Slide 1 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! Turn or Burn Luke 13:1-5 3 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.

Slide 2 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! Introduction  Verses 3 and 5 are often quoted to show that we must repent.  It is true that all must repent.  However, there is more taught in this passage than repentance.  We will look at several important lessons to learn from our text in Luke 13:1-5

Slide 3 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! Introduction  Luke 13:1-3 1 There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? 3 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.

Slide 4 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! Introduction  Luke 13:4-5 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."

Slide 5 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! 1 – Jesus Preached Current Events  There are wars, disasters, storms, earthquakes, floods, explosions  Galileans killed by Pilate  18 died in a construction accident  What can we learn from events of our day? –Airplanes crash –Earthquake in Japan –War in Afghanistan  Life is uncertain – We must REPENT!

Slide 6 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! 2 – Jesus Preached Sin is Deadly and will be Punished  He did not “sugar coat” the message  Failure to repent of our sins will result in punishment from God.  Gehenna – Greek word for eternal fire –12 times in the NT –11 of these are spoken by Jesus –10 of these – Jesus spoke in a public setting  LESSON TO LEARN: Sin will be punished – Unless we must REPENT!

Slide 7 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! 3 – Jesus Preached Support of Government and Law  He did not rail against a wicked Pilate  He did not condemn Pilate or stir up the people to drive him from office  Romans 13:1 1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.  LESSON TO LEARN: Sin will be punished – Unless we must REPENT!

Slide 8 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! 3 – Jesus Preached Support of Government and Law  Jesus did not teach against the Law of Moses  He made the law stricter –Adultery includes lust –Murder includes hate –Lying includes broken vows (promises)  Hebrews 2:2 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, (3) How shall we escape?  LESSON TO LEARN: God expects us to OBEY the law – Disobedience demands that we REPENT!

Slide 9 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! 4 – Jesus Preached that God Does Punish Us  We call them accidents, tragedy, terrorist attacks, storms  God is aware of all that happens  Psalms 139:1-2 1 O Lord, You have searched me and known me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.  This does NOT mean that God caused it to happen  But God can use these events to teach us

Slide 10 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! 4 – Jesus Preached that God Does Punish Us  Romans 8:28 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.  LESSON TO LEARN: God can use current events to remind us – Think about your life and REPENT!

Slide 11 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! 5 – Jesus Preached that Judgment is Next  Hebrews 9:27 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,  There is no warning  There is no second chance  Sometimes Christians die in these events  LESSON TO LEARN: Sudden death of anyone should remind us that Judgment Day is next – The time to REPENT IS NOW!

Slide 12 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! 6 – Jesus Preached: “REPENT”  Moses – to Israel  Jonah – to Ninevah  John the Baptizer – to Judah  Jesus – to the multitude  Apostles – to the early Christians  Acts 2:38 38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Slide 13 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! 6 – Jesus Preached: “REPENT”  Acts 17:30 30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,  2 Peter 3:9 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

Slide 14 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! 6 – Jesus Preached: “REPENT”  Acts 3:19 19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,  LESSON TO LEARN: The message of the Bible is “Repent and be ready” – The time to REPENT IS NOW!

Slide 15 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! It’s Your Life  It’s your life, and you can kill it  It’s your heart, and you can still it  It’s your grave, and you can fill it  But remember it’s God’s love You’re throwing away.

Slide 16 A Free sample background from © 2003 By Default! It’s Your Life  It’s your life, and you can abuse it  It’s your heart, and you can loose it  Heaven or Hell, just as you choose it  But remember it’s God’s love You’re throwing away.