Luke 1:1-4

Introduction

I.Author “…it seemed good to me…” (Col. 4:14; 2 Tim.
4:11; Phm. 24; Acts 16:10-17; 20:5-21:18; 27:1-28:16)

II.Audience “…for you, most excellent Theophilus…”

A.Specific or Generic? (1:3; Acts 1:1)

1. Theo-philus = ____________ of ______________.

2. “…most excellent” (Acts 23:26; 24:2; 26:25).

B.Jew or Gentile?

1. Greater explanation of Jewish customs (22:1, 7).

2.Genealogy all the way back to Adam (3:38).

3. Greek prologue (1:1-4).

C.Christian or Pagan? (Acts 18:25-26)

III. Agenda “…to write an orderly account…that you
may have certainty concerning the things you have
been taught.”

A.Type of Writing

B.Theme (Acts 2:28; 4:27-28)

Luke's Theme:  ________________ and
__________________,

highlighting the _____________________ of God, shown
in
and through the life of _________________.

Conclusion