As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. Luke 9:51

As we move out of the holidays, and into 2023 proper, we want to build on our theme of Welcome as we work through Luke's gospel and follow Jesus on The Great Roadtrip.

The next ten chapters of Luke's gospel document the events of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem. These chapters are filled with momentous events and revolutionary teaching as Jesus and his followers make their way to the city.

Throughout this account, Luke continues to be concerned with showing how Jesus and the gospel impacted ordinary people, and how Jesus continues to both fulfill what was prophesied about the coming messiah, while also continuing to confound expectations and be very different to what people expect to find.

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