{"id":216,"date":"2009-06-11T21:22:10","date_gmt":"2009-06-12T03:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=216"},"modified":"2009-06-14T04:45:33","modified_gmt":"2009-06-14T10:45:33","slug":"crash-course-discipleship-for-knuckleheads-%e2%80%93-luke-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2009\/06\/crash-course-discipleship-for-knuckleheads-%e2%80%93-luke-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting the Dots in Luke 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Sunday’s sermon<\/a> looked at Luke 9. Below is a basic outline for the sermon.<\/p>\n

THE CHAPTER IN EIGHT SCENES:<\/p>\n

Scene 1: The twelve sent out on mission (1-11)<\/p>\n

Scene 2: Five thousand fed (12-17)<\/p>\n

Scene 3:\u00c2\u00a0 Peter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s confession (18-21); Prediction of Jesus’ death (22); Discipleship explained (23-27)<\/p>\n

Scene 4: The transfiguration (28-36)<\/p>\n

Scene 5: A demon possessed boy healed (37-45)<\/p>\n

Scene 6: Who is the greatest? (46-48)<\/p>\n

Scene 7: Who is for us and who is against us? An outsider who heals in Jesus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c2\u00a0name? (49-50); Inhospitable Samaritans? (52-56)<\/p>\n

Scene 8: Discipleship explained again (57-62)<\/p>\n

CONNECTING DOTS BETWEEN THE STORIES<\/p>\n

1.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to get more clear about who Jesus is<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the commissioner of the disciples (1-6)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Elijah-like Prophet (8, 19, 30)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a miraculous provider (12-17)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Christ (20-21)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the friend of Elijah and Moses (30-31)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the unique glory of God incarnate (32, 34-35)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s uniquely sovereign over demons \u00e2\u20ac\u201c unlike the disciples (40-43)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He came to save, not destroy (56)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s on a mission \u00e2\u20ac\u201c He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153determined to go to Jerusalem\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0(51)<\/p>\n

2.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to tell the disciples of his impending death<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Herod is growing concerned (7-9) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c this is Luke tipping his hand about what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s to come
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Jesus explicitly says that he will suffer and die and be raised (22, 44)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 His disciples will have to follow him to take up their cross (23)\u00c2\u00a0
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 He was \u00e2\u20ac\u0153determined to go to Jerusalem\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (51)\u00c2\u00a0
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 In light of v 51, the significance of v 31 becomes clearer (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153they were speaking of His departure which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d)<\/p>\n

3.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to start to pass the mission on to the disciples<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Disciples go out as an extension of Jesus and his ministry (1-2, 6)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Disciples are to join Jesus in seeking salvation of the lost (54-56)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Disciples are not to be rivals (49-50)<\/p>\n

4.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to fully warn of the sacrifice and single-focus of the mission<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Disciples go out expecting their provision to come from God (3)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Disciples go out anticipating rejection and suffering (5, 23-27)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Disciples are to be child-like, not jockeying for greatness (46-48)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Disciples go out in sacrifice and with a singular focus (57-62)<\/p>\n

5.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for the disciples to start to really get all of this<\/p>\n

There are a couple examples of them getting it in this chapter:
\n<\/em> \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 When they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re sent out with nothing and return with a good report \u00c2\u00a0(1-11)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Peter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s confession (20)<\/p>\n

There are more examples of the disciples not getting it (being knuckleheads):
\n<\/em> \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Peter doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand the utter uniqueness of Jesus in God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s plan (32-35)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Jesus is frustrated with the disciples\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 failure to cast out a demon (40-41)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 They did not understand what he said about his death (44-45; cf 22)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 They debate among themselves about which of them is the greatest (46)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 They wonder if they should oppose an outsider who works in Jesus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c2\u00a0name (49)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 They wonder if they should call down destruction on inhospitable Samaritans (53-54)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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