­‐
disciple
268,
vr
disciple
1;
269
1)
a
learner,
pupil,
disciple
disciple1
noun
a
personal
follower
of
Jesus
during
his
life,
esp.
one
of
the
12
Apostles.
•
a
follower
or
student
of
a
teacher,
leader,
or
philosophy
:
a
disciple
of
Rousseau.
verb
[
trans.
]
guide
(someone)
in
becoming
a
follower
of
Jesus
or
another
leader
:
the
new
believer
was
discipled
by
a
missionary.
DERIVATIVES
discipleship
|-­‐ˌ
sh
ip|
noun
discipular
|-­‐ˈsipyəәləәr|
adjective
ORIGIN
Old
English
,
from
Latin
discipulus
‘learner,’
from
discere
‘learn’
;
reinforced
by
Old
French
deciple.
“Disciple”
Verses
in
Luke-­Acts
Lu
5:30
But
their
scribes
&
Pharisees
murmured
against
his
disciples,
saying,
Why
do
you
eat
&
drink
with
publicans
&
sinners?
Lu
5:33
And
they
said
to
him,
Why
do
the
disciples
of
John
fast
often,
&
make
prayers,
&
also
the
disciples
of
the
Pharisees;
but
yours
eat
&
drink?
Lu
6:1
And
it
came
to
pass
on
the
second
sabbath
after
the
first,
that
he
went
through
the
corn
fields;
&
his
disciples
plucked
the
ears
of
corn,
&
did
eat,
rubbing
them
in
their
hands.
Lu
6:13
And
when
it
was
day,
he
called
to
him
his
disciples:
&
of
them
he
chose
12,
whom
also
he
named
apostles;
Lu
6:17
And
he
came
down
with
them,
&
stood
in
the
plain,
&
the
company
of
his
disciples,
&
a
great
multitude
of
people
out
of
all
Judaea
&
Jerusalem,
&
from
the
sea
coast
of
Tyre
&
Sidon,
which
came
to
hear
him,
&
to
be
healed
of
their
diseases;
Lu
6:20
And
he
lifted
up
his
eyes
on
his
disciples,
&
said,
Blessed
be
you
poor:
for
yours
is
the
kingdom
of
God.
1
The
New
Oxford
American
Dictionary,
2nd
Ed.

6. SOM-­‐13
Understanding
Jesus:
Luke
5
Lu
6:40
The
disciple
is
not
above
his
master:
but
every
one
that
is
perfect
shall
be
as
his
master.
Lu
7:11
And
it
came
to
pass
the
day
after,
that
he
went
into
a
city
called
Nain;
&
many
of
his
disciples
went
with
him,
&
much
people.
Lu
7:18
And
the
disciples
of
John
showed
him
of
all
these
things.
Lu
7:19,
18
And
the
disciples
of
John
showed
him
of
all
these
things.
And
John
calling
to
him
2
of
his
disciples
sent
them
to
Jesus,
saying,
Are
you
he
that
should
come?
or
look
we
for
another?
Lu
8:9
And
his
disciples
asked
him,
saying,
What
might
this
parable
be?
Lu
8:22
Now
it
came
to
pass
on
a
certain
day,
that
he
went
into
a
ship
with
his
disciples:
&
he
said
to
them,
Let
us
go
over
to
the
other
side
of
the
lake.
And
they
launched
forth.
Lu
9:1
Then
he
called
his
12
disciples
together,
&
gave
them
power
&
authority
over
all
devils,
&
to
cure
diseases.
Lu
9:14,
16,
18
For
they
were
about
5000
men.
And
he
said
to
his
disciples,
Make
them
sit
down
by
50s
in
a
company
…
Then
he
took
the
five
loaves
&
the
two
fishes,
&
looking
up
to
heaven,
he
blessed
them,
&
brake,
&
gave
to
the
disciples
to
set
before
the
multitude
…
And
it
came
to
pass,
as
he
was
alone
praying,
his
disciples
were
with
him:
&
he
asked
them,
saying,
Whom
say
the
people
that
I
am?
Lu
9:40
And
I
besought
your
disciples
to
cast
him
out;
&
they
could
not.
Lu
9:43
And
they
were
all
amazed
at
the
mighty
power
of
God.
But
while
they
wondered
every
one
at
all
things
which
Jesus
did,
he
said
to
his
disciples,
….
Lu
9:54
And
when
his
disciples
James
&
John
saw
this,
they
said,
Lord,
do
you
want
us
to
we
command
fire
to
come
down
from
heaven,
&
consume
them,
even
as
Elias
did?
Lu
10:22,23
All
things
are
delivered
to
me
of
my
Father:
&
no
man
knows
who
the
Son
is,
but
the
Father;
&
who
the
Father
is,
but
the
Son,
&
he
to
whom
the
Son
will
reveal
him.
And
he
turned
him
to
his
disciples,
&
said
privately,
Blessed
are
the
eyes
which
see
the
things
that
you
see:
Lu
11:1
And
it
came
to
pass,
that,
as
he
was
praying
in
a
certain
place,
when
he
ceased,
one
of
his
disciples
said
to
him,
Lord,
teach
us
to
pray,
as
John
also
taught
his
disciples.
Lu
12:1
In
the
mean
time,
when
there
were
gathered
together
an
innumerable
multitude
of
people,
insomuch
that
they
trode
one
upon
another,
he
began
to
say
to
his
disciples
first
of
all,
Beware
you
of
the
leaven
of
the
Pharisees,
which
is
hypocrisy.
Lu
12:22
And
he
said
to
his
disciples,
Therefore
I
say
to
you,
Take
no
thought
for
your
life,
what
you
shall
eat;
neither
for
the
body,
what
you
shall
put
on.

7. SOM-­‐13
Understanding
Jesus:
Luke
6
Lu
14:26-­‐27,33
If
any
man
come
to
me,
&
hate
not
his
father,
&
mother,
&
wife,
&
children,
&
brethren,
&
sisters,
yes,
&
his
own
life
also,
he
cannot
be
my
disciple.
And
whosoever
does
not
bear
his
cross,
&
come
after
me,
cannot
be
my
disciple.
…
So
also,
whosoever
he
be
of
you
that
forsaketh
not
all
that
he
hath,
he
cannot
be
my
disciple.
Lu
16:1
And
he
said
also
to
his
disciples,
There
was
a
certain
rich
man,
which
had
a
steward;
&
the
same
was
accused
to
him
that
he
had
wasted
his
goods.
Lu
17:1
Then
said
he
to
the
disciples,
It
is
impossible
but
that
offences
will
come:
but
woe
to
him,
through
whom
they
come!
Lu
17:22
And
he
said
to
the
disciples,
The
days
will
come,
when
you
shall
desire
to
see
one
of
the
days
of
the
Son
of
man,
&
you
shall
not
see
it.
Lu
18:15
And
they
brought
to
him
also
infants,
that
he
would
touch
them:
but
when
his
disciples
saw
it,
they
rebuked
them.
Lu
19:29,37,39
And
it
came
to
pass,
when
he
was
come
nigh
to
Bethphage
&
Bethany,
at
the
mount
called
the
mount
of
Olives,
he
sent
2
of
his
disciples,
…
And
when
he
was
come
nigh,
even
now
at
the
descent
of
the
mount
of
Olives,
the
whole
multitude
of
the
disciples
began
to
rejoice
&
praise
God
with
a
loud
voice
for
all
the
mighty
works
that
they
had
seen;
…
And
some
of
the
Pharisees
from
among
the
multitude
said
to
him,
Master,
rebuke
your
disciples.
Lu
20:45
Then
in
the
audience
of
all
the
people
he
said
to
his
disciples,
Lu
22:11
And
you
shall
say
to
the
good
man
of
the
house,
The
Master
says
to
thee,
Where
is
the
guestroom,
where
I
shall
eat
the
Passover
with
my
disciples?
Lu
22:39
And
he
came
out,
&
went,
as
he
was
wont,
to
the
mount
of
Olives;
&
his
disciples
also
followed
him.
Lu
22:45
And
when
he
rose
up
from
prayer,
&
was
come
to
his
disciples,
he
found
them
sleeping
for
sorrow,
Ac
6:1-­‐2,7
And
in
those
days,
when
the
number
of
the
disciples
was
multiplied,
there
arose
a
murmuring
of
the
Grecians
against
the
Hebrews,
because
their
widows
were
neglected
in
the
daily
ministration.
Then
the
twelve
called
the
multitude
of
the
disciples
unto
them,
&
said,
It
is
not
reason
that
we
should
leave
the
word
of
God,
&
serve
tables.
And
the
word
of
God
increased;
&
the
number
of
the
disciples
multiplied
in
Jerusalem
greatly;
&
a
great
company
of
the
priests
were
obedient
to
the
faith.
Ac
9:1
And
Saul,
yet
breathing
out
threatenings
&
slaughter
against
the
disciples
of
the
Lord,
went
unto
the
high
priest,
Ac
9:10
And
there
was
a
certain
disciple
at
Damascus,
named
Ananias;
&
to
him
said
the
Lord
in
a
vision,
Ananias.
And
he
said,
Behold,
I
am
here,
Lord.
Ac
9:19
And
when
he
had
received
meat,
he
was
strengthened.
Then
was
Saul
certain
days
with
the
disciples
which
were
at
Damascus.

8. SOM-­‐13
Understanding
Jesus:
Luke
7
Ac
9:25
Then
the
disciples
took
him
by
night,
&
let
him
down
by
the
wall
in
a
basket.
Ac
9:26
And
when
Saul
was
come
to
Jerusalem,
he
assayed
to
join
himself
to
the
disciples:
but
they
were
all
afraid
of
him,
&
believed
not
that
he
was
a
disciple.
Ac
9:38
And
forasmuch
as
Lydda
was
nigh
to
Joppa,
&
the
disciples
had
heard
that
Peter
was
there,
they
sent
unto
him
two
men,
desiring
him
that
he
would
not
delay
to
come
to
them.
Ac
11:26
And
when
he
had
found
him,
he
brought
him
unto
Antioch.
And
it
came
to
pass,
that
a
whole
year
they
assembled
themselves
with
the
church,
&
taught
much
people.
And
the
disciples
were
called
Christians
first
in
Antioch.
Ac
11:29
Then
the
disciples,
every
man
according
to
his
ability,
determined
to
send
relief
unto
the
brethren
which
dwelt
in
Judaea:
Ac
13:52
And
the
disciples
were
filled
with
joy,
&
with
the
Holy
Ghost.
Ac
14:20
Howbeit,
as
the
disciples
stood
round
about
him,
he
rose
up,
&
came
into
the
city:
&
the
next
day
he
departed
with
Barnabas
to
Derbe.
Ac
14:22
Confirming
the
souls
of
the
disciples,
&
exhorting
them
to
continue
in
the
faith,
&
that
we
must
through
much
tribulation
enter
into
the
kingdom
of
God.
Ac
14:28
And
there
they
abode
long
time
with
the
disciples.
Ac
15:10
Now
therefore
why
tempt
ye
God,
to
put
a
yoke
upon
the
neck
of
the
disciples,
which
neither
our
fathers
nor
we
were
able
to
bear?
Ac
16:1
Then
came
he
to
Derbe
&
Lystra:
&,
behold,
a
certain
disciple
was
there,
named
Timotheus,
the
son
of
a
certain
woman,
which
was
a
Jewess,
&
believed;
but
his
father
was
a
Greek:
Ac
18:23
And
after
he
had
spent
some
time
there,
he
departed,
&
went
over
all
the
country
of
Galatia
&
Phrygia
in
order,
strengthening
all
the
disciples.
Ac
18:27
And
when
he
was
disposed
to
pass
into
Achaia,
the
brethren
wrote,
exhorting
the
disciples
to
receive
him:
who,
when
he
was
come,
helped
them
much
which
had
believed
through
grace:
Ac
19:1
And
it
came
to
pass,
that,
while
Apollos
was
at
Corinth,
Paul
having
passed
through
the
upper
coasts
came
to
Ephesus:
&
finding
certain
disciples,
Ac
19:9
But
when
divers
were
hardened,
&
believed
not,
but
spake
evil
of
that
way
before
the
multitude,
he
departed
from
them,
&
separated
the
disciples,
disputing
daily
in
the
school
of
one
Tyrannus.
Ac
19:30
And
when
Paul
would
have
entered
in
unto
the
people,
the
disciples
suffered
him
not.
Ac
20:1
And
after
the
uproar
was
ceased,
Paul
called
unto
him
the
disciples,
&
embraced
them,
&
departed
for
to
go
into
Macedonia.
Ac
20:7
And
upon
the
first
day
of
the
week,
when
the
disciples
came
together
to
break
bread,
Paul
preached
unto
them,
ready
to
depart
on
the
morrow;
&
continued
his
speech
until
midnight.

9. SOM-­‐13
Understanding
Jesus:
Luke
8
Ac
20:30
Also
of
your
own
selves
shall
men
arise,
speaking
perverse
things,
to
draw
away
disciples
after
them.
Ac
21:4
And
finding
disciples,
we
tarried
there
seven
days:
who
said
to
Paul
through
the
Spirit,
that
he
should
not
go
up
to
Jerusalem.
Ac
21:16
There
went
with
us
also
certain
of
the
disciples
of
Caesarea,
&
brought
with
them
one
Mnason
of
Cyprus,
an
old
disciple,
with
whom
we
should
lodge.
Assignment
1. Answer
questions
on
slide
#23
(page
3,
above):
a. When
does
someone
become
a
disciple?
b. What
are
the
criteria?
c. Can
a
person
be
a
Christian
and
not
be
a
disciple?
d. Do
the
following
verses
(pp
3ff)
help
clarify
the
issue
of
being
a
disciple?
How
so?
2. So
what
is
a
disciple,
according
to
Luke?