An Advent With Luke

One of the joys of being part of the Church of England is being able to join in with the liturgical year. The liturgical year runs from December to December each year and sees the Church going through the life of Jesus. The liturgical year also runs on a three yearly cycle, meaning that each year we work through a different gospel. Year A is Matthew, year B is Mark and year C is Luke (with John's gospel spread throughout all three years to fill in the gaps).

This year we are moving into year C (Luke), and so we thought as a church it would be an excellent idea to do a deep dive into this gospel so that, by the end of the year, we can feel well acquainted with, and equipped by, the good doctor Luke.

The gospel of Luke is marked by great attention to detail [as one would expect from a doctor); which scholars believe is a result of many interviews with eyewitnesses of Jesus that Luke himself conducted. We also have lots of great stories that come only from Luke's gospel, from the story of John the Baptists birth, all the way to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.

In order to get the most out of this year, it would be an excellent idea for you to read through Luke's gospel to kick off the Christian year. Thankfully Luke's gospel has 24 chapters, and there are 24 days this advent. Therefore, we would love to invite you as a church to read through a chapter of Luke's gospel each day of advent. The plan for advent looks something like this: