Study Group Readings:

Luke Easter Stories (2020)

Read the stories leading up to and including Easter, beginning just a little before Palm Sunday, as told in the Gospel of Luke. Passages from the Heavenly Doctrine that refer or relate to these stories are interwoven to help get a glimpse of the spiritual sense.

“Then He opened their mind to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, For so it is written, and so it was necessary for the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead the third day; and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of all these things.” (Luke 24:45‒48)

The Sunday church service on January 5^th and a class at the Feast of Charity on January 10^th will introduce the program.

The Sunday church service at the beginning of each week will be on the same topic as the Study group for the week. After Sunday you should be able to find a recording of the service under “Audio Sermons” or “Video Services”.

Please read or listen to the daily readings before your Study Group meets. You can download them below or pick up printed copies at the church. If you do not have time to read all of the readings, click the “Show highlights” box on each page and read the highlighted portion.

If you need to find a Study Group to join, contact the Pastor’s office.

Audio recordings for weeks 1 through 6 read by Rev. Lawson Smith.

Week 1: Luke 18‒19
—Most study groups meet Jan. 5–11
Read or listen:

Day 1:	Sell all, and you shall have treasure in heaven
Day 2:	The Lord foretells His resurrection; the blind man
Day 3:	Salvation comes to Zacchaeus
Day 4:	The parable of the minas
Day 5:	Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Day 6:	Jesus wept over Jerusalem

Print the week’s readings: Week 1

Week 2: Luke 20‒21
—Most study groups meet Jan. 12–18
Read or listen:

Day 1:	By what authority do You do these things?
Day 2:	The parable of the workers in the vineyard
Day 3:	Render to God the things of God
Day 4:	“He is not the God of the dead, but of the living”
Day 5:	The Christ is not merely the son of David
Day 6:	The widow’s mites; the destruction of the temple

Print the week’s readings: Week 2

Week 3: Luke 21‒22
—Most study groups meet Jan. 12–18
Read or listen:

Day 1:	The decline and corruption of the Church
Day 2:	The coming of the Son of Man
Day 3:	The parable of the fig tree; stay awake
Day 4:	Judas promises to betray Jesus
Day 5:	Preparing for the Passover
Day 6:	The First Christian Passover

Print the week’s readings: Week 3

Week 4: Luke 22
—Most study groups meet Jan. 26–Feb. 1
Read or listen

Day 1:	Who is the greatest?
Day 2:	Peter’s denial foretold
Day 3:	The Lord’s temptations on the Mount of Olives
Day 4:	Jesus is arrested
Day 5:	Peter’s denial
Day 6:	The Son of Man before the chief priests and scribes

Print the week’s readings: Week 4

Week 5:
—Most study groups meet Feb. 2–8
Read or listen

Day 1:	Herod wants to see Jesus
Day 2:	Pilate releases Him to be crucified
Day 3:	“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
Day 4:	The repentant and unrepentant malefactors
Day 5:	“Into Thy hands I commend My spirit.”
Day 6:	The burial of His body

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Week 6:
—Most study groups meet Feb. 9–15
Read or listen:

Day 1:	“He is not here, but is risen.”
Day 2:	Two disciples pour out their confusion and grief to a sojourner walking with them.
Day 3:	The disciples tell about Easter morning; the Lord begins to teach them.
Day 4:	Their eyes are opened.
Day 5:	Jesus shows them His hands and feet, and eats the broiled fish and honeycomb.
Day 6:	The Lord gives the disciples a mission, and then ascends to heaven.

Print the week’s readings: Week 6