FOLLOWING JESUS IN
Lesson 10 for June 6, LIFE
2015
EVERYDAY
What
shouldnt
I do?
Pharisaic
ideas
Fearing God
FOLLOWING
JESUS
What
should I do?
Setting
right
priorities
Making the
most of my
time
How to
testify?
Being a
witness
Being a
servant
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are
like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over
them are not aware of them. (Luke 11:44)
Why did Jesus condemn the religious acts of the
Scribes, the Pharisees and the Lawyers?
PHARIS
AIC
IDEAS
The life of the Pharisees was based in
external things, legalism, an
ostentatious lifestyle and hypocrisy.
They didnt appreciate love, mercy and
justice.
Strict law keepers without love.
(Luke 11:42)
They like to be recognized (Luke
11:43)
Their hidden sins make them
unclean (Luke 11:44)
They set strict rules but dont keep
them
(Luke 11:46)
They criticize others sins, but they
FEARING GOD
Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not
one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of
your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are
of more value than many sparrows. (Luke 12:6-7)
Fearing god (that is,
respecting and
revering God,
Revelation 14:7)
frightens fear away
(fear, suspicion,
misgiving).
Fearing God casts our
worldly fears out.
Jesus taught us what to
fear:
Dont fear those who
cant take our eternal
life away (Luke 12:4).
Fear those who can
dissuade us from the
path to eternal life
(Luke 12:5).
Dont fear for our life,
because it is in Gods
hands
(Luke 12:6-7).
Dont fear confessing
Christ (Luke 12:8-10).
Dont fear talking
about God to those
who ask us about our
SETTING RIGHT PRIORITIES
And He said to them, Take heed and beware of
covetousness, for ones life does not consist in the
abundance of the things he possesses. (Luke 12:15)
Jesus told the parable of the
Rich Fool to explain the
importance of setting right
priorities
12:16-21).
This foolish (Luke
rich man
in his supreme
selfishness had laid up for himself
treasures that he could not use. He
had lived only for himself. He had
over-reached in trade, had made
sharp bargains, and had not
exercised mercy or the love of God
Those who humbly use to the glory
of God the means that He has
entrusted to them will receive their
treasure by and by from the Masters
hand with the benediction: Well
done, good and faithful servant: ...
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
E.G.W. (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3,
MAKING THE MOST OF MY
Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning.
TIME
(Luke 12:35)
Luke 12:3638
People wore tunics in
Jesus time. In order to
move easily during work,
they needed to gird up
their loins"; that is, to
hold the tunic with a belt.
They also needed to light
the lamps on at night in
order to keep awake.
Jesus used those
examples and three
parables (Luke 12:36-38,
39-40, 42-48) to teach
that we must always be
willing to carry out any
Luke 12:3940
Waiting for the
Lord to come
back from the
wedding.
The head of
household who
watches to
protect the
house.
Luke 12:4248
An unfaithful or
a faithful
steward.
E.G.W. (Gods Amazing Grace, December 11)
Now is the time to prepare for the
coming of our Lord. Readiness to meet
Him cannot be attained in a moments
time. Preparatory to that solemn scene
there must be vigilant waiting and
watching, combined with earnest work.
So Gods children glorify Him. Amid the
busy scenes of life their voices will be
heard speaking words of
encouragement, faith, and hope. All
they have and are is consecrated to
the Masters service.
B E I N G A W I T N E SS
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come
upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and
in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8)
Preaching and personal witnessing are the
tools God has chosen to make His plan of
The duty
of the (1 Corinthians
The reward
of the
The responsibility
Salvation
known
1:21).
witness. Luke 8:415
witness. Luke
18:24-30
of the witness.
Luke 19:11-27
Sowing Gods
Word.
Accepting it
depends on the
person (the
soil) receiving
it.
Those devoting
their lives to
serving God
will receive
many times
more in this
present time,
and in the age
God has given
us gifts (minas)
to serve Him.
We are
responsible for
using those
minas for His
glory.
BEING A
S E R VA N T
But not so among you; on the contrary,
he who is greatest among you, let him
be as the younger, and he who governs
as he who serves. (Luke 22:26)
Which should be our attitude
when we are placed in a
leadership position at
Church?
Unlike leading secular
governments, leading the
Church of Christ means
service.
Only those who understand
the privilege of serving
others are qualified to be a
good Christian.
Christ gave His disciples a most important
lesson in regard to who should be His disciples.
In the kingdom that I am about to set up, He
said, strife for the supremacy shall have no
place. All ye are brethren. All My servants there
shall be equal. The only greatness recognized
there will be the greatness of humility and
devotion to the service of others. He that
humbleth himself shall be exalted, and he that
exalteth himself shall be abased. He who seeks
to serve others by self-denial and self-sacrifice
will be given the attributes of character that
commend themselves to God, and develop
wisdom, true patience, forbearance, kindness,
compassion. This gives him the chiefest place in
the kingdom of God.
E.G.W. (This Day with God, December 13)
