SERIES: BUT WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT IT? (2 OF 5)

NOTE: This sermon is part 3 and 4 of a 10 part sermon series. Two sermons outlines are included in this download.

PREVIEWS:

Part 3: What Did Jesus Say About Responsibility?
Series: But What Did Jesus Say About It?
Stuart Briscoe
Luke 8:1-15

“Responsibility” comes from “response” as “answerable” comes from “answer.” Jesus told the crowd who listened to Him that they were responsible for their responses. So are we.

I. The Context. vv. 1 4

A. Jesus “proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.”
1. Christ born to establish. 1:33

2. Reserved for the childlike. 18:17

3. For earnest seekers. 12:31

4. Conferred by grace. 22:29

5. With future dimensions and present reality. 17:21

B. Disciples portraying the kingdom.
1. The twelve who had responded to His call.

2. The women who had devoted themselves to His cause.

C. Crowds gathering to hear about the kingdom.

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Part 4: What Did Jesus Say About Life?
Series: But What Did Jesus Say About It?
Stuart Briscoe
Luke 10:25-37

I. The Discussion. vv. 25 29

A. A hostile question by a biblical expert-a genuine quest by a troubled soul?
1. How does a person inherit eternal life? Daniel 12:2

2. The life of the coming kingdom.

3. The life that avoids everlasting shame

4. The life that triumphs over "sleep in the dust of the earth."

B. A standard response and a standard reply.
1. What does the Law say and how do you understand it? v. 26

2. "Love the Lord your God…Love your neighbor as yourself." v. 27
a. Relate to God with the heart, the innermost center of your being.

b. Relate to God with your soul, the life force that energizes.

c. Relate to God with your strength, energetic physical action.

d. Relate to God with your mind, in your thinking, planning.