Luke 6:46-49 — Two Contrasting Foundations
SPIRITUAL SECURITY COMES FROM OBEYING THE WORD OF THE LORD
Luke 6:39-45 — Warning Against Following the Wrong Type of Spiritual Leaders
BE CAREFUL WHOM YOU FOLLOW –
4 TYPES OF LEADERS NOT TO FOLLOW
Luke 6:27-38 — Radical Love and Mercy
LOVING OUR ENEMIES
– DISTINGUISHES DISCIPLES FROM THE WORLD
– REVEALS OUR CONNECTION TO OUR MERCIFUL FATHER AND
– IMPROVES OUR RELATIONSHIP FOR THE SAKE OF EVANGELISM
Luke 6:17-26 — Beatitudes – Blessings vs Woes
THOSE WHO EMBRACE THE VALUE SYSTEM OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD RECEIVE BLESSING RATHER THAN CONDEMNATION
Luke 6:1-11 — Two Sabbath Controversies
COMPASSION FOR HUMAN NEED TRUMPS LEGALISTIC CONFORMITY BECAUSE:
– JESUS IS LORD OF THE SABBATH
– JESUS PUTS A PRIORITY ON DOING GOOD
Luke 5:27-39 — What’s Radically Different About Jesus?
CRITICS OF CHRISTIANITY FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THE RADICAL MISSION AND THE NEW MOVEMENT COMMANDED BY JESUS
Luke 5:12-26 — Only Jesus Can Do This – Two Levels of Healing
THE MIRACLES OF PHYSICAL HEALING AUTHENTICATE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF JESUS TO CLEANSE FROM SIN AND TO FORGIVE SINS
Luke 5:1-11 — Making Fishers of Men – Pathway of Christian Discipleship
THE CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP (FORSAKING ALL AND FOLLOWING CHRIST) OFFERS THE PROSPECT OF ABUNDANT MINISTRY FRUIT DESPITE OUR SINFULNESS BECAUSE OF THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF JESUS
Luke 4:31-44 — Power and Authority of Jesus Christ
WE NEED TO SUBMIT TO THE ABSOLUTE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF JESUS CHRIST WHO REIGNS OVER THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Luke 4:16-30 — Hometown Reception of Jesus Turns Ugly Fast
PROCLAMATION OF GRACIOUS MESSIANIC MISSION THAT EXTENDS TO THE GENTILES REJECTED BY HOSTILE HOMETOWN CROWD
Luke 4:1-15 — Temptation of Jesus
JESUS AS THE SECOND ADAM DEFEATED THE TEMPTATIONS OF SATAN BY RELYING ON THE WORD OF GOD IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT