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Introduction
Last week, Two questions answered – How can I inherit eternal life, and who is my neighbor.
Jesus gave the parable of the Good Samaritan to illustrate the answers to these questions.
Eternal Life = love God and love others.
Others = neighbor.
You be the neighbor to whomever you encounter.
Love, mercy, compassion.
Love God, love your neighbor
Most of the remaining parables will work through what this looks like.
This week we continue with those questions and the basics of the Great Command underlying the parables Jesus told – Love God, Love Others.
Parables on Kingdom Living based on the Great Command.
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healing on sabbath
Pharisees could not argue, they would also save a son or valuable animal on the Sabbath.
Humble Yourself
Humble Yourself – Read
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Luke 14:7-11
v.7 Jesus notices some guests are choosing the best seats
v.7 Jesus notices some people are choosing the best seats
If they were recognizing Jesus as the Messiah, He should have been the guest of honor.
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Indonesian neighborhood events
Avoid false humility – don’t just take the lowest seat so you can put on a show of being honored.
That is a form of v.11
Avoid false humility – don’t just take the lowest seat so you can put on a show of being honored.
That is a form of v.11
This is an ongoing principle throughout Scripture.
Humility is an extremely high value.
If you lift yourself up, you will be brought back down.
If you humble yourself, God will lift you up.
This is an ongoing principle throughout Scripture.
Humility is an extremely high value.
If you lift yourself up, you will be brought back down.
If you humble yourself, God will lift you up.
If you seek to receive honor, you may be humbled in the end.
But if you seek the lowest place, you may stay there or you may be honored as you get moved up.
Do not seek what may end up being given to you.
Start with what cannot be taken away.
Honor Others
Turning to the host:
Highlight v.13 poor, crippled, lame, blind the lowly, the “other”
Not only are we to humble ourselves, but we are also to lift others up.
Honor them.
Value them.
Respect them.
Philippians 2:3-4
When giving honor, do not seek to receive honor in return.
The blessing comes in honoring those less able, and the honor comes when He Who is most able to give honor repays your humility.
This principle is more difficult than it sounds.
Our culture is so divided.
Can you treat others who oppose you with respect and honor.
Recognizing that they are also broken by sin.
Summary – when you receive an invitation, respond humbly.
When you give an invitation, invite the humble and lowly.
Example of Humility and Honor
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v.15 heartfelt rejoicing, but wrong understanding.
Self-righteous
v.15 heartfelt rejoicing, but wrong understanding.
Self-righteous
Luke 14:16-17
General invitation, then when everything is ready, direct calling to the banquet
General invitation, then when everything is ready, direct calling to the banquet
Luke 14:18-20
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18-20 Excuses.
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18-20 Excuses.
Banquet Parable, example of the “others” being honored when the invited would not humble themselves.
The people invited to the great banquet used the same excuses we use today - property, equipment and vehicles, work, family obligations.
Those who were the invited were not willing to come.
The truly privileged were content in their own agenda and didn't feel the need to honor the Master.
The Master then invited the lowly and undeserving, honoring those who responded.
v.21 streets and alleys.
In the city.
Again… Representing the lower of Israel.
poor, crippled, blind, and lame sounds like quite the group.
Is that who you would invite to a party?
v.23 roads and country lanes = outside the city.
The Gentiles
Compel them to come in
Those who "deserved" the honor because of their imparted position and invitation didn't really want it.
Those who wanted the honor did not deserve it, but were welcomed in.
v.15 Enjoying the bread in the Kingdom of God did not depend on deserving but on the goodness of the Master and the response of the humble.
Count the Cost
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Cost of following Jesus, being His disciple.
Love Me more than others – Luke 14:25-26
Love Me more than others – vv.
25-26
Hate? = complete devotion to God.
Putting God before family and others.
Love Me more than others – a
Love Me more than yourself – Luke 14:26b-27
v.26b yes, even his own life
Bear his own cross = death sentence, following Jesus to His death, joining Him on the road to humility.
Count cost of building
Luke 14:28-30
Story of Gettysburg hotel
Before jumping in, make sure you are willing to pay the price.
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