As Jesus was going to Jerusalem, Luke stressed that the gospel was for all people. We see that there is great rejoicing when the lost are found. We are taught to show mercy to all people. Luke taught us that Jesus knew women were valuable, and He taught them and made disciples of them. Prayer was also stressed, especially to continue in being persistent with prayer requests before the Lord and to not grow weary at it. We are also warned about the dangers with wealth, one of which is pride. Luke also gave many examples of the hardness of the hearts of the Jews which would bring Jerusalem's destruction. We are also reminded that there is a high cost to being a disciple of Jesus, and we need to count the cost before we commit. We also learned that the Old Testament Scriptures have the gospel woven in them, but due to hard hearts the people could not see it. Finally, Luke showed us that true repentance produced fruit.
