Luke 9:21-27 Bearing the Cross - Revision history

Wakefien: /* and the title Son of Man avoids the politics associated with the Messiaih. */

2023-04-02T03:11:33Z

‎and the title Son of Man avoids the politics associated with the Messiaih.

Wakefien: /* God incarnate modeled complete self-sacrificial love (21-22). */

2023-04-02T03:08:51Z

‎God incarnate modeled complete self-sacrificial love (21-22).

Wakefien at 21:32, 31 March 2023

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Wakefien: /* Image: When landing an airplane make sure to look at the end of the runway. */

2023-03-31T21:19:58Z

‎Image: When landing an airplane make sure to look at the end of the runway.

Wakefien at 19:11, 28 March 2023

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Wakefien at 19:07, 28 March 2023

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Wakefien at 19:07, 28 March 2023

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Wakefien: /* The issue is that this is not really a paradox but rather the wisdom of God. */

2023-03-27T15:33:56Z

‎The issue is that this is not really a paradox but rather the wisdom of God.

Wakefien: /* What we might call these are "the divine law of intended consequences." */

2023-03-27T15:33:20Z

‎What we might call these are "the divine law of intended consequences."

Wakefien: /* Luke 18:29 teaches that giving up what you hold onto is the key to gaining what you hold onto. */

2023-03-27T15:32:53Z

‎Luke 18:29 teaches that giving up what you hold onto is the key to gaining what you hold onto.

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 =====where the individual is granted the privileges of God which equated them with God.=====
 =====and the title Son of Man avoids the politics associated with the Messiaih.=====
-The phrase "Son of Man" was a phrase Jesus commonly used to talk about himself. The phrase likely comes out of Daniel 7:13-14. The context of Daniel 7 is a vision Daniel received and in verses 9-10 a picture of God is painted. In verses 13-14 we are introduced to one who is described as "like a son of man" and to this individual are granted privileges normally only reserved for God. These privileges include authority, glory, sovereign power, worship, and eternal dominion. The only reasonable conclusion is that this Son of Man must be God. The entire picture of Daniel 7 is a picture of suffering and victory. The beasts of Daniel 7 dominate their subjects but their power is finite compared with the power of God. Victory is assured in God. It is entirely possible that Jesus chose the title Son of Man to avoid the politics and preconceptions of terms like Messiah and Son of David. Remember, Peter just identified Jesus as the Messiah, now Jesus purposefully uses the title Son of Man. The truth that Jesus expressed in the title Son of Man was that he was God himself and that there would be great suffering but also great victory.
+The phrase "Son of Man" was a phrase Jesus commonly used to talk about himself. The phrase likely comes out of Daniel 7:13-14. The context of Daniel 7 is a vision Daniel received and in verses 9-10 a picture of God is painted. In verses 13-14 we are introduced to one who is described as "like a son of man" and to this individual are granted privileges normally only reserved for God. These privileges include authority, glory, sovereign power, worship, and eternal dominion. The only reasonable conclusion is that this Son of Man must be God.
 ====As God there are two characteristics of the Son of Man that we should talk about here.====
 The first characteristic we see is that

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 The first point I want us to recognize is that
 ==God incarnate modeled complete self-sacrificial love (21-22).==
-First, notice how Jesus refers t himself. Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man. To understand this reference we need to understand that
+First, notice how Jesus refers to himself. Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man. To understand this reference we need to understand that
 ===The title Son of Man was a purposeful choice (v 22a).===
 ====The title Son of Man stems from Daniel 7:13-14====
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 ===MTR: Double check: have you accepted God's self-sacrificial love?===
 ==God incarnate showed His followers what it means to bear the cross (23-26).==

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 ==God incarnate modeled complete self-sacrificial love (21-22).==
 First, notice how Jesus refers t himself. Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man. To understand this reference we need to understand that
-===The title Son of Man was a purposeful choice.===
+===The title Son of Man was a purposeful choice (v 22a).===
-====The title Son of Man stems from Daniel 7:13-14.====
+====The title Son of Man stems from Daniel 7:13-14====
 The phrase "Son of Man" was a phrase Jesus commonly used to talk about himself. The phrase likely comes out of Daniel 7:13-14. The context of Daniel 7 is a vision Daniel received and in verses 9-10 a picture of God is painted. In verses 13-14 we are introduced to one who is described as "like a son of man" and to this individual are granted privileges normally only reserved for God. These privileges include authority, glory, sovereign power, worship, and eternal dominion. The only reasonable conclusion is that this Son of Man must be God. The entire picture of Daniel 7 is a picture of suffering and victory. The beasts of Daniel 7 dominate their subjects but their power is finite compared with the power of God. Victory is assured in God. It is entirely possible that Jesus chose the title Son of Man to avoid the politics and preconceptions of terms like Messiah and Son of David. Remember, Peter just identified Jesus as the Messiah, now Jesus purposefully uses the title Son of Man. The truth that Jesus expressed in the title Son of Man was that he was God himself and that there would be great suffering but also great victory.
 ====As God there are two characteristics of the Son of Man that we should talk about here.====
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 However, Jesus reminds His followers that while he possesses all power and authority, He also has a very important task that He will complete.
-===The Son of Man was born to die.===
+===The Son of Man was born to die (v 22b).===
-Notice that Jesus claims "The Son of Man Must" (δεῖ). Here is what is really cool. The title Son of Man conveys power but now we see that the one who possesses that power must do something, it is necessary for him to do something. The reality of our sin is that God in his love chose to provide salvation no matter the cost. Jesus was born that he might die to pay the price for our sin!
+====Notice that Jesus claims "The Son of Man Must" (δεῖ).====
 ====Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”====
 ====Romans 6:23b, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” ====
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 Here is the point
 ===Cross bearing is not normal for us and so it must be renewed regularly (23).===
+====Cross bearing is most horrific.====
 There are things that I could tell you and you would respond to me, yeah sure, okay, I can do that. I won't like it but I can do that. For example, if I challenged you to tell your spouse you appreciated them each day this week. You might say, yeah sure, fine, whatever. Or make a point of praying before your meals this week. But these are not the trivial easy tasks that Jesus commands. Jesus tells his followers to deny themselves and take up their cross. He then proceeds to tell them to do this daily as they follow Jesus. Why daily? Because this is not something natural. It is not normal for people to deny themselves. It is not normal for people to risk everything. This sort of behavior is not normal! So you must commit to daily taking up the cross and following Jesus. If you don't regularly commit yourself to Jesus I think you will find yourself slowly drifting away from Jesus.
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 ====The issue is that this is not really a paradox but rather the wisdom of God.====
 Look at the world, it is full of people who are grasping onto life and losing it. There are people who have gained incredible wealth and power and lost everything so they have nothing on which to spend their wealth or exercise their power. God's way is only a paradox because we are fallen and cannot see far enough to understand what God is really doing.
 ===Cross bearing requires you to look further than you may be used to looking (26).===
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 ===Image: An event hours in the making!===
-Have you ever worked hard to prepare an amazing meal? Maybe it is smoking a particular piece of meat. You spend a few hours planning your rub, then in the middle of the night you get up, fire up the smoker, set your temperature and bring out the meat. As you climb back into bed and tell your wife how good it is going to turn out she simply groans, rolls over, and says, go back to sleep. An hour later your alarm goes off telling you to go check your temperatures. By the time morning comes around you have slept just a little but you are excited. You continue to monitor the meat for a few hours in the morning and then it is back to work as your wrap the meat in foil for the next step of cooking. As afternoon progresses you begin working on the sides and setting the table. Finally, it is time to eat. You sit down, cut off a piece of meat, and savor the rich smoked flavor. The taste is amazing, the meat is moist but smokey, as you chew you can taste individual flavors. Everything is perfect, your work has paid off, then you proceeded to gobble down the rest of the meal and the joy of that first bite fades into oblivion. Hours of preparation were worth it but you really don't remember or appreciate it, you just know it was worth it!
+<p>Have you ever worked hard to prepare an amazing meal? Maybe it is smoking a particular piece of meat. You spend a few hours planning your rub, then in the middle of the night you get up, fire up the smoker, set your temperature and bring out the meat. As you climb back into bed and tell your wife how good it is going to turn out she simply groans, rolls over, and says, go back to sleep. An hour later your alarm goes off telling you to go check your temperatures. By the time morning comes around you have slept just a little but you are excited. You continue to monitor the meat for a few hours in the morning and then it is back to work as your wrap the meat in foil for the next step of cooking. As afternoon progresses you begin working on the sides and setting the table. Finally, it is time to eat. You sit down, cut off a piece of meat, and savor the rich smoked flavor. The taste is amazing, the meat is moist but smokey, as you chew you can taste individual flavors. Everything is perfect, your work has paid off, then you proceeded to gobble down the rest of the meal and the joy of that first bite fades into oblivion. Hours of preparation were worth it but you really don't remember or appreciate it, you just know it was worth it!
+</p>
-I am afraid that sometimes this is how we see the Gospel. But instead of hours, the Gospel was millennia of preparation. Let's not let that work fade. Rather we need to savor the Gospel.
+====I am afraid that sometimes this is how we see the Gospel. But instead of hours, the Gospel was millennia of preparation. Let's not let that work fade. Rather we need to savor the Gospel. We do so by sitting and enjoying the already-not-yet====
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 ====Image: When landing an airplane make sure to look at the end of the runway.====
-When you are learning to land an airplane one of the mistakes that young pilots make is focussing on the ground directly in front of them. it is nearly impossible to tell how high you are off the ground when you do this and inevitably this causes problem on landing. Instead, a trained pilot ill look all the way down at the end of the runway. It seems counter-intuitive but it is reality. If you want to land an airplane you need to look at the end of the runway.
+When you are learning to land an airplane one of the mistakes that young pilots make is focussing on the ground directly in front of them. it is nearly impossible to tell how high you are off the ground when you do this and inevitably this causes problem on landing. Instead, a trained pilot will look all the way down at the end of the runway. It seems counter-intuitive but it is reality. If you want to land an airplane you need to look at the end of the runway.
 Similarly, in life we need to look to the end, eternity.
 ===MTR: Check your eyes. Where are you looking?===

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 Similarly, in life we need to look to the end, eternity.
-===MTR: Check your eyes, where are you looking?===
+===MTR: Check your eyes. Where are you looking?===
 What it really comes down to is that

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 '''Theological Proposition/Focus: The demands of following Christ are incredible.'''
-'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: Bearing the cross requires that we look forward to eternity and not become to focussed on the short term.'''
+'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: Bearing the cross requires that we look forward to eternity and not become too focussed on the short term.'''
 =Introduction:=

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 <p>“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30 will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.”</p>
-====What we might call these are "the divine law of intended consequences."====
+====What we might call these are "the divine law of un-intended consequences."====
 That is, when we release our grip and turn life over to God, God gives us real life!

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 =====Luke 6:22 tells us that ultimate blessing is paradoxically opposed with what we might consider normal blessing.=====
 <p>Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.</p>
-=====Luke 18:29 teaches that giving up what you hold onto is the key to gaining what you hold onto.=====
+=====Luke 18:29-30 teaches that giving up what you hold onto is the key to gaining what you hold onto.=====
 <p>“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30 will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.”</p>