Luke 3 & 4

Nothing is impossible with God.

He opens the barren. He silences doubt. He takes away shame. He restores joy. He fills emptiness with hope. He creates life where there was none. He makes the weak strong. He uses the humble for glory. He casts our demons out. He heals the sick. He keeps all of His promises. He is true God. He is true man. He is perfect. He is our Savior.

Last week, in Luke 1 & 2, we studied the births and young lives of John the Baptist and Jesus. Both boys grew and became wise by the Spirit. At 30 years old, at just the right time, it was time for them to begin their ministries.

Below is a Bible study sheet that will serve as a guide for Luke 3 & 4. Click on the image below and print pages 7-8. Most notes will be written in the margins of the Luke text but there are some specific questions to be answered on the Bible study sheet as well.

Here‘s what else you need: - A Bible journal with wide margins OR you can print the whole book of Luke double spaced with 12 font. - An additional Bible translation to compare. NIV, NKJV, NASB, & ESV are some reliable ones. - An audio Bible, audio Bible app, or you can listen online here. - A trusted Bible commentary. I have the Luke People's Bible Commentary. - A regular pencil & some colored pencils. - A Holy Hen House annotation bookmark (below).

It may feel hard at first. Jen Wilkin in her book Women of the Word reassures us, "...Bible study becomes more intuitive the more you do it. It is the process for an orderly, long-term building project with cumulative benefits. Even if you are in a season of life that won't allow you to use ALL the tools of the process exhaustively, you can use them as far as your time does allow. Build slowly if you must, but by all means, build."

One important aspect that should not be overlooked during our time in God's Word is prayer. Before, during, and after. As Jen Wilkin says,

Prayer is what changes our study from the pursuit of knowledge to the pursuit of God himself.

Let's encourage one another throughout the week by sharing images of us studying the book of Luke on Instagram and Facebook using #HHHBibleStudy. It is an extra motivation to know we are reading God's Word together!

If you haven't already, don't forget to join our private online bible study Facebook group of 250+ women! That's where we will be discussing our questions, answers, and thoughts throughout the week.