The Crooked Manager
Luke 16:1-11
Jerry Vines
No one could tell a story like the Lord Jesus Christ. Many times He would illustrate the things He was trying to convey to people by the stories He would tell and we call those stories parables. A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. Jesus would tell a story about things familiar to the people and then, once having gotten their attention, He would teach spiritual truth on the basis of that story. Some of the great stories of Jesus are in the Gospel of Luke. Some of the greatest of them all are in the 15th chapter of Luke. That's the chapter that tells us those stories about lost things.
Keep in mind to whom Jesus is telling the stories about the lost things. Back in the 15th chapter the Bible says in verse 3 that He spake this parable unto them. It's referring to the Pharisees and the Scribes. The Pharisees and the Scribes were all out of joint with Jesus because He was spending time with sinners. So, in response to that the Lord Jesus told the parables about the lost things and I have a feeling that when Jesus got to the part of the story about the elder brother who was upset when the prodigal son returned, that the disciples got all excited and happy about it. I can almost imagine that as Jesus is speaking to these Pharisees that they are clapping and whistling and whooping it up and they are saying, ''Go get 'em, Lord. Let them have it, Lord. Sic 'em, Lord. They really need to hear that.'' Then when you get to the 16th chapter it says in verse 1, and Jesus said unto his disciples. Now He begins to speak to his disciples and He tells them a story about the use and abuse of money.
When a church talks about money it's a pretty good test of people. It is always a good test of the church to see how a church responds when you talk about financial things. It's really a pretty good test for you personally how you respond when the church has to do with finances.
I've be ...
Luke 16:1-11
Jerry Vines
No one could tell a story like the Lord Jesus Christ. Many times He would illustrate the things He was trying to convey to people by the stories He would tell and we call those stories parables. A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. Jesus would tell a story about things familiar to the people and then, once having gotten their attention, He would teach spiritual truth on the basis of that story. Some of the great stories of Jesus are in the Gospel of Luke. Some of the greatest of them all are in the 15th chapter of Luke. That's the chapter that tells us those stories about lost things.
Keep in mind to whom Jesus is telling the stories about the lost things. Back in the 15th chapter the Bible says in verse 3 that He spake this parable unto them. It's referring to the Pharisees and the Scribes. The Pharisees and the Scribes were all out of joint with Jesus because He was spending time with sinners. So, in response to that the Lord Jesus told the parables about the lost things and I have a feeling that when Jesus got to the part of the story about the elder brother who was upset when the prodigal son returned, that the disciples got all excited and happy about it. I can almost imagine that as Jesus is speaking to these Pharisees that they are clapping and whistling and whooping it up and they are saying, ''Go get 'em, Lord. Let them have it, Lord. Sic 'em, Lord. They really need to hear that.'' Then when you get to the 16th chapter it says in verse 1, and Jesus said unto his disciples. Now He begins to speak to his disciples and He tells them a story about the use and abuse of money.
When a church talks about money it's a pretty good test of people. It is always a good test of the church to see how a church responds when you talk about financial things. It's really a pretty good test for you personally how you respond when the church has to do with finances.
I've be ...
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