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The Little Things
We are in sections of Luke where Jesus is doing more teaching.
He is on his way to Jerusalem, as he goes, he is still teaching and healing and causing trouble.
We have been faced with many things Jesus has done.
It can be hard for us to compare what he does with what we can do.
He does big, great things.
We do small, seemingly insignificant things.
Do the little things really matter?
We will see today, yes.
The little things you do make a significant difference.
The comparison used should give us pause when we thing about how we go about things in our life.
Luke 13:18-19
Luke 13:18–19 (NLT)
Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like?
How can I illustrate it?
It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”
Stop for just a moment and consider the contrast.
Kingdom of God - Tiny Seed
(This has OT references in Ezekiel)
First, you don’t really plant a mustard plan in a garden.
(imagery)
Second, mustard plants don’t become trees, more like a 5-8ft bush.
Question: How long will it take for this to grow?
Quite a while.
The Kingdom is like a tiny thing you do that grows into something large.
This is a universal concept if we consider this.
A small change in your life can yield significant results.
Good or Bad, depends on what you plant that will take root.
Luke 13:20-21
Luke 13:20–21 (NLT)
He also asked, “What else is the Kingdom of God like?
It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread.
Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”
Again, consider the contrast.
Kingdom of God - Tiny amount of yeast
The measures are about 150lbs, so this is a lot of bread.
Bakers our there know that yeast is a funny substance.
It will just replicate itself.
It can be dormant and you can refresh it.
You can use the remnants of old dough to get the yeast active again.
Question: How long will it take for this to permeate the flour, knead them, bake them, and consume them?
Both items refer to living things.
Again, the Kingdom is a small think you work into dough over a long period, and then you break it up into consumable portions.
The little things matter…Because
If you think you are a great thing, you might be wrong.
Luke 13:22-25
Luke 13:22–25 (NLT)
Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem.
Someone asked him, “Sir, will only a few be saved?”
He replied, “Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.
When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late.
You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’
But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
Oh my.
How some people don’t like this version of Jesus.
He is so…Narrow Minded with his Narrow Doors!
He is continuing on his journey to Jerusalem.
The question is straightforward.
It would not be a strange question.
Many argued over the scope of God’s kingdom.
Israel Only, Just parts of Israel, Parts of the Nation, Who?
It may not seem like this is connected to the previous section, but it is, and we will see that in a moment.
The desire is to enter God’s Kingdom.
But, for what purpose?
Have you asked yourself, “Why do you want to be part of God’s Kingdom?” Do you know?
Jesus does NOT ANSWER his question.
He talk about what it takes to participate in God’s Kingdom.
Work Hard - Endure, like training for sport.
Many will try, they think they are good (for different reasons)
And there is a time limit, there will be at time when the door is closed.
We want to know when, but we are not told.
IMPORTANT: Work when the door is open.
The image is sad.
People will ask to get in, but they won’t be let in.
The master will only allow those that are known.
Luke 13:26-27
Luke 13:26–27 (NLT)
Then you will say, ‘But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
And he will reply, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you come from.
Get away from me, all you who do evil.’
Notice: Jesus did not say what needed to be done to enter.
He has been TEACHING IT.
Contrast: Ate, drank, and you came to our town.
How is that evil?
Regardless, they are defined as Evil.
Can we trust the judgement of the Master?
Luke 13:28-30
Luke 13:28–30 (NLT)
“There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out.
And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God.
People read this and they think Hell, but Jesus never uses that term.
He describes those on the outside.
Sacred space - Exile
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The fathers of the faith and the prophets are in the Kingdom, like they watch them walking past and getting in the door.
AND…the nations, the strangers, non-Israel, from all over the world, get in.
The TAKE THEIR PLACE in the Kingdom.
And it gets interesting…least and greatest.
Luke 13:30
Luke 13:30 (NLT)
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