FIRST ANNUAL SCHERTZ LECTURES

Schertz church of Christ, Schertz, Texas
(A continuation of the Denton Lectures)

SCHEDULE FOR 2003 LECTURES
"Studies in Luke"
November 9-13, 2003

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2003

9 AM

 

The Gospel Account of Luke—An Introduction

 

Lester Kamp

10 AM

 

The Challenge of Discipleship in Luke

 

Dub McClish

2 PM

Jesus’ Birth, Baptism, and Genealogy (2:1–3:38)

Don Boyd

3 PM

 

Difficult Passages: Reconcile the statements that John would be “in the spirit and power of Elijah” (1:17; cf. Mat. 11:14; Mark 9:11–13) with John’s denial that he was Elijah (John 1:21). Explain the difficulty involving the time of Quirinius’s governorship (Luke 2:2). Why did the Spirit lead Jesus into the place of temptation (4:1–2)? Explain why numerous statements in the Sermon on the Mount are scattered throughout the book of Luke (e.g., 6:20–23, 27–38. 41–49; 8:16; 11:1–4, 9–13, 33–36; 16:13, 17–18; et al.)

 

Gene Burgett

4 PM

 

Jesus Institutes His Supper, Is Arrested and Tried (22:1–71

 

Don Walker

7 PM

 

Jesus Warns of Hypocrisy, Covetousness, and Compromise (12:1–59)

 

Tommy J. Hicks

8 PM

 

Jesus Heals, Teaches, and Raises the Dead (7:1–50)

 

David P. Brown

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2003

9 AM

 

Jesus Teaches and Works More Wonders (13:1–14:35)

 

Stan Crowley

10 AM

 

Jesus Chooses the Twelve, Heals, and Preaches (6:1–49)

 

Tom L. Bright

11 AM

 

Jesus Continues Teaching and Working Miracles (17:1–18:43)

 

Jo Lee Moses

2 PM

 

Lessons from the Life of Luke

 

Jesse Whitlock

3 PM

 

Discussion Forum: Abortion Constitutes Murder of a Human Baby (1:41, 44; 2:12,16)

 

Tyler Young
3:45 PM   Questions from the floor on Discussion Forum topic   Tyler Young

7 PM

 

Jesus Before Pilate and Herod, Is Crucified and Buried (23:1–56)

 

David B. Watson

8 PM

 

Jesus Delivers the “Lost” Parables and Sundry Lessons (15:1–16:31)

 

Lynn Parker

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2003

9 AM

 

Jesus Is Tempted and Begins His Work (4:1–5:39)

 

Kenneth Ratcliff

10 AM

 

Answering False Doctrines: Does baptism “in fire” refer to the Pentecost “tongues of fire” (3:16–17; cf. Acts 2:1–4)? Do Jesus’ several commands to tell no one of His miracles or that He was the Christ constitute denials of His Deity (Luke 5:14; 8:56; 9:21; et al.)? Did Jesus teach situation ethics in defending His disciples for plucking and eating grain on the sabbath (6:1–5)? Does Jesus’ command, "Forbid them not," indicate that we should not oppose those who are in the denominations (9:49–50)?

 

Kenneth Gossett

11 AM

Jesus Tells the Parable of the Sower and Works Many Miracles (8:1–56)

Bryan Braswell

2 PM

 

Difficult Passages: Will there be degrees of eternal rewards and punishments (10:12–14; 12:47–48; 20:47)? Explain Jesus’ statement: I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven (10:18). What constituted/constitutes blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Is it possible to commit this sin today, and if so, can it be forgiven (12:10)? Why is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit a worse sin than speaking against the Son of Man (12:10)?

 

Don Tarbet

3 PM

 

Was Jesus a Created Being (1:34–35)?

 

Robert R. Taylor
3:45 PM   Questions from the floor on Discussion Forum topic   Robert R. Taylor

7 PM

 

Answering False Doctrines: Is Luke’s use of “eye witnesses” and “ministers of the word” comparable to the “Q Source” theories advanced by modernists (1:1–4)? Is Mary the “Mother of God,” since she gave birth to the Son of God (1:32)? Is the behavior of Anna in the temple a precedent for women to lead prayers and/or preach in the presence of men (2:36–38)? Does the Lord administer Holy Spirit baptism (either with or without miraculous endowments) to all who are baptized for remission of sins (3:16)?

 

Bobby Liddell

8 PM

 

Jesus Arises, Appears to Various Ones, and Ascends (24:1–57)

 

Marvin Weir

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2003

9 AM

 

Answering False Doctrines: Did Jesus imply that He has some saved and faithful people who are not in His church (9:49–50)? Does Jesus’ statement about coming out of “prison” upon paying the “last mite” teach or imply the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory (12:58–59)? Does Jesus’ casting the merchants from the temple imply that the sale of such things as tapes and books should not be allowed on church property (19:45)?

 

Garland Elkins

10 AM

 

Jesus Sends the Seventy and Tells of the Good Samaritan (10:1–42)

 

Michael Hatcher

11 AM

 

Jesus Answers His Enemies (20:1–47)

 

Jason Roberts

2 PM

 

Difficult Passages: Did Jesus commend dishonesty in the parable of the unrighteous steward (16:1–9)? Explain the apparent discrepancies between the accounts of Luke (18:35–43), Matthew (20:29–34), and Mark (10:46–52) (departing/entering Jericho, one/two blind men). Does Jesus’ Discourse in 17:20–37 refer to the destruction of Jerusalem, as does the one in 21:5–36? What is the meaning of "until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled" (21:24)?

 

Ted J. Clarke

3 PM

 

Discussion Forum: The Nature of Inspiration (12:11–12; 21:14–15)

 

B.J. Clarke
3:45 PM   Questions from the floor on Discussion Forum topic   B.J. Clarke

7 PM

 

Jesus Foretells the Destruction of Jerusalem (21:1–37)

 

James Rogers

8 PM

 

Jesus Sends Forth the Apostles, Feeds Five Thousand, and Is Transfigured (9:1–62)

 

Curtis A. Cates

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2003

9 AM

 

Difficult Passages: Why did John doubt the identity of Jesus as the Christ (7:18–20)? Why were the apostles unable to cast out a demon on one occasion (9:40)? Who were those who were casting out demons, but who “followed not with” the apostles (9:49–50)? Who were these “seventy others” whom the Lord commissioned (10:1)?

 

H.D. Simmons

10 AM

Jesus’ and John’s Births Promised (1:1–80)

Kent Bailey

11 AM

 

Answering False Doctrines: Does Jesus’ receiving and touching the children authorize “baby blessings” in our worship assemblies (18:15–17)? Did Jesus deny His Deity or His sinless perfection in His conversation with the rich young ruler (18:18–19)? Does Jesus’ rebuke of the apostles’ ambition forbid Scriptural elderships in His church from exercising authority (22:24–27)? Does Jesus’ promise to the thief on the cross serve as a precedent for anyone’s salvation apart from baptism (23:43)?

 

Tom Wacaster

2 PM

 

Jesus Enters Jerusalem and Announces Its Doom (19:1–48)

 

Eric Owens

3 PM

 

Discussion Forum: A Review of Attempts To Blur the Line of Fellowship

 

Gary W. Summers

3:45 PM

 

Questions from the floor on Discussion Forum topic

 

Gary W. Summers

7 PM   Jesus Teaches on Prayer and Rebukes the Pharisees (11:1–54)   Ronnie Hayes

8 PM

 

The Gospel Account of Luke—A Summary

 

Darrell Conley

 

 

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