Jesus and Divorce
Luke 16:18 The Ideal Proverbs 18:22 Proverbs 5:18 Mark 10:6-9 When Marriage Falls Short of the Ideal Matthew 7:3-5 Tough Questions What are the Biblical Grounds for Divorce? 1st Corinthians 7:39 Matthew 5:32 1 Corinthians 7:10–24 Who Gets to Decide if Biblical Grounds Have Been Met? 1st Peter 5:1-2 Hebrews 13:17 Must People Endure Abusive Relationships? Ephesians 5:33 Doesn’t God Want Me to be Happy? What about Remarriage after Divorce? Luke 16:18
The Dishonest Manager
Luke 16: 1-17 Use Money to Win Friends for Christ (vs 8-9) James 2:15-16 Be Faithful with Little (vs 10-12) Proverbs 13:22 Matthew 25:23 Who is Your Master?(vs 13) Romans 6:17-18 Only Jesus Saves (Conclusion 14-17)
The Good Father
Luke 15:11-32 The Younger Brother Genesis 3:4-5 The Good Father The Older Brother Psalm 73:25 The Third Son
Rejoice!
Luke 15:1-10 Rejoice, For God Has Found You (Sinners/Tax Collectors) Psalm 40:16 Rejoice, For God is Finding Others (Pharisees) Romans 9:1-3 Rejoice, For Heaven Rejoices Isaiah 53:6 John 10:16 Ephesians 1:11-14 Repentance Precedes Rejoicing (Conclusion)
It Will Cost You Everything
Luke 14:25-35 Priorities (vs 26-27) Matthew 22:37-38 Construction (vs 28-30) 1st Corinthians 3:10-13 War (vs 31-33) Revelation 19:11-16 Salt (vs34-35)
Pride (Part 2)
Luke 14:12-24 Isaiah 25:6–9 The Banquet is for All Acts 2:21 Romans 5:18 Luke 3:6 Excuses Are For The Dying Proverbs 16:18 Go Compel Them to Come In
Pride
Luke 14:1-11 Where Does Authority Reside? (vs1-6) Mark 7:6-9 What Company Should We Keep? (vs 7-11) Philippians 2:3-11 2nd Timothy 2:2
Will Those Who Are Saved Be Few?
Luke 13:22-35 The Door is Narrow (vs 22-24) John 14:6 The Door is Closing (vs 25-30) Hebrews 9:27 Proverbs 13:15 John 7:37b-38 The Door Is Jesus Christ (vs 31-35) 2nd Corinthians 5:17-20
The Letter vs The Spirit
Luke 13:10-21 Legalism Colossians 2:16 Romans 14:5-6 Charity Acts 20:7 1st Corinthians 16:2 Leviticus 19:14 Matthew 22:37-40 The Kingdom of God
The Barren Fig Tree
Luke 13:6-9 God is Patient 2nd Peter 3:8-10 Christ Is Interceding Hebrews 7:25 1st John 2:1 1st Timothy 2:5-6 Bear Fruit John 15:4-5 We were all once fruitless
Interpreting the Times
Luke 12:49 – 13:5 Christ Came to Divide Matthew 10:37 1st Kings 18:21 The New Religion Joshua 24:14-15 Get Right Romans 2:4 Luke 11:23 Truth in Love
Are You Ready?
Luke 12:35-48 The End is Coming Be Ready Be Faithful Proverbs 28:20 Proverbs 28:20 Our Faithfulness is based upon God’s Faithfulness to us Hebrews 10:23-25