Luke 9:57-62
Cost to follow vs. excuses
Political overtones
– birds of the air – Roman overlords
– Foxes – Ammonites ( racially kin, but political enemies of Israel
= are you ready to follow a suffering rejected leader rather than a Daniel 7:14 definition of Son of Man
Illus – are you ready today to totally jump ship re: your political side ( whatever it is ) and follow Jesus?
“An oppressed people a seldom allowed to declare public allowed that they are oppressed”
Ways to identify those “out of step” …. political Lightning rod building
OF POLITICS AND CONTROL:
WWII
– The Star of David painted on businesses in Nazi Germany
TODAY
– life begins at conception
– def. marriage is a man and a woman
– use term other than “Mother Earth” ( man-made climate change deniers)
JESUS DAY
– Roman soldiers ever present
– Previous Herod’s stranglehold on kingship.( slaughter of infants)
Jesus Language :
Birds (Romans) and Foxes ( Herod ) have their place of comfort/power….
…..SO… are YOU really ready to follow a suffering rejected leader???
…He who calls you to….
OUR TURN TO ANSWER THIS AS WELL!!!
This AGAIN is world view oriented!
– def of marriage
But …. Care, compassion, rights….
CARE AND COMPASSION?
If it is really about care for others – why are we burning food for fuel?
Not about care, if it were we’d concentrate our efforts in much more life/world changing ways – INSTEAD this is a political agenda!!!
Humanist / human centered world view.
…..SO… are YOU really ready to follow a suffering rejected leader???
…He who calls you to….
– def of life
But …. reproductive rights. What kind of term is that? Reproductive or destructive???
Humanist / human centered world view.
…..SO… are YOU really ready to follow a suffering rejected leader???
… He who calls you to….
– 1st table of law – no other God
Worship –read it
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.”
God created – 6 days.
Climate change agenda
– Worship the earth
Humanist / human centered world view.
…..SO… are YOU really ready to follow a suffering rejected leader???
…He who calls you to….
– 2nd table
– Honor parents?
– murder?
– adultery?
– covet?
Daily promoted as a modern “value” – don’t be satisfied.
Humanist / human centered world view.
…..SO… are YOU really ready to follow a suffering rejected leader???
He who calls you to….
SO OUT COME THE caution & EXCUSES:
1) really – no place to lay head
2) 1st bury father
3) 1st day goodby
Apply
Got any excuses to offer?