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Brief Series Introduction
“Behold My Hands” comes from the final chapter of Luke, and the phrase is a good summation of Jesus’ ministry as presented in Luke (Luke 24:39).
Jesus is truly the Son of Man.
Here is how I have divided up the book: Luke 1-3; 4:1-9:51; 9:51-13:22; 13:22-19:28; 19:28-24:12; 24:13-53.
Review
Our last three messages have showed this truth:
Luke 1-3 | God entered human history to bring salvation to all people.
His birth and private ministry.
Luke 4:1-9:50 | Jesus is the only person anointed to save people.
His early public ministry.
Vast amount of miracles.
Luke 9:51-13:22 | Jesus has called all people to follow Him into true joy.
One year out.
Jesus is on a mission to the cross.
Introduction
Title slide.
Jesus Calls Broken People, Luke 13:23-19:28.
It’s the middle of winter when the seven chapters for today begins.
It’s about three months before the cross.
And it’s about one week before the cross when these seven chapters end.
The message of these seven chapters:
Jesus calls broken people to follow Him.
[Pray]
I would like to unpack these seven chapters in a way that I haven’t so far in this series.
I would like to visit each scene.
(Luke 13:21-30)
This whole sections launches with a single question…
Why are only a few people saved (13:21-30)?
Why do only a few people follow Jesus?
Jesus answered…
When it comes down to it, many people don’t follow Me because their number one desire is to follow themselves.
Their desire is to be first.
But those who desire to be first above all will find themselves losing everything.
This me-first attitude is illustrated when they demand that God let them into heaven because of who they are.
(Luke 13:31-35)
A prime example of this attitude is Herod (13:31-35).
Herod thought much of himself.
This is the same Herod who gave the mighty oration in Acts that led to his death.
Herod wants to see miracles.
But Herod wants nothing to do with the blessed name of the Lord (13:35).
He thinks only of the glory of his own name.
Principle.
And people …
who are chiefly concerned with …
the glory of their own name …
will never become enamored …
with the name of Jesus.
(Luke 14:1-6)
So if not many people will follow Jesus, who can be saved?
Helpless people can be saved.
So, Jesus helped the unhelpable man with the unclean physical problem (14:1-6).
But the people at the banquet were enraged that Jesus would heal an unclean man, on the Sabbath day of all days.
They thought he was in the category of people that God would not save.
Jesus replied,
You pull unclean animals out of a ditch on the Sabbath day.
Shouldn’t this son of Abraham be pulled out of his pit on this day?
(Luke 14:7-34)
This led Jesus to comment on who God bids, or invites, to His table (14:7-34).
Some form of “bidden” occurs 13xs in some form in Luke 14-16.
If you’re bidden to a banquet, don’t seek out the most prestigious arrangements.
If you’re hosting a banquet, don’t only invite your friends; make arrangements for broken people to join you.
Luke 14:21b - “… Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.”
(Luke 14:25-35)
In fact, only suffering, cross-bearing, broken people can follow Me (14:25-35).
Well, this created quite a stir; and word got around so much that…
A multitude of those “forbidden” people came to see Jesus (15:1).
But as we would expect, the Pharisees weren’t happy that Jesus gave attention to broken people.
So they confronted Jesus (15:2).
This begins a lengthy discussion that concludes in 17:10.
(Luke 15:1-24)
Jesus responds,
Allow me to show you what the Father actually thinks about lost, broken people coming to Him:
He rejoices!
Our heavenly Father rejoices when lost, broken people come to Him.
He rejoices like a loving shepherd who finds his lost sheep (15:4-7).
He rejoices like a poor widow who finds her life savings (15:8-10).
He rejoices like a loving father whose lost, beloved son returns to him from a wasted life in the world (15:11-24).
The younger son wasted his father’s gifts.
But out of a heart of brokenness to son returned to beg his father’s mercy.
But what he found was a banquet celebrating and rejoicing over the son’s return.
That’s how the heavenly Father rejoices when the lost and broken come to Him.
But do you know who wasn’t rejoicing?
(Luke 15:25-32)
The elder brother wasn’t rejoicing (15:25-32).
Why?
Because he thought his own effort got him to where he was in life.
He thought he deserved what he had.
And because he felt this way, …
he also believed …
anyone who hasn’t worked as hard …
should not have a celebration in their honor.
This launched Jesus into two related side conversations.
(Luke 16:1-13)
First, He has a conversation with the disciples (16:1-13)
It’s related because it begins with the same word that launched the Prodigal Son story: “wasted” 16:1.
The Prodigal Outsider would be 15:11-24.
The Prodigal Insider would be 16:1-13.
What this says to me is: whether I’ve failed God as and insider or outsider, He still wants me at His table if I will come.
Here’s Jesus’ message:
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