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30/10/2017 Development Day, Saturday 7 October 2017 Jesus, grace and generosity Looking again at Luke Development Day, Saturday 7 October 2017 Three passions and priorities a) The Bible as a means of grace b) Young people as disciples of


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Development Day, Saturday 7 October 2017

Jesus, grace and generosity Looking again at Luke

Three passions and priorities

a) The Bible as a means of grace b) Young people as disciples of Jesus c) Thriving Christian communities in our most deprived localities

Development Day, Saturday 7 October 2017

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Three problems in reading the Gospels?

i) We read the Bible only in bite-sized chunks ii) We read the Gospels mostly as one single composite portrait of Jesus iii) What sort of massage? Development Day, Saturday 7 October 2017

The Gospel

  • f Luke

Part one

  • f two

volumes

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The Structure of Luke

a) 1.1‐4.13 The Introduction

a) 1.1‐4: The Prologue b) 1.5‐2.52: The Birth and Infancy Narratives c) 3.1‐4.13: The Ministry of John the Baptist

The Structure of Luke b) 4.14‐9.50:

  • Pt. 1: The Ministry in Galilee:

healings, exorcisms and other miracles,

parables and other teaching material. NB: a mission by the 12 in chapter 9.

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The Structure of Luke c) 9.51‐19.27: Pt. 2: The Journey to Jerusalem

(much longer than in Mark & Matthew) 2 healings ‐ no exorcisms or other miracles; mostly teaching material. NB: a misson by the 72 in chapter 10.

The Structure of Luke

d) 19.28‐24.49:

  • Pt. 3: The Ministry in Jerusalem

no miracles: confrontational teaching material; the triumphal entry, passion, death & resurrection the anointing at Bethany, the Last Supper, the temptation & arrest in Gethsemane, the trials, the crucifixion, the burial & resurrection appearances.

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The Structure of Luke

f) 24.50‐53: The Conclusion – overlapping with Acts 1.1‐11

Luke’s Jesus

The Inclusive Saviour

  • f the World
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Luke’s Jesus the Saviour

Saviour (soter) Luke 2 Matthew Acts 2 Mark John 1

Jesus, the Saviour

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Salvation (soterion, soteria) Luke 6 Matthew 0 Acts 6 Mark John 1

Jesus, the Saviour To save (sozo)

Luke 14 Matthew 12 Acts 11 Mark 9 John 5

Jesus, the Saviour

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In Luke, these references come early:

Saviour: 1.47, 2.11 Salvation: 1.69, 1.71, 1.77, 2.30, 3.6 …Oh, and 19.10

Jesus, the Saviour Jesus the Saviour of

the World

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Jesus

The Saviour of the World

The Structure of Luke’s Gospel

Introduction 1.1-4.13 Part 1 in Galilee 4.14-9.50 Part 2 on the road 9.51-19.27 Part 3 in Jerusalem 19.28-24.49 Conclusion 24.50-53

The Structure of Acts

Introduction 1.1-11 Jerusalem and Judea 1.12-8.1 Samaria 8.2-25 The Ends of the Earth 8.26-28.28 Conclusion 28.30-31

Jesus

The Saviour of the World

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Preaching the good news Luke 7 Matthew 1 Acts 13 Mark John and note Luke’s greater emphasis

  • n prayer and the Holy Spirit…

Jesus

The Saviour of the World

Luke’s Jesus

The Inclusive Saviour

  • f the World
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Gentiles The genealogy ch. 3 Elijah’s day ch. 4

Jesus

The Inclusive Saviour

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Samaritans The lepers

  • ch. 17

The parable

  • ch. 10

Jesus

The Inclusive Saviour

  • f the World
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Women

Mary and Elizabeth chs. 1-2 Mary and Martha

  • ch. 10 the widow of Nain
  • ch. 7 the

women who provided for Jesus ch. 8 the crippled woman ch. 13 the widow’s offering h 21

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The Poor

‘blessed are the poor’, 6.20 ‘good news to the poor’, 4.18 the ‘Magnificat’, 1.52-53 parables against riches the widow and her offering, 21.1-4

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Tax Collectors & Sinners Zacchaeus ch. 19 The parable ch. 18 The ‘lost’ parables ch. 15

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The Inclusive Saviour

  • f the World

Luke’s Jesus

The Inclusive Saviour

  • f the World
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Development Day, Saturday 7 October 2017

Jesus, grace and generosity Looking again at Luke * Growing the church younger * Growing the church poorer

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Strategy & Development Unit Sheffield Diocese: Strategic Context 29

Attendance per population varies by age group

These are figures for the whole of the Church of England.

3.6% 4.2% 2.0% 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% 1.5%

0.0% 1.3% 2.5% 3.8% 5.0% 86+ 76 to 85 66 to 75 46 to 65 25 to 45 18 to 24 11 to 17 0 to 10

Attendance per population (%) National average: 1.7%

4.9%

An 81 year old is 8 times more likely to be a church attendee than a 21 year

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To some degree, the differences in attendance per capita across the diocese is explained by its resource allocation decisions Most Deprived 20 Parishes Least Deprived 20 Parishes £9.30 £4.96 20 Parishes with most 18-29 year olds £12.28 £5.34 20 Parishes with least 18-29 year olds Parishes with population over 10,000 £16.15 £4.28 Parishes with population under 4,000 Ministry Provision per Capita

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* Growing the church younger * Growing the church poorer

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Jesus, grace and generosity Looking again at Luke