Why did Luke include ten occasions of Jesus sharing meals with
people, seven of those scenes found only in Luke? How many hundreds
or thousands of times did Jesus eat with other people? These ten
occasions must have been preserved in the Christian community and
related to Luke because Jesus had used them to meet deep,
widespread needs or to convey important truths. Luke clearly
recognized that Jesus had some purpose, some meaning to convey in
these mealtime conversations. While all four gospels show this
theme, Luke gives the most specific examples.
In the ten meals addressed by Scott, we see the importance Jesus
placed on meeting people socially and interacting with them in
their personal settings. Found in these occasions are strong bonds
of affection and sharp confrontations. It is in the intimacy of
sharing a meal that emotions are brought to the surface:
indignation, thanksgiving, forgiveness, sorrow, overflowing joy.
Scott shows Jesus exposing these emotions and meeting them with
searching insight, sometimes confirmation, sometimes deserved
reproof, and always his offer of healing grace.
Included with each sermon is a litany that is coordinated with the
teaching of the meal. Also included at the beginning of each
chapter is a suggested "Worship Focus" -- one or two easy-to-find
objects that serve to illustrate Jesus' purpose at each meal.
Originally written for midweek Communion services during Lent, they
also are quite suitable for Communion services throughout the year.
Robert F. Scott, an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church
(USA), has had a varied career as a pastor suburban, inner city,
and rural congregations. He is a graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania and Princeton Theological Seminary. Along with being a
pastor, he has taught history, writing, and chemical engineering.
He currently lives in Wilmington, Delaware, with his wife Bettie
and their two sons.
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