Luke 7: A “Chapter” in Jesus’ Life (2)

Jesus Christ -A Friend of Individuals in Need Jesus and the Centurion Luke 7:1-10 Jesus and the Widow of Nain Luke 7:11-17 Jesus and John the Baptist Luke 7:18-35 Jesus and the Sinful Woman Luke 7:36-50 Questions How many “only child” did Jesus restore (heal/resurrect) in the gospel of Luke? Name the 3 only child/daughter/son that Jesus restored in the gospel of Luke? Luke 7:11-17 – The son of the widow of Nain Luke 8:40-55 –Jairus’ daughter Luke 9:17-43 The only child of a man in the crowd What is resurrection? Rising from dead What are the two types of resurrection? Physical –body is alive to physical things Spiritual –spirit is alive to spiritual things, eternal life The physical resurrections performed by Jesus Christ recorded in the gospel are? The only son of the widow of Nain -Luke 7:11-17 The only daughter of Jairus -Luke 8:41-56 The ‘only’ brother of Mary and Martha -John 11 How do we know that a dead person is raised, resurrected, from physical dead? Shows evidence of physical life Jesus and the Widow of Nain Jesus performs a greater miracle –physical resurrection Luke 7:11-17 The Widow of Nain She was a widow She lived in Nain, 25 miles from Capernaum The only mention of Nain in the gospels She had one son Her only son died, probably that same day (Deut 21:23, Acts 5:5-10) She was mourning She was on the way to the cemetery to bury her son She had a large crowd with her No record that she solicited Jesus’ help No record of Jesus raising the dead before now Jesus Response to her need Initiated the journey from Capernaum to Nain Nain is 25 miles from Capernaum – a day’s journey Travelled with a large crowd Probably arrived at the village gate at noon Saw the funeral procession as he approached the village gate Saw the widow His heart overflowed with compassion for her Told her not to cry Walk over and touched the coffin, the bearers’ stopped Spoke to the dead young man “Young man,” .. “I tell you, get up.” 15 Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. Jesus gave the young man now alive back to his mother Special meetings took place at the village gate 2 Crowds Met 2 Sufferers Met 2 Only sons Met 2 Enemies Met John 5:24  Crowd with Jesus  Crowd with widow & dead son  Spiritually, everyone is in one of two crowds  Trusting Jesus Christ and going too heaven  Not trusting Jesus and already in spiritual cemetery and going to hell  Trust Jesus Christ and be raised from the dead Hebrews 4:15-16 Jesus identifies with the woman’s heartaches Widow, now left alone Jesus felt the pain that results from sin and death Death –the last enemy (1 Cor 15:26) Considering the pain and grief caused by dead, it is an enemy Jesus –the great conqueror of death Jesus gives victory over death (1 Cor 15:51-58, Heb 2:14-15) Jesus, spoke and the boy was raised to life 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 Hebrews 2:14-18