The Life of the Christ - ForMinistry

Luke 20, 21
Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man
dies and has no children, his brother should marry
the widow. Their first son would then be thought of
as the son of the dead brother.
29 There were once seven brothers. The first
one married, but died without having any children.
30 The second one married his brother’s widow, and
he also died without having any children. 31 The same
thing happened to the third one. Finally, all seven
brothers married that woman and died without
having any children. 32 At last the woman died.
33 When God raises people from death, whose wife
will this woman be? All seven brothers had married
her.
34 Jesus answered:
The people in this world get married. 35 But in
the future world no one who is worthy to rise from
death will either marry 36 or die. They will be like the
angels and will be God’s children, because they have
been raised to life.
37 In the story about the burning bush, Moses
clearly shows that people will live again. He said,
“The Lord is the God worshiped by Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob.” 38 So the Lord isn’t the God of the dead,
but of the living. This means that everyone is alive as
far as God is concerned.
39 Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses said, “Teacher,
you have given a good answer!” 40 From then on, no one dared to
ask Jesus any questions.
About David’s Son
41 Jesus asked, “Why do people say that the Messiah will be
the son of King David? 42 In the book of Psalms, David himself
says,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at my right side
43 until I make your enemies into a footstool for you.’
44 David spoke of the Messiah as his Lord, so how can the Messiah
be his son?”
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Jesus’ Final Week in Jerusalem
Jesus and the Teachers of the Law of Moses
45 While everyone was listening to Jesus, he said to his disciples:
46 Guard against the teachers of the Law of
Moses! They love to walk around in long robes, and
they like to be greeted in the market. They want the
front seats in the meeting places and the best seats at
banquets. 47 But they cheat widows out of their
homes and then pray long prayers just to show off.
These teachers will be punished most of all.
A Widow’s Offering
21 Jesus looked up and saw some rich people tossing their gifts
into the offering box. 2 He also saw a poor widow putting in two
pennies. 3 And he said, “I tell you that this poor woman has put in
more than all the others. 4 Everyone else gave what they didn’t
need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had.”
The Temple Will Be Destroyed
5 Some people were talking about the beautiful stones used
to build the temple and about the gifts that had been placed in
it. Jesus said, 6 “Do you see these stones? The time is coming
when not one of them will be left in place. They will all be
knocked down.”
Warning about Trouble
7 Some people asked, “Teacher, when will all this happen?
How can we know when these things are about to take place?”
8 Jesus replied:
Don’t be fooled by those who will come and
claim to be me. They will say, “I am Christ!” and
“Now is the time!” But don’t follow them. 9 When
you hear about wars and riots, don’t be afraid. These
things will have to happen first, but that isn’t the end.
10 Nations will go to war against one another,
and kingdoms will attack each other. 11 There will be
great earthquakes, and in many places people will
starve to death and suffer terrible diseases. All sorts of
frightening things will be seen in the sky.
12 Before all this happens, you will be arrested
and punished. You will be tried in your meeting