Outside of Jesus, his mother Mary is possibly the most revered figure in the Bible.  Entire divisions of Christianity hold her in special places of honor and every form of Christianity understands that her life and actions are important.  She is directly tied to the entrance of God in flesh into this world.  Her sacrifice helped make it possible for people all around the world to have direct access to salvation.  Luke, a Gentile who not have had salvation at his fingertips without this sacrifice, records her story in detail.  Today, we look at it to see just how much Mary matters and what we can apply from her sacrifice and life.  For this study, we will primarily be in Luke 1.

There are several traits Luke possesses that make him unique from any other writer in the Bible.  Some of these traits are straightforward and easy to catch. Others are more hidden and subtle, yet they have great power in understanding the writer of the third gospel. When we unpack all of these traits, we see a man that we can relate to and whose story explains why Christ chose him.   Join us today as we begin our journey through the Gospel of Luke by first discovering who Luke really was.