Luke 9

House Rules

House Rules

Dave Riddle - 9/18/2022

Key Passage: Ephesians 2:19

We are a family!

  • Ephesians 2:19

    • …members of God’s household

    • oikos (Greek: οἶκος) - an inhabited house, a physical dwelling place. Also, the inhabitants of a house, all the persons forming one family - a household.

  • Galatians 6:10

    • …do good to everyone, but especially to the family of God.

  • 1 Timothy 3:15

    • God’s household=the church

  • 1 Peter 2:4-5

    • A spiritual house

  • Hebrews 10:19-21

    • Jesus is the head of our family

Gospel of Jesus – Priority 1!

  • Romans 1:16

    • The gospel is the power of God that brings salvation!

  • 1 Corinthians 9:16

    • Sharing the gospel is a necessity.

    • …Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel.

God’s Greatest Commands

  • Mark 12:29-31

    • Love God

    • Love People

God’s Great Commission

  • Matthew 28:19-20

    • Make disciples, baptize, teach.

Genuine Discipleship

  • Luke 9:23 - Follow me

    • Be on the same road

  • Galatians 2:20 - crucified with Christ

    • We no longer live, but Christ lives in us!

Targeted Spiritual Development

  • Luke 6:40

    • We should become more like Jesus

  • 1 Timothy 1:5

    • The goal of our instruction is love.

The Word of God- Our Way of Life

  • 2 Timothy 3:15-17

    • The Word changes us and equips us.

Hello my name is: Eternal Father

Hello My Name is: Eternal Father

Phil Woodman - 12/15/19

Key Passage: Isaiah 9:6

The role of a good, loving father:

As a father, Jesus Disciples

  • Deuteronomy 6:4-7

    • Teach your children diligently 

  • Proverbs 22:6 - train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • He showed them how to:

    • Spend time with God

    • Serve and love people

As a father, Jesus Disciplines 

  • Mark 9:33-35 - who is the greatest?

  • Mark 10:13-15 - let the children come!

  • Mark 8:33 - get behind me Satan!

As a father, Jesus Empowers

  • Luke 9:1-6 - sending the 12

    • He Listens

      • Luke 9:10 - they reported to Jesus all they had done.

    • He Celebrates Victories

      • Luke 10:17-18 - the 72 returned with joy...

    • He Comforts

      • Matthew 17:21

      • Matthew 14:22-33

As a father, Jesus Forgives

  • Luke 15:11-32 - The Prodigal Son

    • V. 20 - “His father saw him and was filled with compassion...”

Easter Sunday 2019 - The Last Enemy

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He Set His Face - The Last Enemy

Dave Riddle - 04/21/19

Key Passage: Matthew 28:1-10, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 42-45

Luke 9:51 - When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He resolutely set His face towards Jerusalem. 

  • Resolute: purposefully unwavering or determined.

Victory Over Death’s Defeat

  • 1 Corinthians 15:3

Victory Over Sin’s Domination

  • 1 Corinthians 15:3

It Displays the Power to Make a Comeback

  • 1 Corinthians 15:4

  • 1 Corinthians 15:43

It Shows the Reach of God’s Grace

  • 1 Corinthians 15:45

Light of the World

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He Set His Face - Light of the World

Dave Riddle - 04/07/19

Key Passage: John 9:1-38

Luke 9:51 - When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He set His face resolutely towards Jerusalem. 

  • Resolute: purposefully unwavering or determined.

A Four-Part Testimony

“The Man Called Jesus”

  • Luke 9:8-12

  • The simple story of what Jesus did in his life.

He’s a Prophet

  • Luke 9:13-23

Man From God

  • Luke 9:24-34

  • The healed man is growing in his understanding of Jesus. First His name, then His role, and now where He comes from.

Son of Man

  • Luke 9:35-38

  • “I believe Lord!”

A Word of Woe to His Critics

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He Set His Face - A Word of Woe to His Critics

Dave Riddle - 03/31/19

Key Passage: Luke 11:37-52

Luke 9:51 - When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He set His face resolutely towards Jerusalem. 

  • Resolute: purposefully unwavering or determined.

Torah - The law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).

Talmud - The body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend. Not from scripture, but rabbinic tradition. 

Exposing the Hypocrites:

  1. You’re the ones who are unclean

    • Luke 11:39-41

  2. You’ve lost sight of the Law’s design

    • Luke 11:42

    • Love and justice take a back seat to tradition and legalism.

  3. You’re preoccupied with status

    • Luke 11:43

    • Only concerned with what others think.

  4. You’re actually a source of defilement

    • Luke 11:44

    • They thought they were a source of purity, but the opposite was the truth.

Challenging the Experts: 

  1. Your teaching puts a burden on the people that is not from God.

    • Luke 11:46

    • “Woe” is not a term of vindictiveness, but of regret.

  2. Like your ancestors you are in opposition to God’s message and messengers.

    • Luke 11:47

  3. You are Kingdom-Inhibitors

    • Luke 11:52

    • You’re not just missing the point, you’re causing others to miss the point.

A Strong Word to Would-Be Followers

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He Set His Face - A Strong Word to Would-Be Followers

Dave Riddle - 03/24/19

Key Passage: Luke 14:25-34


Luke 9:51 - When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He set His face resolutely towards Jerusalem. 

  • Resolute: purposefully unwavering or determined.

5 Examples to Illustrate 5 Marks of a Follower

  1. Family: Love Jesus Supremely

    • Luke 14:26

    • Jesus uses hyperbole to show that nothing should rival the love we have for God.

    • If Jesus is the absolute priority of your life everything else will fall into place.

  2. A Cross: Live to Die

    • Luke 14:27

    • Galatians 2:20

    • I no longer live but Christ lives in me

    • Our old self has to die.

  3. A Building: All in, to the very end

    • Luke 14:28-30

    • From your entire life, for your entire life.

    • In every facet of life.

  4. A War: Surrender to the more powerful king

    • Luke 14:31-33

    • It’s not about winning, it’s about surrendering.

    • How much confidence do you have in your own resources?

    • John 14:27 - Peace eirēnē (Greek: εἰρήνη) - a state of rest, denoting the absence or end of strife. It refers to a state of untroubled, I disturbed well-being. Peace; a state of natural tranquility. 

  5. Salt: Reality matches identity

    • Luke 14:34-35

    • Are we marked by our decision to follow Jesus?