Title: Repent or Perish (9)
Series: Luke
Author: Zach Terry
Text: Luke 13:1-9 (ESV)
OPENING ILLUSTRATION: I surrendered to ministry in 1995, and soon after, the little church where I was raised, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, invited me to preach my first sermon. The text I chose was the one that is before us today - Luke 13:1-9.
CONTEXT: Luke 13 begins a transition in Christ's ministry. Most of what we will see throughout the remainder of the book happens in a very short time. Luke 13-18 are mostly short segments of teaching from Christ's mouth. If you have a red-letter edition, you will see that it reads almost like an unbroken sermon.
But, this is basically Luke's collection of the things Jesus taught, all compiled into a few chapters before the Passion Week. Chronologically, we are very near the end of Jesus' earthly ministry.
TEXT: Luke 13:1-9 (ESV)
1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
History doesn't record the exact nature of this event. But a few things we can glean from what Luke gives us:
- OBSERVATION 1 - It appears that a group of men from Galilee (in the North) had made the journey to Jerusalem (in the South) to make sacrifices. For some reason, they had fallen out of favor with Pilate, the Roman Governor of Judea. While they were sacrificing, Pilate had them slain. So that is what seems to have occurred.
- OBSERVATION 2 - This allows for a bit of character development. You see, this reveals something of the nature of Pontius Pilate, whom Jesus would stand before very soon. But remember, when it came to the crucifixion of Jesus, Pilate seemed to be very conflicted. But this text reveals that the conflict di ...
Series: Luke
Author: Zach Terry
Text: Luke 13:1-9 (ESV)
OPENING ILLUSTRATION: I surrendered to ministry in 1995, and soon after, the little church where I was raised, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, invited me to preach my first sermon. The text I chose was the one that is before us today - Luke 13:1-9.
CONTEXT: Luke 13 begins a transition in Christ's ministry. Most of what we will see throughout the remainder of the book happens in a very short time. Luke 13-18 are mostly short segments of teaching from Christ's mouth. If you have a red-letter edition, you will see that it reads almost like an unbroken sermon.
But, this is basically Luke's collection of the things Jesus taught, all compiled into a few chapters before the Passion Week. Chronologically, we are very near the end of Jesus' earthly ministry.
TEXT: Luke 13:1-9 (ESV)
1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
History doesn't record the exact nature of this event. But a few things we can glean from what Luke gives us:
- OBSERVATION 1 - It appears that a group of men from Galilee (in the North) had made the journey to Jerusalem (in the South) to make sacrifices. For some reason, they had fallen out of favor with Pilate, the Roman Governor of Judea. While they were sacrificing, Pilate had them slain. So that is what seems to have occurred.
- OBSERVATION 2 - This allows for a bit of character development. You see, this reveals something of the nature of Pontius Pilate, whom Jesus would stand before very soon. But remember, when it came to the crucifixion of Jesus, Pilate seemed to be very conflicted. But this text reveals that the conflict di ...
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