1. Jesus goes to a Pharisee’s house for dinner where He serves up a heavy portion of law.
  2. Luke 18:1-14: The Parable of the Persistent Widow Get what you want from God by pestering Him until He gives in! Actually . . . NO. Knowing the nature and character of God gives us boldness to approach Him.
  3. Jesus tells a parable about a “Good Samaritan” in response to a lawyer trying to trap Him.
  4. Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem as the disciples struggle with greatness.
  5. The children of Israel are on the fast-track to bondage. What is so tempting about foreign gods and why do the people turn to them so quickly?