My sermon notes for Sunday morning, Aug 11th. Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. The church provides a live stream of the service each Sunday at 10:30 on Facebook. We also provide the service through YouTube by Sunday afternoon. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.
Luke 18:9-17
INTRO
- Continued teaching on the Kingdom (A Parable on entering the Kingdom)
- Those that receive and enter… those that do not
- A great lesson on humility and seeing grace for what it truly is
- It answers a great question… HOW ARE WE JUSTIFIED BEFORE GOD?
The Audience – v. 9
- People that trusted in themselves (religious people)
- Self-righteous treated others with contempt
- Consider the two greatest commandments Matthew 22:36-40
The Parable – vv. 10-13
Pharisee
- No understanding of the Gospel
- Depravity, Judgment, Grace
- HIS MORALITY
- HIS WORSHIP
- Me, Me, Me
Tax Collector
- He got it!
- He knew who He was. What Christ did. His life now.
- Ashamed of His sin.
- Knew where mercy was found
- He went down to his house justified
The Lesson – v. 14-17
- Isaiah 64:6; Proverbs 20:9
- He who exalts himself will be humbled, he who humbles himself will be exalted.
- THE GOSPEL
- See you for who you are
- See Jesus for who He is
An real life example – vv. 15-17
- Children (in the background in society)
- Yet, parents are bringing them to Christ (For a blessing?)
- Let them come…such belong to the Kingdom of God
- WE MUST RECEIVE LIKE CHILDREN
- Humility
- Faith
- Dependence (initially, on-going)
- HIS GRACE
- NOT SELF (Parable)
Philippians 3:3-14
- Who Paul was
- Who He is
- His life moving forward