Luke 3:23-38

Let’s be honest, genealogies might be the most skipped over parts of the Bible. We perceive them as dry, boring and irrelevant. Yet it’s not without reason that Luke gives us his list of 77 names. Jesus didn’t come from nowhere. He’s the Son of God, breaking into human history with a long human lineage, come to save ALL who will believe in him.

Luke 3:23-38

At first glance, biblical genealogies may seem irrelevant, leading many readers to skip over

them. However, doing so is a great disservice to yourself. Why? Because every part of the Bible

is equally inspired by God. Every word, every page, and yes, every genealogy is intentionally

included for our benefit. Take Luke’s genealogy, for example: it traces the lineage of Jesus all

the way back to Adam, reminding us that no life is insignificant to God.

Luke 3:23-38

If you have done a Bible Reading Plan you know the feeling of coming across a genealogy in the Bible. At that point you have two options, 1. Skip ahead, or 2. Buckle up to butcher a list of Hebrew names for the next number of minutes. Yet, even these lists of names in Scripture are dripping with grace and preach the gospel.

Luke 3:21-22

Jesus’ baptism – an incredible act of obedience and humility, is a model for His followers. Baptism shows us that, through repentance and faith in Jesus for the forgiveness of sins, heaven is opened to us through Jesus, giving us communion with God the Father. We receive the Holy Spirit, who descends on us when we have faith in Christ. We hear the voice of God the Father, who calls us sons & daughters in union with Christ the Son, who loves us deeply and is pleased with us on account of His being pleased with his eternal Son.

Luke 3:21-22

At the baptism of Jesus, the Father and the Holy Spirit publicly affirm and commission Him for

His ministry to sinful humanity. Jesus’ baptism was not an act of repentance, but an act of

identification—He chose to stand with us in our brokenness. Because He identifies with us, we

are invited to identify with Him, sharing in His righteousness, walking in faithfulness to the

Father, and living as beloved children sent into our own ministry.

Luke 3:21-22

At the Jordan River, heaven opened and God spoke out loud, and what He said changes everything. In this message from Luke 3:21–22, we’ll slow down long enough to hear the Father’s voice declare who Jesus is and what that means for us: a faith anchored not in our feelings but in God’s testimony, an acceptance secured not by our performance but by Christ’s obedience, and a salvation held together by the full commitment of the Triune God. If you’ve ever wrestled with doubts about your standing with God, your identity, or whether your faith can really endure, today we’ll find deep rest and unshakable assurance. This is about being claimed publicly, lovingly, decisively, by God Himself.

Luke 3:7-20

Harsh truth can be good truth none-the-less. John the Baptist, the forerunner to Jesus, confronts his audience with some of the most significant truth we can hear. It is hard hitting and designed to elicit a response. Apart from God’s grace we are lost in sin and prone to judgement. More than being a harbinger of hard truth, John is a prophet who passionately points to Jesus; the One who can save.

Luke 3:7-20

John the Baptist comes out swinging in this text, warning the crowd of coming wrath and unquenchable fire. Why? Because he longs for his audience to demonstrate transformed lives that bear fruit and point others to Christ. True repentance is the path to that transformation.