Title: Freedom from Covetousness (6)
Series: Luke
Author: Zach Terry
Text: Luke 12:13-21
INTRODUCTION: When I am asked to speak to a group of Pastors often they want me to speak on the subject of giving or generosity. Our church is known as a bit of an anomily when it comes to the trends on local church giving. They presume it is somthing I harp on a lot, they will often ask, "How many times a year do you do a series of sermons on giving?". I rarley do that. In fact, we hardly mention it in the service. Yet, week after week, the Lord provides far beyond all we could ask or think through your eager generosity.
I can't explain why that is the case. I can tell you that our committment to preaching through books of the Bible has served us well, simply because the subject will come up at appropriate intervals and when it does, no one has to suspect an ulterior motive. It's simply, what's next.
Such is the case today - as we study through the Gospel of Luke, we find that Jesus was not speaking on the subject of money, but someone from the crowd raised a question that sparked this week's teaching from the lips of our Lord.
CONTEXT: Remember, Jesus had been preparing his disciples for the onslaught of fear and anxiety that they would soon be facing as the time of the cross drew near. Last week, we saw His teaching regarding the illogical nature of fear.
Well, right in the middle of that sermon - we read in verse 13...
TEXT: Luke 12:13-21 (ESV)
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." 14 But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?"
Now that was an odd thing to ask in the middle of a sermon about fear, wouldn't you agree? Most of the time when someone raises and improntu question it is designed to trap Jesus, but not this guy. It seems that this guy woke up that morning concerned about that inheritance and he figured, perhaps, Jesus could do something ab ...
Series: Luke
Author: Zach Terry
Text: Luke 12:13-21
INTRODUCTION: When I am asked to speak to a group of Pastors often they want me to speak on the subject of giving or generosity. Our church is known as a bit of an anomily when it comes to the trends on local church giving. They presume it is somthing I harp on a lot, they will often ask, "How many times a year do you do a series of sermons on giving?". I rarley do that. In fact, we hardly mention it in the service. Yet, week after week, the Lord provides far beyond all we could ask or think through your eager generosity.
I can't explain why that is the case. I can tell you that our committment to preaching through books of the Bible has served us well, simply because the subject will come up at appropriate intervals and when it does, no one has to suspect an ulterior motive. It's simply, what's next.
Such is the case today - as we study through the Gospel of Luke, we find that Jesus was not speaking on the subject of money, but someone from the crowd raised a question that sparked this week's teaching from the lips of our Lord.
CONTEXT: Remember, Jesus had been preparing his disciples for the onslaught of fear and anxiety that they would soon be facing as the time of the cross drew near. Last week, we saw His teaching regarding the illogical nature of fear.
Well, right in the middle of that sermon - we read in verse 13...
TEXT: Luke 12:13-21 (ESV)
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." 14 But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?"
Now that was an odd thing to ask in the middle of a sermon about fear, wouldn't you agree? Most of the time when someone raises and improntu question it is designed to trap Jesus, but not this guy. It seems that this guy woke up that morning concerned about that inheritance and he figured, perhaps, Jesus could do something ab ...
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