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THE UPSIDE DOWN GOSPEL: THE BOOK OF LUKE

Follow the life of Jesus from birth through His resurrection according to the eyewitness accounts gathered by Luke. Class is lecture and discussion as we learn from scripture, pastors, and each other.

by Chris Woodard on September 09, 2020

THE UPSIDE DOWN GOSPEL: THE BOOK OF LUKE

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the upside down gospel: the book of luke

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Session 1 PP

Follow the life of Jesus from birth through His resurrection according to the eyewitness accounts gathered by Luke. Class is lecture and discussion as we learn from scripture, pastors, and each other.

Our Goals During Our Time Together Are:

  1. To read the Gospel of Luke in its entirety
  2. Become closer as a community as we grow together in faith and discipleship
  3. ntegrate the teachings of Jesus into our life
  4. Grow deeper in our relationship with Jesus as Lord of our life 

Luke was a well educated and a native speaker of Greek. He was well versed in the Greek Old Testament, which was uncommon at that time.

Most likely, he did not know Jesus, but because he was a traveling companion of Paul, Luke would have known all of the important people of the early church.

Luke is the only NT writer that was not Jewish. 

About the Author
Chris Woodard

Chris began his service at Valley Presbyterian in Church in 2007 as the Director of Student Ministries. In his thirteen years of ministry, he has expanded his role to work with VPC Mission and Outreach, Worship, and Men’s Ministry.

In 2019, Chris was ordained at VPC and currently serves as pastor of Mission and Community Engagement, where he finds passion in helping people identify their true purpose in Jesus Christ through service to others. Chris considers it a true joy and privilege to be part of the community.

Raised in Tucson as part of a wonderful church community at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, he graduated from the University of Arizona with a BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology- "Bear Down!" He completed his seminary work and earned a Master of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Chris is married to his dream girl Brianna and they just gave birth to their first son Max.

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