Sermon : Luke 13-1-9 The Rev Essay

For Jefferson, he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. “The defense argued that Jefferson was innocent of all charges except being at the wrong place at the wrong time.” (Gaines, 7). For Jesus, Pontius Pilate asks the crowd he and Jesus were in front of, what they wanted to happen with him. “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him.” (Luke 23:22). In a way Pilate seems to be defending Jesus like the defendant in Jefferson’s trial, trying to see what the jury wants to happen, also trying to bail him out; “Though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.” (Isaiah 53:9) “But this man has done nothing wrong” (Luke 23:41). “The fact that Mr. Gropé shot only Brother and Bear was proof of Jefferson’s innocence.” (Gaines, 7). Both Jesus and Jefferson were recognized as innocent by some and yet still received a death sentence. In the Old Testament, it was prophesized that Jesus would have done nothing wrong but still be convicted, as well as Jefferson was convicted for something he did not do.

My other priority if I were to give a sermon to the people of Oran would be to focus on God’s love in the midst of all

Chapter three of Engaging the Christian Scriptures goes into detail over selective parts of the sections of history, writings, and prophets. Chapter three gives the reader information over several books in the Bible such as Joshua, Judges, Jeremiah, etc. The chapter dives into the text of Joshua and gives the reader useful insight over Joshua and him leading the Israel across the Jordan river to conquer the land of milk and honey, Jericho. The book of Judges purpose was to teach Israel that God is faithful and certain to punish sin therefore each person must remain loyal and devoted to the Lord. The purpose of Jeremiah was to warn of the destruction that they were about to face and to urge Judah to return and submit to God. Towards the end

The novel leaves readers with a quandary, Haynes writes, that resonates with a deep question faced eventually by everyone: How shall I respond to claims that God speaks directly to individuals, instructing them to behave in ways I judge to be immoral? Stating that God issues commands for what appear to be immoral acts raises at least the perception, and comes close to asserting, that God commands and controls evil as well as good. For satisfaction atonement, Jesus’ death is aimed at God or aimed Godward-the target of Jesus’ death is God’s honor or God’s law. God’s honor not only needs the death, but God also arranges for Jesus to die to pay the debt to God’s honor. The evil powers who oppose the reign of God by killing Jesus-whether the devil, the mob, or the Romans-are the ones who are actually doing the will of God, are doing God a favor by killing Jesus to provide the payment that God’s honor or God’s law demands. Since the death of Jesus is also professed to be good and salvific, this image has God orchestrating both good and evil-salvation for some of God’s children depends on God directing the death of another of God’s children. Weaver explains to the audience how God answers to our call, how he knows how to heal us when we are hurting, and answers to the question of “Why did Jesus have to die?” or “How does Jesus’ death save?”.

Jesus then goes from speaking to His disciples specifically, to calling out to the whole crowd, in which He goes from speaking plainly to once again speaking in metaphors and riddles. Within this passage Mark uses the words of Jesus to reveal the true cost of discipleship. He tells the crowd that if anyone chooses to come after Him then the condition of that decision is that they must take up their cross and follow Him. So one must ask: What does it mean to deny yourself? What does it mean to take up your cross? And when you follow Him where are you going? So then one must put this into context by looking at what has not yet happened in Mark. When Jesus denies Himself, He is essentially denying the human instinct to self preserve through a fight or flight response. When Jesus picked up His cross, He was deciding to be rejected, tortured, mocked and falsely accused on His way to Calvary where He died for the sins of all. Therefore, if you want to go after Jesus, you must be willing to commit to sharing the gospel with others at all costs, you must be willing to tortured, mocked, and falsely accused and you must also be willing to die, not necessarily for anything that you have done, but so that others can reach salvation. Historically, during this time period, the cross was a well known style of execution in Rome, and so although one reading this might see this as simply a metaphor, it is actually a foreshadowing of reality, which can be seen in the fact that all the

Some times the question of “Where is God” surfaces with all the adversities, and I find myself asking “what is God doing for all these people who are suffering?” But however amidst all the issues I know that He is there, and all these problems and conflicts do not change the fact that God exists, and I still have hope for change for these suffering people no matter what the circumstance.

Most often, students ask me how I cope with such variety of situations especially with dying patients, or telling a family member that there is nothing more to do. I immediately tell them that I fully rely on God for my strength and compassion. I cannot image a day without constant access to God for strength and comfort by simply praying silently throughout the day. Sharing situations that I have witnessed opens the door to plant a simple seed of faith and that there is always hope even in times of pain, suffering and sorrow. “Hope is essential to life.” (Townes 2007) With repeated exposure to tragic events often resulting in death, it is easy to question God’s

Our father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

The Sermon on the Mount is a sermon given by Jesus Christ found in the book of Matthew in the Holy Bible. The beginning of this sermon includes a list of blessings called the Beatitudes. Jesus uses these to explain God’s favor towards those who are striving for righteousness. For those who had come to believe and follow Jesus as the son of God, every word that he spoke in the Sermon on the Mount was intended as words of encouragement for Jesus’s disciples and were taken as such. For those who were skeptical, the crowd, that Jesus was truly the son of God, Jesus’s words took on a totally different meaning. The Beatitudes, simple words that promote the humility of man, were explicit words of encouragement for Jesus’s disciples. Yet at the same time, to the crowd listening, the Beatitudes were an implicit invitation to become men of God by believing that this man is God in the flesh, God in spirit, God almighty, God omniscient, God omnipresent, and God omnipotent.

10:1-52 B. Jesus presented his messianic claim in Jerusalem. 11:1-12:44 1. Temple will be destroyed (1-2) 2. Remain faithful through difficult times ( 3-27) 3. Be alert (28-37) a.)

The sermon at the mount is a collection of teachings and sayings that Jesus preaches to people at Galilee. It takes place after Jesus had been baptized by John the Baptist. This is the longest teaching by Jesus in a single preaching. It is found in the New Testament in the book of Matthew. It transverses chapter five to seven of the Gospel of Matthew. The main theme of sermon of the mountain is how people should relate with other people and God. The sermon is preached at a mountain when Jesus saw the crowd and his disciples’ were following him, he sat at a level ground on the mountain and started to preach. The Preaching’s can be divided it four major parts; The Beatitudes, Lord’s Prayer and parables.

The Only Speech That Really Matters “Mythical gods never had such an assessment made of their lives,” (Butt and Thompson). Baal, Aphrodite, Hades, or even Zeus never had such a spectacle made of their lives as Jesus did they never impacted mankind like Jesus did. “ The Sermon on the Mount” is the greatest speech ever given, ever heard and ever recorded in history. The reason it is the greatest sermon is because it was given by the best speaker ever to walk the earth. “This is the greatest sermon the world ever heard and was delivered by the greatest preacher the world has ever witnessed,”(Elkins and Warren 14).

•“When you pray, you should say: Father, your name be revered. Your empire be established. Provide us with the bread we need day by day. Forgive our sins, since we too forgive everyone in debt to us. And don’t make us face the test.” (Luke 11:2-4)

That represented a different kind of power that can gives life. Jesus, the King of Love, entered this world to proclaim the ultimate truth of God, and those who hear Jesus will know the truth of God (Jn 18:37). The truth of God’s love is salvation, healing, peace, and not brutal force. Like Jewish religious leaders, Pilate is unaware of this fact. Furthermore, in Jesus' answer, we see a reversal in that situation when Jesus said, “you would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above; therefore he who delivered me to you has the greater sin” (Jn 19:11).

We are always reminded of our pain through subtle reminders that haunt our mundane living. This is when we begin to question our God as to why he would allow such things to happen, and we begin to lose faith. But we must remember that God gave us his son, Jesus, and made him suffer the ultimate sacrifice in order for us to live. That is why we must give ourselves to God and entrust that he will be our safe haven as we remember that this pain is only temporary and necessary to come closer to him. It is also important to become humble and remember that there is more to the world than just the four simple walls that we live in. The pain and suffering that we in the western world feel is at times juvenile and cannot be compared to the serious pain felt by others in third world countries; therefore, we must sometimes shrug it off and remember that there will be better times with God ahead. We should approach others that are suffering with similar pain in a cautious manner. At one point in everybody’s life, we question God and his willingness to help; when we are suffering we are at our most vulnerable and could easily drift apart from God and lose faith in him. That is why we must approach them with care and the willingness to listen to their problems and as to why they are suffering. We shall then remind them of the power of God and help them