luke outline

1. The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry (1:1-4:13)

a. Dedication to Theophilus (1:1-4)

b. The Births of John the Baptist and Jesus (1:5-2:40)

i. Gabriel Foretells John’s Birth (1:5-25)

ii. Gabriel Foretells Jesus’ Birth (1:26-38)

iii. Mary Visits Elizabeth (1:39-45)

iv. Mary’s Song (1:46-56)

v. The Birth of John the Baptist (1:57-66)

vi. Zechariah’s Song (1:67-80)

vii. The Birth of Jesus (2:1-40)

1. The Child Born in Bethlehem (2:1-7)

2. The Shepherds and the Angels (2:8-20)

3. Jesus Presented at the Temple (2:21-24)

4. The Prophecy of Simeon (2:25-35)

5. The Prophecy of Anna (2:36-38)

6. The Return to Nazareth (2:39-40)

c. The Boy Jesus at the Temple (2:41-52)

d. The Baptism of Jesus (3:1-38)

i. The Mission of John the Baptist (3:1-20)

ii. The Baptism (3:21-22)

iii. The Genealogy of Jesus (3:23-38)

e. The Temptation of Jesus (4:1-13)

2. Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee (4:14-9:50)

a. Early Ministry (4:14-6:16)

i. Jesus Begins His Ministry (4:14-15)

ii. The Rejection at Nazareth (4:16-30)

iii. Miracles at Capernaum (4:31-44)

1. Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit (4:31-37)

2. Jesus Heals at Peter’s House (4:38-41)

3. Jesus Preaches in Judea (4:42-44)

iv. Jesus Calls His Disciples (5:1-6:16)

1. The First Disciples (5:1-11)

2. The Leper’s Prayer (5:12-16)

3. Jesus Heals a Paralytic (5:17-26)

4. Jesus Calls Levi (5:27-32)

5. Questions about Fasting (5:33-35)

6. The Patches and the Wineskins (5:36-39)

7. The Lord of the Sabbath (6:1-11)

a. The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath (6:1-5)

b. Jesus Heals on the Sabbath (6:6-11)

8. The Twelve Apostles (6:12-16)

b. Later Ministry (6:17-9:50)

i. The Sermon on the Plain (6:17-49)

1. Jesus Heals the Multitudes (6:17-19)

2. The Beatitudes (6:20-23)

3. Woes to the Satisfied (6:24-26)

4. The Laws of the Kingdom (6:27-36)

5. Justice in the Kingdom (6:37-49)

a. Judging Others (6:37-42)

b. A Tree and Its Fruit (6:43-45)

c. The House on the Rock (6:46-49)

ii. Miracles in Capernaum and Nain (7:1-17)

1. The Faith of the Centurion (7:1-10)

2. Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son (7:11-17)

iii. John the Baptist in Prison (7:18-35)

1. John’s Inquiry (7:18-23)

2. Jesus Testifies about John (7:24-35)

iv. A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus (7:36-50)

v. Women Minister to Jesus (8:1-3)

vi. Parables of the Kingdom (8:4-21)

1. The Parable of the Sower (8:4-15)

2. The Lesson of the Lamp (8:16-18)

3. Jesus’ Mother and Brothers (8:19-21)

vii. The Authority of Jesus (8:22-39)

1. Jesus calms the Storm (8:22-25)

2. The Demons and the Pigs (8:26-39)

viii. The Healing Touch of Jesus (8:40-56)

1. Jairus’ Daughter is Near Death (8:40-42)

2. The Woman Suffering from Bleeding (8:43-48)

3. Jairus’ Daughter Raised from the Dead (8:49-56)

ix. The Ministry of the Twelve (9:1-6)

x. Herod Tries to See Jesus (9:7-9)

xi. The Feeding of the Five Thousand (9:10-17)

xii. Peter’s Confession of Christ (9:18-20)

xiii. Christ’s Passion Foretold (9:21-22)

xiv. Take Up Your Cross (9:23-27)

xv. The Transfiguration (9:28-36)

xvi. The Boy with an Evil Spirit (9:37-42)

xvii. The Second Prediction of the Passion (9:43-45)

xviii. The Greatest in the Kingdom (9:46-50)

3. The Way to Jerusalem (9:51-19:27)

a. The First Section of the Journey (9:51-13:21)

i. The Samaritans (9:51-10:42)

1. The Samaritans Reject Jesus (9:51-56)

2. The Cost of Discipleship (9:57-62)

3. Preparing the Way of the Lord (10:1-24)

a. Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two (10:1-12)

b. Woe to the Unrepentant (10:13-16)

c. The Joyful Return (10:17-20)

d. Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving (10:21-24)

4. The Parable of the Good Samaritan (10:25-37)

5. Martha and Mary (10:38-42)

ii. Jesus Teaches (11:1-13:21)

1. The Lord’s Prayer (11:1-4)

2. Ask, Seek, Knock (11:5-13)

3. Opposition to Jesus (11:14-54)

a. A House Divided (11:14-23)

b. An Unclean Spirit Returns (11:24-26)

c. True Blessedness (11:27-28)

d. The Sign of Jonah (11:29-32)

e. The Lamp of the Body (11:33-36)

f. Woe to Pharisees and Experts in the Law (11:37-54)

4. Warnings against Worldly Living (12:1-13:9)

a. The Leaven of the Pharisees (12:1-3)

b. Fear God Alone (12:4-7)

c. Confessing Christ (12:8-12)

d. The Parable of the Rich Fool (12:13-21)

e. Do Not Worry (12:22-34)

f. Readiness at Any Hour (12:35-48)

  i. The Parable of the Watchful Servant (12:35-38)

  ii. The Parable of the Thief in the Night (12:39-40)

  iii. The Parable of the Wise Managers (12:41-48)

g. Not Peace but Division (12:49-53)

h. Interpreting the Present Time (12:54-56)

i. Reconciling with an Adversary (12:57-59)

j. A Call to Repentance (13:1-5)

k. The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree (13:6-9)

5. The Kingdom of God Is Like (13:10-21)

a. Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath (13:10-17)

b. The Parable of the Mustard Seed (13:18-19)

c. The Parable of the Leaven (13:20-21)

b. The Second Section of the Journey (13:22-17:10)

i. Living in the Kingdom of God (13:22-14:35)

1. The Narrow Door (13:22-30)

2. Lament over Jerusalem (13:31-35)

3. Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy (14:1-6)

4. The Parable of the Guests (14:7-14)

5. The Parable of the Banquet (14:15-24)

6. The Cost of Discipleship (14:25-33)

7. Good Salt (14:34-35)

ii. “This Man Eats with Sinners” (15:1-16:13)

1. The Parable of the Lost Sheep (15:1-7)

2. The Parable of the Lost Coin (15:8-10)

3. The Parable of the Prodigal Son (15:11-32)

4. The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (16:1-13)

iii. Lovers of Money (16:14-17:10)

1. The Law and the Prophets (16:14-18)

2. The Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19-31)

3. Temptations and Trespasses (17:1-4)

4. The Power of Faith (17:5-10)

c. The Third Section of the Journey (17:11-19:27)

i. The Coming of the Kingdom (17:11-18:8)

1. The Ten Lepers (17:11-19)

2. The Coming of the Kingdom (17:20-37)

3. The Persistent Widow (18:1-8)

ii. Entrance into the Kingdom (18:9-19:27)

1. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (18:9-14)

2. Jesus Blesses the Children (18:15-17)

3. The Rich Young Ruler (18:18-30)

4. The Third Prediction of the Passion (18:31-34)

5. Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar (18:35-43)

6. Jesus and Zacchaeus (19:1-10)

7. The Parable of the Ten Minas (19:11-27)

4. Jesus’ Ministry in Jerusalem (19:28-23:56)

a. Jesus Arrives in Jerusalem (19:28-48)

i. The Triumphal Entry (19:28-40)

ii. Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem (19:41-44)

iii. Jesus Cleanses the Temple (19:45-48)

b. Jesus Examined for Blemish (20:1-21:4)

i. The Chief Priests and Scribes Question Jesus (20:1-18)

1. Jesus’ Authority Challenged (20:1-8)

2. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants (20:9-18)

ii. Spies Question Paying Taxes to Caesar (20:19-26)

iii. The Sadducees Question the Resurrection (20:27-40)

iv. Jesus Questions the Crowd (20:41-21:4)

1. Whose Son Is the Christ? (20:41-44)

2. Beware the Scribes (20:45-47)

3. The Poor Widow’s Offering (21:1-4)

c. Temple Destruction Foretold (21:5-38)

i. Let No Man Deceive You (21:5-9)

ii. Witnessing to All Nations (21:10-19)

iii. The Destruction of Jerusalem (21:20-24)

iv. The Return of the Son of Man (21:25-28)

v. The Lesson of the Fig Tree (21:29-33)

vi. Be Watchful for the Day (21:34-38)

d. Passover Approaching (22:1-13)

i. The Plot to Kill Jesus (22:1-6)

ii. Preparing the Passover (22:7-13)

e. The Last Supper (22:14-22:38)

i. The Bread and the Cup (22:14-23)

ii. Who Is the Greatest? (22:24-30)

iii. Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial (22:31-38)

f. On the Mount of Olives (22:39-53)

i. Jesus Prays (22:39-46)

ii. The Betrayal of Jesus (22:47-53)

g. One Long Night (22:54-23:25)

i. Peter Denies Jesus (22:54-62)

ii. The Soldiers Mock Jesus (22:63-65)

iii. Jesus before the Sanhedrin (22:66-71)

iv. Jesus before Pilate (23:1-5)

v. Jesus before Herod (23:6-12)

vi. The Crowd Chooses Barabbas (23:13-25)

h. The Crucifixion (23:26-49)

i. The Burial of Jesus (23:50-56)

5. The Resurrection of Jesus (24:1-53)

a. The Empty Tomb (24:1-12)

b. The Road to Emmaus (24:13-35)

c. Jesus Appears to the Disciples (24:36-49)

d. The Ascension (24:50-53)