Luke 9:51-62 – “Receive and Follow Jesus”

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My sermon notes for Sunday morning, October15th, 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 services through YouTube by Sunday afternoon.  You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

Luke 9:51-62

INTRO

  • From this point to Luke 19… Jesus is on a journey to Jerusalem.
  • Physical and spiritual journey
  • The closer He gets to the cross the more hostility He faces
  • The Village rejects
  • The people must choose (the cost of discipleship)
  • We either receive or reject.  We either follow after or stay behind.

JESUS’ JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM

Days drew near / Taken up

  • A deliberate act of obedience and purpose
  • Fulfilling His redemptive purpose
  • The Death, Resurrection, and Ascension
  • The Cross and the Crown
  • Up on the cross… ascending to the right hand of the Father

THE RESPONSE OF THE PEOPLE

The Samaritan Village

  • They would not receive him
  • To reject Him is to reject the Gospel
  • Unwilling to help anyone headed to Jerusalem
  • There was great division within the people
    • North – Samaria
    • South – Jerusalem
  • Goes back to the days of the divided Kingdom.
  • Mt Gerizim – the Samaritan place of worship
  • Jerusalem – the Temple
  • NO ROOM FOR JESUS
    • Bethlehem
    • Samaria

Follower 1 – Mission

  • Counting the cost
    • Earthly possessions
  • THE MISSION OF BELIEVERS (GOING)
  • Ephesians 2:10
  • 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Follower 2 – Priorities

  • What we view as important
  • He wanted to negotiate with Jesus (first)
  • His responsibility was not sinful, but often the things that keep us from true commitment are not sinful (family, work, hobbies)
  • Putting off (delay) what God is calling us to do
  • OH, THE BLESSINGS WE ARE MISSING WITH DELAY!

Follower 3 – Focus

  • Don’t look back (the journey)
  • Go forward
  • Finding our hope and purpose in the future and not the past
  • Growing and maturing personally and spiritually.
  • DOING MORE AS WE TRUST AND FOLLOW HIM
  • THE BEST IS YET TO COME

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