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Luke Looks Back Chapter 8 (Luke 6:17 – 6: 26) The Way of Jesus: blessings and woes Luke wrote his own version of Matthew's more famous Sermon on the Mount. It is much shorter and was preached in 'a level place'. Probably Jesus, like any travelling preacher, used much the same material many times and these are two slightly different reports of what he said. Please do read Luke 6: 17 - 26 The biggest differences occur in the list of blessings and the woes that Luke, but not Matthew, has after them. Luke has only 4 Blessings and 4 matching Woes. Understanding them can be tricky! Blessing 1 (v 20). Question 1: Say which of the following statements are true or false comments about this Blessing? And why? a. All poor people are already in the Kingdom because they are poor and therefore can be sure they will be saved when they die. b. All the poor people who met King Jesus as he walked round Galilee were in the Kingdom because they had met the King and therefore would be saved. c. Jesus was only talking about those who were, and are, spiritually poor - they would be in the Kingdom (Matt 5: 3). d. Jesus didn't say anybody is 'in' the Kingdom he told them who it belongs to. That means it is wide open for the poor but they still have to set out to follow Jesus whole heartedly to be 'in' the Kingdom. It is certainly true that Jesus had a special feeling for the poor people he met and got on better with them than rich people but just poverty by itself does not let anyone into the Kingdom so the first 3 are all false. To "follow Jesus" is the all important way into the Kingdom which is about what the fourth statement said. That first blessing was about something that was happening then (present tense). The next 2 blessings 2 and 3 are about the future (future tense). Blessing 2 (v 21a): Jesus was talking to a big crowd. In those days many people did not get enough to eat and would be hungry. Matthew interprets this as being about hunger and thirst for righteousness and we should probably understand this that way. The difficult word righteousness is about establishing a relationship (the basic meaning of the word translated righteousness) between the Lord and his people. Which can only be done by making a person good and holy before God, which, fortunately, God by his grace will do for us, for we could never be good enough ourselves. Question 2: Are you hungry, in this spiritual sense, now? Are you prepared to wait to be satisfied later? When will 'later' be? Or are you in too much of a hurry? The Bible consistently teaches that the final justice of God at the judgement day will right all wrongs, particularly for the poor and the hungry who trust him now. But of course most of the answer to this question is something you are going to have to meditate on yourself. Blessing 3 (v 21b): Someone has said "those who wish to serve him best are conscious most of sin within". Question 3: Is it worth weeping over our sins now for the promise of laughing later? Have you any advice for yourself and others as to how to think more about the future and make that a more important factor in the way you live? Blessing 4 (v 22, 23) The most important point about all the Blessings only comes in this last one. Question 4: What is the great condition of this Blessing and all the others (here it is again)? Are the problems of this Blessing certain to happen for the true follower of Jesus? Our joy depends on following the Son of Man, as Jesus called himself. Whether we will be hated, despised, insulted and rejected depends on where we have to live in this world. Some of us have it easy, others do not. 4 Woes. v24 - 26. Jesus does seem to have a rather poor view of life. He seems to think being rich, well fed, cheerful and well thought of are all bad things. Most of us probably disagree and would defend our right to disagree. What then can we make of these sayings? Perhaps we can start this way - you probably know somebody who is rich, fat, always cheerful and in the middle of a group of people and yet you would not at all like to be that person. Why is that? Question 5: What are the bad things about being rich, fat, always in the middle of a group of people? Why then did Jesus make these his woes? You will need to think hard about this one. People like this all too often are what they are because they are careless of other people. They think only of themselves and what they can get out of life, regardless of how many people they hurt and offend on the way. But they have a sort of life force that seems to push them through life successfully. The Psalmist in psalm 73 grumbles about these sort of people and comforted himself saying "God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever". Right mouse click or tap here here to download as an audio mp3

Sunday Worship: April 25, 2025 Preacher: Pastor Nathan Ruble

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 28 this Easter Sunday as we conclude the series titled, "The King and His Kingdom."

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 21 as we continue our series titled, "The King and His Kingdom."

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 26:1-16 as we continue our series titled, "The King and His Kingdom."

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 20:1-16 as we continue our series titled, "The King and His Kingdom."

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 17:1-9 as we continue our series titled, "The King and His Kingdom."

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 16:13-28 as we resume our series titled "The King and His Kingdom."

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 13:24-52 as we continue our series titled "The King and His Kingdom."

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 11:1-19 as we continue our series titled "The King and His Kingdom."

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 8:1-13 as we continue our series titled "The King and His Kingdom."

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 5:1-16 as we continue our series titled "The King and His Kingdom."

Matthew gives us several short parables that Jesus gave concerning the kingdom. Although short, they contain so much of how Jesus viewed the Kingdom of

Pastor Matt Ewert speaks from Matthew 3 as we begin a new series titled "The King and His Kingdom."

For the next several days we will be looking at these amazing verses in Luke 8:22-26. In the previous verses in this chapter Jesus has been preaching to the crowds and His disciples on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee near the city of Capernaum. In Matthew's Gospel, you will find the larger version on His message that uses parables to teach what the “kingdom of heaven is like” (Matthew 13). Luke uses only one of these parables, the Sower, the Seed, and the Soil, that leads us into what takes place in this section of verses (vv. 22-26).   You can only imagine that by the time the Lord had finished giving "the Parables of the Kingdom" (Matt. 13:1-52), the disciples must have felt like postgraduate students in the School of Faith! They now understood mysteries that were hidden from the scribes and rabbis and even from the Old Testament prophets. What they did not realize (and we are so like them!) is that faith must be tested before it can be trusted. It is one thing to learn a new spiritual truth, but quite something else to practice that truth in the everyday experiences of life. Remember the Lord finished this message telling us that the most important thing we can do with the “Seed”, the Word of God”, is to obey it and do the will of God! That is when and how we enter into a personal, intimate, heart and spiritual relationship with our Lord! “We become His mother and brothers” (v. 21). It is now that Luke gives us this account of Jesus “getting into a boat with His disciples” and telling them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake."   For weeks Jesus has been ministering in the region of Galilee, working out of the fishing village of Capernaum. He has been preaching and teaching the message of the kingdom of God, and doing marvelous miracles of healing the sick, giving sight to the blind, casting out demons, and raising the dead. But there are people on the “other side” of the lake that need to experience Jesus and His miraculous saving grace! So, after Jesus has prepared His disciples, He is about to give them another lesson they will never forget. There are people on the “other side”, so they must get on the “boat of life” and navigate the “storms of life” to accomplish the will of God in taking the Gospel to the “uttermost”.   After the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus about a year and a half later, Jesus would give His last words of instructions to the disciples for forty days concerning the kingdom of God (Acts 1:1-8). In His final words here, and in all the Gospel accounts, Jesus gives them the Great Commission. They are to Go into all the world and be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost part of the earth. I can't help but think that maybe when they heard Jesus give them this message that their minds went back to the day they got in the boat with Jesus and were told to “cross over to the other side”.   I want to remind you that we need to still be getting into the boat with Jesus and going to the “other side”. Today, there are over 8 billion people on earth. According to Joshua Project, there are approximately 17,446 unique people groups in the world with 7,391 of them considered unreached (over 42% of the world's population)! The vast majority (85%) of these least reached groups exist in the 10/40 window and less than 3% of missionary work is done among these people.   This means there are over 3.5 billion people who have little or no access to the Gospel, while we speak 97% of mission money and efforts in places like America that is saturated with the Gospel.   Don't you think it is about time for us “to get into the boat with Jesus and cross over to the other side”? Are you praying, giving, and participating in going to the “unreached people groups of the world”?   God bless!

Oct. 6, 2024 -Value the Kingdom (Matthew 13:44-46) - Brolin Rosquist - cpcspokane.org

Prayer in the Kingdom - Matt Hoyles - 2024-10-06 by Beacon Church

The nature of God's Kingdom - Matt Hoyles - 2024-09-08 by Beacon Church

Join us as we enjoy Him together! Pastor Matt teaches out of Psalm 125 in The Table Fellowship's Sermon of the Week for September 8th 2024

2024-09-08 AM - The Opportunity & Responsibility of the Kingdom - Matt 13:44-52 - Pastor Dan Brabson

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 22:37-40 & Luke 10:29-37 REFLECTION/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:Matt's first point this morning is that loving neighbors is easier… when your neighbors are a lot like you. Does that resonate with your situation? What are some of the “easier” ways you have cared well (or can care well) for your neighbors?Can you think of a time when you found it hard to love someone who was different from you? How did you handle that situation?What stops you from… well, “stopping” more often to help those in need?How does the story of the Good Samaritan challenge our understanding of who our neighbors are?One of the big challenges of this parable is how it disrupts our understanding of who our “enemies” are. The wounded man is the Samaritan's “enemy”... but the Samaritan helps anyway. Who are your “enemies”? How can you learn to see them more empathetically?It's also worth remembering that the Samaritan is the wounded man's enemy, too! If he'd had his way, he probably would have preferred help from someone else! Are you open to accepting help… even when it comes from someone you don't like? What realistic ways can you engage with this parable and sermon this week?

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In Matthew 18, Jesus gives his fourth sermon. This one focusses on inter-relationships within the church. Throughout, His sermon addresses what it means to be an inheritor of the Kingdom.

Big Idea: Jesus completes God's law and he shows us what truly right living looks like. 1. Jesus completes the law (5:17-20) 2. Jesus reveals truly right living (5:21-48)

DATE: 06/30/24 SPEAKER: Rev. David Zavadil TEXT: Matthew 13:1-23 https://www.evergreentn.com/

DATE: 06/23/24 SPEAKER: Rev. David Zavadil TEXT: Matthew 13:24-43 https://www.evergreentn.com/

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Speaker: Lance BlytheSowing for the Kingdom / Matt 13:31-359 AM, 21/04/2024======================Visit us online at newhope.net.au.instagram.com/newhopemelbfacebook.com/NewHopeMelb

Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff Text: Matthew 5:1-2 In the new series entitled “The Subversive Kingdom,” Dustin introduces the beatitudes as the good life found in Jesus's kingdom.

Jesus requires every Christian to live a righteous life to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

What is the Kingdom that Jesus commands us to seek? What does this command mean for us? Join us as we dive deeper into how to Seek the Kingdom ON PURPOSE.

Daughter of the Most High

Jesus' parables often surprise us and sometimes leave us feeling a little unsettled.  Today's passage will challenge us to consider our assumptions, our pride, and hopefully lead us to a place of humility in God's presence.  

The Bible Abridged - St. Mark Houston

177. Jesus' manifesto for life in the kingdom (Matt 6:5) As Jesus continues to walk us through his upside down kingdom we get to the Lords prayer which is often seen as a religious prayer to mumble. The truth is the lords prayer is a battle cry, its Jesus' manifesto for life in the kingdom. The Lords Prayer. Support the podcast with a coffee.... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crisrogers  
 
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02.19.23 Calvary Chapel Santa Maria The Value of the Kingdom Matt 13:44-58 Pastor Conor Berry

Christ's Kingdom is displayed in the church's loving discipline and pursuit of holiness, and it's defined by forgiveness.Pastor Daren Colwell

The Sermon on the Mount is focused on Doing the Right Things For the Right Reasons, Holy Character + Right Behavior. This message can be watched on the Authentic Life Fellowship Facebook page, our YouTube channel, and on Twitter. if you will “Like” us you will receive a notice each time we Go LIVE on Sunday mornings at 9 & 10 AM CDT. Also, a copy of Pastor Josh's teaching notes is available upon request, email him at authenticlifefellowship@gmail.com  

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We are treasuring creatures. The question is not if we treasure, but what we treasure.  Jesus said, “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matt. 6:21)Now the Lord didn't say this to make us feel bad.  He's just stating the way things are.  What you treasure is the trigger to your deepest points of response.So, what did Jesus treasure?In the parable found in Matthew 13:44, Jesus says: “The Kingdom of heaven is like treasure…”  There it is!  Jesus valued above all else God's Kingdom. This was His treasure.  The Kingdom...-       captivated His thinking“From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is near.” Matt. 4:17-       prioritized His activities “Jesus went throughout Galilee…preaching the good news of the Kingdom…” Matt. 4:23-       focused His prayers“…Your Kingdom come, Your will be done…” Matt. 6:10-       impacted His investments“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth... store up for yourselves treasures in heaven...” Matt. 6:19-20How does what Jesus treasured compare with what you treasure?Jesus tells the story of a man who found a treasure buried in a field. He was so excited about his discovery that he sold everything he had so he could buy that field and with it the treasure that was far greater than anything he'd ever known. This is Jesus' point. Just as the treasure was hidden in the ground, with its true value remaining unseen, so the Kingdom is all too often undiscovered and untapped. In effect, He's saying here, “Oh, if you could grasp just how incredible the Kingdom is! It's the greatest thing you could ever be a part of!  It's the ultimate treasure!”See, Jesus had experienced this Kingdom. He knew how great this treasure was and He came and ultimately died so we could experience it too.His vision for the Kingdom fueled His passion which resulted in His mission.Jesus treasured the Kingdom above everything and everyone else. What might it look like if we did the same?Ask yourself these questions:·      Has the Kingdom begun to captivate my thinking?·      Has the Kingdom started to prioritize my activities?·      Has the Kingdom changed the focus of my prayers?·      Has the Kingdom impacted my investments?Oh, that we would have a fresh vision for the Kingdom.Oh, that we would have a renewed passion for the Kingdom.Oh, that we would undertake the mission of the Kingdom. Can you imagine the fulfillment that would be ours in this life?Can you imagine the rewards that will be ours in the next life?  Text: Matthew 13:44Originally recorded June 14, 2009, at Fellowship Missionary Church, Fort Wayne, IN.

The Lord's Prayer - St. Mark Houston