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How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14

from the. Manger. to the. Cross. for the. World. How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14. Put policies above people. vv 1-6. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. Genesis 2:3

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How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14

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  1. from the Manger to the Cross for the World How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14

  2. Put policies above people.vv 1-6 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. Genesis 2:3 And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27 Does our religious practice, our church culture, our way of pursuing God and His kingdom FREE people or does it BIND them? How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14

  3. Exalt yourself. vv 7-11 Evidences of humility: • Trust in God and prayerfulness • Joy and thankfulness • Generosity How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14

  4. Stay in your comfort zone. vv 12-14 • Serving a meal to your care group OR to 20 homeless people • Fuming over federally funded abortion OR caring for a woman in a crisis pregnancy • Watching a news report about Haiti OR sending money • Sending money to Haiti OR joining the relief effort personally How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14

  5. Ignore His invitation. vv 15-24 • The sick man, the son/ox in the well (vv 3-5) • The humble (v 11) • The poor, crippled, lame, blind (vv 13, 21) • Those hungry for the feast (vv 23-24) • I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. • Luke 15:7 How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14

  6. Surrender some. vv 25-35 • Love Jesus incomparably more than anyone/-thing else. (v 26) • Bear your cross and follow Jesus. (v 27) • Renounce everything. (v 33) How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14

  7. Surrender some. vv 25-35 “I have now to ask, whether you can consent to part with your daughter early next spring, to see her no more in this world; whether you can consent to her departure, and her subjection to the hardships and sufferings of missionary life; whether you can consent to her exposure to the dangers of the ocean, to the fatal influence of the southern climate of India; to every kind of want and distress; to degradation, insult, persecution, and perhaps a violent death. How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14

  8. Surrender some. vv 25-35 “…Can you consent to all this, for the sake of him who left his heavenly home, and died for her and for you; for the sake of per- ishing, immortal souls; for the sake of Zion, and the glory of God? Can you consent to all this, in hope of soon meeting your daughter in the world of glory, with the crown of righteousness, brightened with the acclamations of praise which shall redound to her Savior from heathens saved, through her means, from eternal woe and despair?” ~ Adoniram Judson How to Get Rejected by Jesus Luke 14

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