JESUS EXPECTS US TO LEVERAGE THE INVESTMENTS HE HAS MADE IN US (2 OF 5)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: Luke 19:11-27
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Jesus Expects Us to Leverage the Investments He Has Made in Us (2 of 5)
Series: The Rising
Craig Smith
Luke 19: 11-27
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills and week number two of our 6-week Easter series, The Rising. There are three stages to this series, dark, dawn and day. And we're in the middle of the dark stage because, we're following along in the Gospel of Luke as things get tense between Jesus and the crowds of people. Last week we saw the storm clouds beginning to gather as the people who had been cheering for him started to grumble about him. They were unhappy that Jesus was willing to hang out with well-known sinners. But the storm clouds aren't gathering just because the people were upset with Jesus...the storm clouds are also gathering because Jesus is upset with the crowd. Because seeking and saving the lost was the whole reason he came to earth, but they wanted nothing to do with that mission. What we said last week was that Jesus' greatest frustration was with people who hoarded his mercy but refused to embrace his mission. And today we're going to see that frustration intensify. If you have a Bible, would you join me in Luke 19?
II. Main Body
A. Setup
11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
The first thing to pay attention to here is how closely connected this is to the story of Zacchaeus we looked at last week. In fact, this is really part two of the same story, which Luke makes clear by saying ''while they were listening to this.'' In other words, this is the follow up to what he just said.
Luke also tells us exactly why Jesus told this parable. He told it because...the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. (Luke 19:11). Apparently it was this misunderstanding that was at least partially to blame for their failure to embrace His mission. Ok, but what i ...
Series: The Rising
Craig Smith
Luke 19: 11-27
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills and week number two of our 6-week Easter series, The Rising. There are three stages to this series, dark, dawn and day. And we're in the middle of the dark stage because, we're following along in the Gospel of Luke as things get tense between Jesus and the crowds of people. Last week we saw the storm clouds beginning to gather as the people who had been cheering for him started to grumble about him. They were unhappy that Jesus was willing to hang out with well-known sinners. But the storm clouds aren't gathering just because the people were upset with Jesus...the storm clouds are also gathering because Jesus is upset with the crowd. Because seeking and saving the lost was the whole reason he came to earth, but they wanted nothing to do with that mission. What we said last week was that Jesus' greatest frustration was with people who hoarded his mercy but refused to embrace his mission. And today we're going to see that frustration intensify. If you have a Bible, would you join me in Luke 19?
II. Main Body
A. Setup
11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
The first thing to pay attention to here is how closely connected this is to the story of Zacchaeus we looked at last week. In fact, this is really part two of the same story, which Luke makes clear by saying ''while they were listening to this.'' In other words, this is the follow up to what he just said.
Luke also tells us exactly why Jesus told this parable. He told it because...the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. (Luke 19:11). Apparently it was this misunderstanding that was at least partially to blame for their failure to embrace His mission. Ok, but what i ...
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