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OUTWITTING GOD??? (4 OF 6)
by Central Christian Church of Arizona
Scripture: Luke 20:20-26
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Outwitting God??? (4 of 6)
Series: The Arrival
Cal Jernigan
Luke 20:20-26
Big Idea: We are never more foolish than when we think we are smarter than God!
1) Opening Words
a) Welcome to all
2) Getting Up to Speed
a) Our Series: The Arrival
i) Get out your Bible-open to Luke 20
ii) Get out your journals
(1) Week 4
(2) Title: Outwitting God???
(3) Big Idea: We are never more foolish than when we think we are smarter than God!
b) Last Week
i) The parable of the vineyard
(1) A man had a vineyard
(2) THREE Servants, then ONE son
(3) They killed his son
(a) This is a story about the religious leaders
(b) Jesus is telling them that they are going to kill him!
ii) What will happen as a consequence?
(1) The owner of the vineyard will destroy them
(2) He will then give his vineyard to another
iii) Luke 20:19 ''The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.''
c) In episode after episode he keeps indicting them.
i) The crowds are increasingly impressed with Jesus
ii) The Jewish leaders are increasingly threatened by Jesus
(1) John 12:19 ''So the Pharisees said to one another, 'See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!'''
(2) THE BATTLE IS FOR INFLUENCE OVER THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE PEOPLE... AND THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS ARE LOSING GROUND.
iii) The animosity toward Jesus is building!
3) A Battle of Wits
a) To get us thinking...
i) I want to show you one of my favorite scenes out of one of my favorite movies
ii) Show the Clip from Princess Bride
b) It was Winston Churchill who is credited with the quip: ''Never get into a battle of wits with an unarmed man.''
c) Most people who get into a battle of wits believe they are of superior intelligence to their opponent
d) What's going to happen both this week and next is the religious ...
Series: The Arrival
Cal Jernigan
Luke 20:20-26
Big Idea: We are never more foolish than when we think we are smarter than God!
1) Opening Words
a) Welcome to all
2) Getting Up to Speed
a) Our Series: The Arrival
i) Get out your Bible-open to Luke 20
ii) Get out your journals
(1) Week 4
(2) Title: Outwitting God???
(3) Big Idea: We are never more foolish than when we think we are smarter than God!
b) Last Week
i) The parable of the vineyard
(1) A man had a vineyard
(2) THREE Servants, then ONE son
(3) They killed his son
(a) This is a story about the religious leaders
(b) Jesus is telling them that they are going to kill him!
ii) What will happen as a consequence?
(1) The owner of the vineyard will destroy them
(2) He will then give his vineyard to another
iii) Luke 20:19 ''The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.''
c) In episode after episode he keeps indicting them.
i) The crowds are increasingly impressed with Jesus
ii) The Jewish leaders are increasingly threatened by Jesus
(1) John 12:19 ''So the Pharisees said to one another, 'See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!'''
(2) THE BATTLE IS FOR INFLUENCE OVER THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE PEOPLE... AND THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS ARE LOSING GROUND.
iii) The animosity toward Jesus is building!
3) A Battle of Wits
a) To get us thinking...
i) I want to show you one of my favorite scenes out of one of my favorite movies
ii) Show the Clip from Princess Bride
b) It was Winston Churchill who is credited with the quip: ''Never get into a battle of wits with an unarmed man.''
c) Most people who get into a battle of wits believe they are of superior intelligence to their opponent
d) What's going to happen both this week and next is the religious ...
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